Brief Life History of Henry Smith
When Henry Smith Robinson was born on 22 January 1831, in New Hampshire, United States, his father, Charles Robinson, was 29 and his mother, Clarissa Ramsey, was 33. He married Mary Muzzy on 10 March 1855, in Searsmont, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1860 and Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 April 1912, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (22)
- Henry S Robinson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Henry Smith Robinson - Published information: birth-name: Henry Smith Robinson
- Henry Smith Robinson, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
Spouse and Children
1831–1912 Male
1827–1885 Female
Children (4)
1857–1942 Male
1859–1950 Female
1861–1937 Female
1871– Female
Parents and Siblings
1801–1830 Male
1798–1859 Female
Siblings (4)
1823–1891 Male
1827–1853 Male
1828–1842 Male
1831–1912 Male
World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 1
1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough
Age 2
1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Age 29
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Robin , a pet form of Robert , + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Robin .
West Indian (including Haiti) and Guyanese: most likely not (only) of English or French origin as in 1 above and 2 above, but also, if not mostly, from the related name of the famous Daniel Defoe's literary character Robinson Crusoe (from a novel first published in 1719).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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