Thomas Robbins

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Robbins was born on 3 December 1737, in Massachusetts, United States, his father, James Robins, was 21 and his mother, Deborah Butterfield, was 23. He married Dorcas Thurston on 27 October 1756, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1737. He died on 26 December 1818, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Robbins
1737–1818
Dorcas Thurston
1739–1825
Marriage: 27 October 1756
Thomas Robbins
1758–
Dorcas Robbins
1760–
Anna A Robbins
1762–
Esther Robbins
1764–1841
William Robbins
1767–
Hannah Robbins
1770–1770
Robbins
1770–1770
Solomon Robbins
1771–
Annis Robbins
1773–
Susanna Appleton Robbins
1776–

Sources (8)

  • Thomas Robins, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Thomas Robins, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Thomas Robins in entry for Hannah Robins, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Robin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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