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John Robbins

Birth	:	6 Jan 1832 Ontario, Canada
Death	:	15 Mar 1911 Mooretown, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Moore Union Cemetery, Mooretown, Lambton County, Canada
Coordinate	:	42.8393100, -82.4539100
Inscription	:	Infant Daughter Margaret Emma Alice Robbins 1868---1946
Description	:	John was born January 6, 1832, however, his gravestone reads 1823 - 1911. Date and place of death from death record; died at age 79; gored by a bull. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - LAMBTON COUNTY published c1907 - pages 445-447 - (Some of this information is questionable in light of documents, more recently, found.) JOHN ROBBINS, one of Moore township's grand old men, who has spent sixty years of his life in that locality, being among the oldest living pioneers, is a product of Canada, born Jan. 6, 1832, in Cooksville, Peel County. Ontario. The... Read More	John was born January 6, 1832, however, his gravestone reads 1823 - 1911. Date and place of death from death record; died at age 79; gored by a bull. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - LAMBTON COUNTY published c1907 - pages 445-447 - (Some of this information is questionable in light of documents, more recently, found.) JOHN ROBBINS, one of Moore township's grand old men, who has spent sixty years of his life in that locality, being among the oldest living pioneers, is a product of Canada, born Jan. 6, 1832, in Cooksville, Peel County. Ontario. The Robbins family is of Irish and English descent, but for over a century the name has been established in Ontario. Amariah Robbins, the father of John, was a native of Hastings County, where his father settled after emigrating from Ireland. Amariah Robbins grew to manhood in his native town, and there in his young years followed farming. He removed to Cooksville, Peel County, where he continued farming, and there he married Polly Lawrence, by whom he had the following children : Jane married James Thrasher; William died in Michigan in 1900; Moses died in Cooksville; Abigail married William Proctor, and both are deceased ; Rachel married Thomas Ruebottom, and both are deceased; Abijah is deceased; Daniel died in Northstreet, St. Clair county, Michigan; Henry resides in Michigan ; Margaret died young ; John is our subject; Joseph died in Michigan; Stephen lives in Michigan; Sarah married William McKeller, and also resides in Michigan. Amariah Robbins brought part of his family to Lambton County in 1844, locating on the 8th Line of Moore township, where the remainder of his life was spent with his son Stephen, in Brigden. There he died in 1879, at the age of eighty-three years, and was buried in the Bear Creek cemetery. He was a member of the Methodist Church, while politically he was a Reformer. His wife died at the home of her son Daniel, in Northstreet, Michigan, where she was buried. John Robbins received but a limited education, as the opportunities for learning in those days were confined to a subscription school, there being no public schools at that time. He was only in his thirteenth year when he journeyed with his father and other members of his family to the wilds of Moore township, and assisted his brothers in clearing the farm, by cutting down the forest and converting in into timber. He was considered quite an axeman in his day, being one of the best hewers of wood in the township, making from thirty to forty dollars a month at this occupation. At the age of eighteen years, with the money saved from his wood cutting, Mr. Robbins purchased a fifty-acre tract of land, from William Smith, upon which he started farming, and as time went on kept adding to this tract, fifty acres at a time, until finally he had accumulated 350 acres now one of the best cultivated tracts in the township. Mr. Robbins built a fine brick dwelling house in 1897, and has good substantial barns. He has spent some time in horse and stock raising. He has led an abstemious, orderly life, and at an age when many have put aside all worldly enjoyments on account of infirmity he is hale and hearty, and in the possession of his mental and physical faculties. In these days it is rather remarkable to find a man of Mr. Robbins's years who has never indulged in alcoholic beverages or tobacco, but such is his proud record, and he is a stanch advocate of temperance, believing that this should be instilled in the youth of the country, and that the home should be the place to set the example. Politically Mr. Robbins is a supporter of the principles of the Liberal party, and although never seeking office has always tried to do his full duty as a citizen, and has served as trustee of his school section. In religious matters he is a member of the Methodist Church, and has been steward and trustee of the church at Corunna. Mr. Robbins was married, on the 2d Line of Moore township, July 9, 1855, to Miss Mary Ann Gray, who was born in Hamilton, daughter of George and Barbara (Mann) Gray, both of whom were natives of Scotland and early pioneers in Moore township. Mrs. Robbins died at her home June 19, 1892, after thirty-seven years of married life, and was laid to rest in the Union cemetery at Mooretown. She was a Christian woman in every sense of the word, and was greatly devoted to her home, husband and family. She was an adherent of the Methodist Church, and was highly respected and noted for her kindness of heart. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. John Robbins : Catherine married Albert Brown, and at her death, on May 16, 1904, at the Sarnia hospital, left two children, Frederick Lewis and Lena Jane. George, a farmer, married Grace Payne, daughter of the late Joshua Payne, justice of the peace, and they have seven children, Mary, Florence, Joshua, Morell, Retta, Maurice B. and Earl. Barbara, wife of George Carleton, resides at Edmonton, Alberta. N. W. T. .and has had eight children, Eva M., Maggie, Delia, Georgie, William (deceased), Grace, Logan and Emma. Minerva Jane married Joseph Brown, of Sombra township, and lias six children. Amos E., Mabel J., Ethel M., Elva S., Jessie M. and John R. Andrew, a farmer on the 9th Concession, Moore township, married Margaret Brown and they have nine children, Edna M., Edmoncl, Gordon, John H., Edward, Bertha. Frederick, Nora and Walter. Albert, a farmer on the 6th Line of Moore township, married (first) Sarah Ayre, by whom he had two children, Esther H. (deceased) and Delmer J. J., and (second) Lizzie Wheeler. Emma is at home. Margaret died in infancy. Annie is at home. Frank, a resident of Denver, Colorado, married Clara Baxter, who died April 29, 1905, and they had two children. Pearl and Stewart. Ida, who was a school teacher in Sarnia township, and in the Northwest Territory, married William Marsh, of the 6th Line of Moore township, and has two children, Ruth and Bessie E. Frederick, a resident of Alberta, Northwest Territory, married Minnie Everts, and they have two children, James and Hazeline. Herbert and Alexander are at home.

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John Robbins's memorial is located at: Moore Union Cemetery, Mooretown, Lambton County, Canada.
When did John Robbins death?
John Robbins death on 15 Mar 1911 in Mooretown, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 42.8393100
Longitude: -82.4539100

Family Members:

Parent

Amariah Robbins Jr.

(1796 - 1879)

Spouse

Mary Ann Gray Robbins

(1838 - 1892)

Siblings

Abigail Robbins Proctor

(1820 - 1886)

Rachel Robbins Ruebottom-McMahon

(1821 - 1893)

Children

Catherine Louise Robbins Brown

(1857 - 1904)

George Amariah Robbins

(1858 - 1917)

Barbara Anne Robbins Carleton

(1860 - 1928)

(1865 - 1919)

(1867 - 1946)

(1869 - 1869)

(1872 - 1954)

(1872 - 1954)

Walter Alexander Gray “Alex” Robbins

(1882 - 1956)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Moore Union Cemetery
Mooretown, Lambton County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.8393100, -82.4539100

2. Sutherland Cemetery
Mooretown, Lambton County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.8271000, -82.4672000

3. Saint Paul Episcopal Church Columnbarium
Saint Clair, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8250320, -82.4903940

4. Saint Marys Cemetery
Saint Clair, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8472540, -82.4943290

5. Hillside Cemetery
Saint Clair, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8133011, -82.4913025

6. Bowman Cemetery
Saint Clair, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8469009, -82.5141983

7. Saint Marys Cemetery
Saint Clair, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8222008, -82.5171967

8. Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Corunna, Lambton County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.8904130, -82.4547900

9. Riverlawn Cemetery
Marysville, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8913994, -82.4764023

10. Rosehill Cemetery
Saint Clair, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7891100, -82.4877500

11. Froomfield United Cemetery
Froomfield, Lambton County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.9093700, -82.4534440

12. Froomfield Early Settlers Cemetery
Froomfield, Lambton County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.9093900, -82.4536400

13. Saint Marys Cemetery
Marysville, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9028015, -82.5113983

14. Smith Blackstock Road Cemetery
Kimball, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9058930, -82.5096090

15. Aamjiwnaang First Nations Cemetery
Sarnia, Lambton County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.9311600, -82.4330200

16. Mallory Cemetery
Kimball, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9068336, -82.5623627

17. Bear Creek Cemetery
Brigden, Lambton County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.8364500, -82.3073800

18. Riverside Cemetery
Sombra, Lambton County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.7318700, -82.4778500

19. Rattle Run Cemetery
Saint Clair, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8647003, -82.5986023

20. Balfour Cemetery
Saint Clair, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7750015, -82.5761032

21. Lester Cemetery
Marine City, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7282257, -82.4967880

22. Woodlawn Cemetery
Marine City, St. Clair County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7256012, -82.4953003

23. Providence Cemetery
Sykeston, Lambton County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.8800500, -82.3029400

24. Thornton-Providence Cemetery
Sykeston, Lambton County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.8800500, -82.3028380