Townley Robey

Brief Life History of Townley

When Townley Robey was born on 1 October 1832, in Bryantown, Charles, Maryland, United States, his father, Leonard Smallwood Robey, was 32 and his mother, Delilah Thomas, was 28. He married Henrietta Griswold Murray on 11 May 1869. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in District 4, Charles, Maryland, United States in 1870. He died on 7 September 1890, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Oldfields Episcopal Chapel Cemetery, Hughesville, Charles, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

Townley Robey
1832–1890
Henrietta Griswold Murray
1848–1883
Marriage: 11 May 1869
Kennerley Robey
1870–1942
Frances Marion Robey
1872–1953
Mabel Alida Robey
1874–1961
Jeannie A. Robey
1880–1881

Sources (11)

  • Townley Robey in household of Lenoard L Robey, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Townley Robey, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Townley Robey, "Virginia, Orange County Marriage Records, 1757-1938"

World Events (6)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Roby .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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