Brief Life History of James
When James Robb was born on 22 September 1851, in Lanark, Ontario, Canada, his father, Colin Lamont Robb, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Smith, was 26. He married Isabella Gertrude Howe on 28 April 1887, in Lanark, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 28 May 1913, in Vancouver South, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 61, and was buried in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- James Robb, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Robb - Published information: birth-name: James Robb
- James Robb, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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1867 · Ontario Founded
On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.
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1883 · Mining Boom
In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Robb(e), a pet form of Robert . See also Robbie .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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