Mary Polly Robinson

Brief Life History of Mary Polly

When Mary Polly Robinson was born on 28 May 1789, in Red Mills, Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Noah Robinson, was 32 and her mother, Mary Foote, was 37. She married George Wixom on 1 June 1805, in Kent, Putnam, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Hector, Schuyler, New York, United States in 1850. She died on 17 April 1871, in Trumansburg, Tompkins, New York, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Grove Cemetery, Trumansburg, Tompkins, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Wixom
1787–1854
Mary Polly Robinson
1789–1871
Marriage: 1 June 1805
Temperance Wixom
1806–1808
Elnathan L. Wixom
1809–1894
Hulda Wixom
1811–1822
Amiel Penny Wixom
1813–1885
Desire Wixom
1814–1887
Ann Wixom
1816–1881
Charles Wixom
1818–1836
Matilda Wixom
1819–1900
Parker Wixom
1821–1900
Woodard S Wixom
1822–1893
Rachel Wixom
1824–1854
Rhoda Wixom
1826–1865
George "Nelson" Wixom
1827–1900
Julia Wixom
1829–1871
James B Wixom
1830–1905
John B Wixom
1833–1902
Mary Jane Wixom
1837–1860

Sources (8)

  • Polly Wixom, "New York State Census, 1865"
  • Mary Robinson Wixom, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Robinson in entry for Ameil Wixom, "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1798

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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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