Amy Robinson

Brief Life History of Amy

When Amy Robinson was born about 1815, in Egg Harbor Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States, her father, Isaac Robinson, was 44 and her mother, Rhuhamah Mason, was 35.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Robinson
1772–1865
Rhuhamah Mason
1781–1868
James Robinson
1796–1839
George Robinson
1803–
Joseph Robinson
1805–
James Robinson
1806–
Heziah Robinson
1810–
Amy Robinson
1815–
Edmond Robinson
1817–
Isaac Robinson
1819–
Lawrence Robinson
1820–
Keziah Perkins Robinson
1800–1882
Sarah Robinson
1802–1892
Thomas Robinson
1808–1892
Elizabeth L Robinson
1811–1881

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    World Events (3)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    1820

    On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.

    1820 · Making States Equal

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    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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