Robinson

Brief Life History of Robinson

When Robinson was born on 17 June 1782, in Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, Abner Robinson, was 44 and his mother, Mehetabel Palmer, was 42. He died on 17 June 1782, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 0, and was buried in Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abner Robinson
1738–1815
Mehetabel Palmer
1739–1819
Philena Robinson
1764–1843
Lois Robinson
1765–
Mehittable Robinson
1768–1856
Abner Robinson Jr
1770–1835
Mary Robinson
1772–1775
Elizabeth Robinson
1774–1858
Septimeus Robinson
1777–1842
Mary Robinson
1780–1825
Robinson
1782–1782
Robinson
1784–1784

Sources (3)

  • Robinson, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Infant Robinson, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Infant Robinson, "Find A Grave Index"

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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