Lewis Robison

Brief Life History of Lewis

When Lewis Robison was born on 28 October 1816, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, his father, Charles Robison II, was 31 and his mother, Jerusha Rebecca Kellogg, was 30. He married Clarissa Minerva Duzette on 25 December 1839, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1839, his occupation is listed as land developer, explorer, colonizer and pioneer. He died on 1 November 1883, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Robison
1816–1883
Clarissa Minerva Duzette
1822–1891
Marriage: 25 December 1839
James Madison Robison
1841–1842
Solon Wells Robison
1843–1925
Charles Edward Robison
1845–1883
Lewis Duzette Robison
1848–1879
John Albert Robison
1850–1935
Clarissa Eliza Robison
1853–1937
Maria Mary Robison
1855–1911
Annie Louise Robison
1857–1939
Joseph Smith Robison
1860–1944
Irene Elizabeth Robison
1862–1946

Sources (128)

  • Lewis Robinson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lewis Robison - Published information: birth-name: Lewis Robison
  • Lewis Robison, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

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. 

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.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Robson or else a shortened form of Robertson or Robinson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Lewis Robison Early Life

Lewis Robison Early Life On June 22, 1804, in Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York, Reverend Charles Robison Jr. married Jerusha Rebecca (Becky) Kellogg. They apparently lived in Oneida County, Ne …

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