Brief Life History of James
When James Robinson was born on 18 November 1807, in New Jersey, United States, his father, John Robinson, was 30 and his mother, Rebecca Applegate, was 26. He married Sarah Applegate on 6 October 1832, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 19 May 1890, in Toms River Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Toms River Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States.
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- James Robinson, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Robinson, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- James Robinson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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 (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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