Brief Life History of Willis Ebenezer
When Willis Ebenezer Robinson was born in June 1857, in Connecticut, United States, his father, Giles R. Robinson, was 29 and his mother, Nancy M. Robinson, was 23. He married Louisa Stewart on 9 December 1879, in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States in 1880 and Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States in 1900. He died on 14 April 1906, in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Eben Robinson in household of George Stewart, "United States Census, 1880"
- Willis E. Robinson, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Willis E Robinson, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Land in Groton Given to US Navy for Navy Station
In 1868, the State of Connecticut gave the Navy 112 acres of land along the Thames River. This became the location of the Naval Submarine Base. It was designed to hold 1,400 men and 20 submarines. During WWII it was expanded to 497 acres.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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