Buell Melvin ROBB

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24 May 1878 , Guilford, Vermont, USA

Died

19 December 1913 , Malden, Massachusetts, USA

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Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX)Clara Slater MATTHEWS

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Born: 24 May 1878 in Guilford, Vermont, USA

Father: Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX)

Mother: Clara Slater MATTHEWS

Maternal grandparents: William Henry MATTHEWS , Catherine SLATER

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Buell Melvin married Mary Louise BONNEVILLE 15 January 1908 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary Louise BONNEVILLE was born 2 February 1885 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Louise died 20 August 1962 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA (Wyben). Mary Louise was the child of Joseph BONNEVILLE and Mary Phoebe L SANSOUCI.

Buell Melvin ROBB died 19 December 1913 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA.

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Mary Louise BONNEVILLE
Marriage date: 15 January 1908
Marriage place: Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Louise BONNEVILLE was the child of Joseph BONNEVILLE and Mary Phoebe L SANSOUCI

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name: Buell M Robb

titles & terms:

event: Marriage

event date: 15 Jan 1908

event place: Greenfield, , Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 29

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birth date: 1879

birthplace: Guilford, , Vermont

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marriage registration place: Greenfield, , Massachusetts

estimated birth year: 1879

father: Isaac Robb

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mother: Clara Matthews

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spouse: Mary Louise P Bonneville

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spouse's father: Joseph Bonneville

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spouse's mother: Phebe Sansouci

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record number: 15966

film number: 2315507

digital folder number: 4329359

image number: 00949

number of images: 1

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 26 Feb 2013), Buell M Robb and Mary Louise P Bonneville, 1908.

Children of Buell Melvin ROBB and Mary Louise BONNEVILLE

Harold Buell ROBB

Born: 30 October 1908, Windsor, Vermont, USA
Died: 21 January 1976, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

Donald Arthur ROBB

Born: 16 November 1910, Windsor, Vermont, USA
Died: 8 October 1995, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1878
24 May 1878
Guilford, Vermont, USA

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

1880 Guilford, Windham, Vermont
name: Buel H. Robadeau
event type: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age: 2
marital status: Single
occupation:
race (original):
ethnicity: American
relationship to head of household: Son
birthplace: Vermont, United States
birth date: 1878
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: Isaac Robadeau
father's birthplace: New York, United States
mother's name: Clarra Robadeau
mother's birthplace: New York, United States
page: 375
page letter: A
entry number: 2378
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 York, United States
son Frank...Read full story

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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.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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

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 Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: Buell M. Robb
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event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 1800 McLean Insane Asylum in Belmont town, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
birth date: May 1878
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head of household: Employee
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Single
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immigration year:
page: 1
sheet letter: B
family number: 1
reference number: 59
film number: 1240655
digital folder number: 004113840
image number: 00458
Household Gender Age Birthplace
superintendant Edward Cowles M 63 Vermont
wife Harriet W Cowles F 55 N H
sister-in-law Mary S Wainwright F 50 N H
member of the medical staff Geo T Tuttle M 50 Northwood N H
member of the medical staff Chas S Little M 31 Webster, N H
member of the medical staff Harry W...Read full story

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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.

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

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

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)

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

1908 Marriage / Partner
Buell Melvin ROBB and Mary Louise BONNEVILLE 15 January 1908, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

He was 29 years old.

1908
name: Buell M Robb
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 15 Jan 1908
event place: Greenfield, , Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 29
marital status:
race:
birth date: 1879
birthplace: Guilford, , Vermont
marriage registration year:
marriage registration place: Greenfield, , Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1879
father: Isaac Robb
father's titles & terms:
mother: Clara Matthews
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Mary Louise P Bonneville
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's race:
spouse's marital status:
spouse's father: Joseph Bonneville
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Phebe Sansouci
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
record number: 15966
film number: 2315507
digital folder number: 4329359
image number: 00949
number of images: 1

'Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ N4XL-X5H : accessed 24 Feb 2013), Isaac Robb in entry for Buell M Robb...Read full story

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1908
name: Harold Buell Robb
event: Birth
event date: 30 Oct 1908
event place: , , Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age:
estimated birth year:
father: Buell M. Robb
mother: Louise Brownville
spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 540138
digital folder number: 004357290
image number: 01080

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XFQR-CYG : accessed 24 Feb 2013), Buell M. Robb in entry for Harold Buell Robb, 1908.
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1908 Birth of Child
Harold Buell ROBB was born 30 October 1908, Windsor, Vermont, USA

Buell Melvin was 30 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Windsor, Windsor, Vermont
name: Buel M Robb
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Windsor, Windsor, Vermont
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: Vermont
family number: 216
page number: 19
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Buel M Robb M 32y Vermont
wife Louise B Robb F 25y Massachusetts
son Harold B Robb M 1y Vermont
Fred B Harlow M 55y Vermont
Fred B Harlow M 17y Ohio
Alice L Seaver F 26y New Hampshire
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1910 Birth of Child
Donald Arthur ROBB was born 16 November 1910, Windsor, Vermont, USA

Buell Melvin was 32 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

Death
name: Buell M Robb
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 19 Dec 1913
event place: Malden,,Massachusetts
residence:
street address:
gender: Male
age: 35
marital status: Married
occupation:
birth date: 24 May 1878
birthplace: Gilford, Vermont
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father: Isaac Robb
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mother: Clara Mathews
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additional relatives:
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volume/ page/ certificate number: 402
film number: 2401815
frame number:
digital folder number: 4284158
image number: 01986

'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ N4WV-Q5D : accessed 24 Feb 2013), Isaac Robb in entry for Buell M Robb, 1913.
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Obituary
Buell M. Robb, 35 years, died at his home in Malden yesterday morning, after an illness of two weeks from typhoid fever. Mr. Robb will be remembered by many in town, having lived here for about three years, where he was employed by Hovey Pharmacy. In 1907 he married Miss Louise P. Bonneville of this town. Besides his widow he leaves two sons, father, mother, two sisters and five brothers. His body will be brought here this afternoon. Services will be held at the residence of Mrs. Phoebe Bonneville, 15 Highland avenue tomorrow at 2:30, and burial will be in Green River cemetery.

Greenfield Mass. Gazette and Courier
December 20, 1913