Brief Life History of John
When Capt John Robinson Sr was born on 27 December 1792, in Cushing, Knox, Maine, United States, his father, Simeon Robinson, was 27 and his mother, Hannah Heyler, was 22. He married Abigail Parsons on 9 July 1814, in Cushing, Lincoln, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 16 February 1878, in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Uintah Cemetery, Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Jno L Robison, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Robinson, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- JOHN ROBINSON, "BillionGraves Index"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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.
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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Capt John Robinson Life Sketch
Capt John married Abigail Parsons, became a Mormon, and removed to Salt Lake City in about 1843. He sold his interest in his ships and land holdings and took a fortune with him in cash. Both John and …
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