Clara Slater MATTHEWS

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2 February 1848 , Duane, New York, USA

Died

4 December 1934 , Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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William Henry MATTHEWS Catherine SLATER

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Born: 2 February 1848 in Duane, New York, USA

Father: William Henry MATTHEWS

Mother: Catherine SLATER

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Clara Slater married Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX) 8 October 1866 in Malone, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX) was born 20 January 1847 in Champlain, New York, USA. Isaac Martin died 6 November 1926 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro).

Clara Slater MATTHEWS died 4 December 1934 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA .

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Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX)
Marriage date: 8 October 1866
Marriage place: Malone, New York, USA

Children of Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX) and Clara Slater MATTHEWS

Charles Henry ROBB

Born: 14 November 1867, Malone, New York, USA
Died: 10 June 1939, Washington, DC, USA

Married: Nettie May GEORGE 25 June 1897 Place: Rockingham, Vermont, USA (Bellows Falls) (Saxton's River) (Cambridgeport)

Lucy Maria ROBB (RUBADEAU)

Born: 29 July 1869, Malone, New York, USA
Died: 21 January 1947, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

William Matthews ROBB

Born: 19 June 1871, Malone, New York, USA
Died: 3 March 1944, Marlow, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Eva Gertrude PETTS 17 September 1901 Place: Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

Francis Everett ROBB

Born: 1 October 1874, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 16 April 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married: Jennie Ella CRAIG 27 August 1902 Place: Marlow, New Hampshire, USA

Buell Melvin ROBB

Born: 24 May 1878, Guilford, Vermont, USA
Died: 19 December 1913, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Louise BONNEVILLE 15 January 1908 Place: Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

Isaac Martin ROBB

Born: 24 May 1882, Guilford, Vermont, USA
Died: 24 January 1969, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Married: Christine Emma BETTERLEY 8 October 1903 Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Jewell Clinton ROBB

Born: 28 October 1884, Guilford, Vermont, USA
Died: , Washington, DC, USA

Married: Frances Forbes DRAPER 8 February 1911 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Ida May ROBB

Born: 17 January 1887, Guilford, Vermont, USA
Died: 24 April 1965, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Married: Charles Victor GRANT 2 October 1907 Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

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Birth — 1848
2 February 1848
Duane, New York, USA

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1866 Marriage / Partner
Clara Slater MATTHEWS and Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX) 8 October 1866, Malone, New York, USA

She was 18 years old.

1867 Birth of Child
Charles Henry ROBB was born 14 November 1867, Malone, New York, USA

Clara Slater was 19 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1869 Birth of Child
Lucy Maria ROBB (RUBADEAU) was born 29 July 1869, Malone, New York, USA

Clara Slater was 21 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Birth of Child
William Matthews ROBB was born 19 June 1871, Malone, New York, USA

Clara Slater was 23 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Francis Everett ROBB was born 1 October 1874, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville)

Clara Slater was 26 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Buell Melvin ROBB was born 24 May 1878, Guilford, Vermont, USA (Center, West) (Algiers) (Green River)

Clara Slater was 30 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Guilford, Windham, Vermont
name: Clarra Robadeau
event type: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States
gender: Female
age: 32
marital status: Married
occupation: Keeping House
race (original):
ethnicity: American
relationship to head of household: Wife
birthplace: New York, United States
birth date: 1848
spouse's name: Isaac Robadeau
spouse's birthplace: New York, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: New York, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: New York, United States
page: 375
page letter: A
entry number: 2373
affiliate film number: T9-1349
gs film number: 1255349
digital folder number: 004244821
image number: 00244
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Isaac Robadeau M 33 New York, United States
wife Clarra Robadeau F 32 New York, United States
son Chas. Henry Robadeau M 12 New York, United States
daughter Lucy M. Robadeau F 10 New York, United States
son Wm. M. Robadeau M 8 New...Read full story

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1882 Birth of Child
Isaac Martin ROBB was born 24 May 1882, Guilford, Vermont, USA (Center, West) (Algiers) (Green River)

Clara Slater was 34 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Jewell Clinton ROBB was born 28 October 1884, Guilford, Vermont, USA (Center, West) (Algiers) (Green River)

Clara Slater was 36 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Ida May ROBB was born 17 January 1887, Guilford, Vermont, USA (Center, West) (Algiers) (Green River)

Clara Slater was 38 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Marriage of Child
Charles Henry ROBB married 25 June 1897, Rockingham, Vermont, USA (Bellows Falls) (Saxton's River) (Cambridgeport) to Nettie May GEORGE

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Guilford, Windham, Vermont
name: Clara Robb
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 250 Guilford town, Windham, Vermont, United States
birth date: Feb 1848
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: England
mother's birthplace: New York
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 33
estimated marriage year: 1867
mother how many children: 8
number living children: 8
immigration year:
page: 1
sheet letter: B
family number: 27
reference number: 98
film number: 1241695
digital folder number: 004120614
image number: 00788
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Isaac Robb M 53 New York
wife Clara Robb F 52 New York
son Jewell C Robb M 16 Vermont
daughter Bela May Robb F 13 Vermont

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1901 Marriage of Child
William Matthews ROBB married 17 September 1901, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro) to Eva Gertrude PETTS

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1902 Marriage of Child
Francis Everett ROBB married 27 August 1902, Marlow, New Hampshire, USA to Jennie Ella CRAIG

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Marriage of Child
Isaac Martin ROBB married 8 October 1903, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro) to Christine Emma BETTERLEY

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907 Marriage of Child
Ida May ROBB married 2 October 1907, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro) to Charles Victor GRANT

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908 Marriage of Child
Buell Melvin ROBB married 15 January 1908, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Louise BONNEVILLE

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
name: Clara M Robb
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: England
mother's birthplace: New York
family number: 206
page number: 11
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Isaac W Robb M 63y New York
wife Clara M Robb F 62y New York
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1911 Marriage of Child
Jewell Clinton ROBB married 8 February 1911, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Frances Forbes DRAPER

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1913 Death of Child
Buell Melvin ROBB died 19 December 1913, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Clara Slater was 65 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
name: Clara M Robb
residence: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
estimated birth year: 1848
age: 72
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1821876
digital folder number: 4390960
image number: 00184
sheet number: 14
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Isaac Robb M 73y New York
wife Clara M Robb F 72y New York
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1926 Death of Spouse/Partner
Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX) died 6 November 1926, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
name: Clara M Robb
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
gender: Female
age: 82
marital status: Widowed
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1848
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Mother-in-law
father's birthplace: England
mother's birthplace: England
enumeration district number: 0004
family number: 198
sheet number and letter: 9A
line number: 5
nara publication: T626, roll 2432
film number: 2342166
digital folder number: 4547830
image number: 00658
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Charles V Grant M 49 Massachusetts
wife Ida M Grant F 43 Vermont
daughter Alice E Grant F 16 Vermont
son Bayard V Grant M 13 Vermont
mother-in-law Clara M Robb F 82 New York
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

Death
Name: Mrs Clara Slater Robb
[Mrs Clara Slater Mathews]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1848
Birth Place: Duane, New York
Death Date: 9 Dec 1934
Death Place: Vermont, USA
Father: William Henry Mathews
Mother: Catherine
[Catherine Slater]
Spouse: Isaac Robb
Cause of Death: Semile Dementia
Vital Event Type: Certificate of Death

Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01924; Roll Number: S-30855; Archive Number: M-2051177

Obituary
Mrs. Clara Slater (Matthews) Robb, 86, widow of Isaac Robb, sr., died at 10:45 p.m. Sunday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. Victor Grant of South Main street, where she had made her home since the death of her husband in November, 1926. She enjoyed good health until last January, and since that time she had been confined to her bed. For the past few days she had been unconscious and had failed rapidly. Mrs. Robb was born Feb. 2, 1848, in Duane, Franklin county, New York, one of a family of eight children of William Henry Matthews and Catherine (Slater) Matthews. She married in Malone, Oct. 8, 1866, Isaac Robb, who was a veteran of the Civil war. Mr. Robb was a well-known farmer in Guilford many years, and they made their home there until 1908, when they moved to West Brattleboro. Eight children were born; Justice Charles H. Robb of Washington, D. C.; Lucy, wife of George Root of Malden, Mass.; Dr. William M. Robb of Marlow, N. H.; Frank E. Robb of Pasadena, Calif.; Isaac M. Robb...Read full story