Brief Life History of John Alexander
When John Alexander Robinson was born on 6 May 1879, in Blenheim, Kent, Ontario, Canada, his father, Charles George Robinson, was 29 and his mother, Margaret McCummins, was 23. He married Frances Priscilla Scott on 15 December 1908, in Rugby, Pierce, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Ontario, Canada in 1879 and Albert Township, Benson, North Dakota, United States in 1910. He died on 12 February 1920, in Brinsmade, Benson, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Brinsmade Lutheran Cemetery, Brinsmade, Benson, North Dakota, United States.
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Sources (6)
- John A Robinson, "United States Census, 1910"
- John Alex. Robinson, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- John Alexander Robinson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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