Brief Life History of John Rogers
When John Rogers Robbins was born on 11 September 1809, in Allentown Borough, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, his father, Antrim Robbins, was 34 and his mother, Lydia Rogers, was 27. He married Mary Shinn Harper Burtis on 23 October 1831, in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States in 1850. He died on 1 February 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Robbins, "United States Census, 1850"
- New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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Charles B Robbins
Charles Burtis Robbins, son of John Rodgers Robbins and Mary Shinn Harper Burtis was born the 21st of September in the year 1834 at Reckles, Burlington County, New Jersey. This town was later renamed …
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