Brief Life History of Oliver Lee
When Oliver Lee Robinson was born on 8 July 1833, in Boonville, Oneida, New York, United States, his father, Joseph Lee Robinson, was 22 and his mother, Maria Wood, was 27. He married Lucy Miller on 26 November 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1841. In 1880, at the age of 47, his occupation is listed as farmer in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States. He died on 19 August 1886, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Robison, "United States Census, 1870" for O L & Lucy Robinson & 8 children
- Legacy NFS Source: Oliver Lee Robinson - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Oliver Lee Robinson
- Utah, Select Marriages, 1887-1966
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
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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