Robert Roy Trothan
1889–1944 (Age 55)
London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
The Life of Robert Roy
When Robert Roy Trothan was born on 26 April 1889, in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, his father, Robert Trothen, was 49 and his mother, Margaret Brock, was 37. He lived in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada in 1901. He died on 20 August 1944, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 55.
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Family Time Line
Robert Trothen
1840–1911
Margaret Brock
1852–
John Trothen
1878–1958
William Charles Trothen
1880–1944
George Frederick Trothen
1882–1920
Robert Roy Trothan
1889–1944
Parents & Siblings
- Robert Trothen
1840–1911Male
- Margaret Brock
1852–Female
siblings
(4)
1878–1958Male
1880–1944Male
- George Frederick Trothen
1882–1920Male
1889–1944Male
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 1
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1897 · Beginnings of Kmart
Age 8
Detroit was the home of the second dime and nickel stores that S. S. Kresge owned. After two years with John McCrory, his partner, he traded his share in the Memphis store, plus $3,000, for full ownership of the Detroit store and formed the Kresge & Wilson Company with his brother-in-law, Charles J. Wilson. In 1962, the S. S. Kresge Company would rebrand and change their name to Kmart.
1904
Age 15
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
1 English and Scottish: variant of Trotter 1.2 Altered spelling of German Trotmann, a variant of Trotter 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Roy Trothen in household of Robert Trothen, "Canada Census, 1901"
Robert Roy Trothew, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"- Robert Roy Trothew, "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959"
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