Isaac Martin ROBB

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24 May 1882 , Guilford, Vermont, USA

Died

24 January 1969 , Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX)Clara Slater MATTHEWS

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Born: 24 May 1882 in Guilford, Vermont, USA

Father: Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX)

Mother: Clara Slater MATTHEWS

Maternal grandparents: William Henry MATTHEWS , Catherine SLATER

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Isaac Martin married Christine Emma BETTERLEY 8 October 1903 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Christine Emma BETTERLEY was born 9 June 1885 in Guilford, Vermont, USA (Center, West) (Algiers) (Green River). Christine Emma died February 1980 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro). Christine Emma was the child of Thomas Francis BETTERLEY and Christine Cadet DUNKLEE.

Isaac Martin ROBB died 24 January 1969 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA .
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Christine Emma BETTERLEY
Marriage date: 8 October 1903
Marriage place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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Christine Emma BETTERLEY was the child of Thomas Francis BETTERLEY and Christine Cadet DUNKLEE

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name: Isaac Martin Robb

event: Marriage

event date: 08 Oct 1903

event place: , , Vermont, United States

gender: Male

age: 21

estimated birth year: 1882

father: Isaac Robb

mother: Clara Mathews

spouse: Christene Emma Betterly

spouse's father:

spouse's mother:

film number: 540138

digital folder number: 004357290

image number: 01084

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 24 Feb 2013), Isaac Robb in entry for Isaac Martin Robb and Christene Emma Betterly, 1903.

Children of Isaac Martin ROBB and Christine Emma BETTERLEY

Herman Frederick ROBB

Born: 23 November 1904, Guilford, Vermont, USA
Died: 3 March 1997, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Married: Bertha Boyd HAYNES 11 June 1929 Place: Bernardston, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Dunklee ROBB

Born: 20 November 1907, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 26 June 1990, Massena, New York, USA

Chester Thomas ROBB

Born: 20 November 1907, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 19 October 1979, Rochester, New York, USA

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Birth — 1882
24 May 1882
Guilford, Vermont, USA

1882
name: Isaac Martin Robedeau
event: Birth
event date: 25 May 1882
event place: , , Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age:
estimated birth year:
father: Isaac Robedeau
mother: Clara M.
spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 540138
digital folder number: 004357290
image number: 01669

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XFQR-8YZ : accessed 27 Feb 2013), Isaac Robedeau in entry for Isaac Martin Robedeau, 1882.
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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 Is this him?
name: Isaac Robb
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 1676 Southborough Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
birth date: May 1882
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head of household: Servant
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: Vermont
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 15
sheet letter: A
family number: 316
reference number: 34
film number: 1240694
digital folder number: 004114468
image number: 00175
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Adriel F Barnard M 43 Maine
wife Flora H Barnard F 41 Maine
servant Isaac Robb M 18 Vermont
servant Bertha Loring F 24 Maine
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.

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Isaac Martin ROBB and Christine Emma BETTERLEY 8 October 1903, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

He was 21 years old.

1903
name: Isaac Martin Robb
event: Marriage
event date: 08 Oct 1903
event place: , , Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age: 21
estimated birth year: 1882
father: Isaac Robb
mother: Clara Mathews
spouse: Christene Emma Betterly
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 540138
digital folder number: 004357290
image number: 01084

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XF7S-CQ7 : accessed 24 Feb 2013), Isaac Robb in entry for Isaac Martin Robb and Christene Emma Betterly, 1903.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1904 Birth of Child
Herman Frederick ROBB was born 23 November 1904, Guilford, Vermont, USA (Center, West) (Algiers) (Green River)

Isaac Martin was 22 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Charles Dunklee ROBB was born 20 November 1907, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Isaac Martin was 25 years old.

1907 Birth of Child
Chester Thomas ROBB was born 20 November 1907, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Isaac Martin was 25 years old.

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
name: Isaac M Robb
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head of household: Son-in-law
residence: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: New York
family number: 256
page number: 14
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Thomas F Betterly M 68y Vermont
wife Christine C Betterly F 66y Vermont
dau Christine E Robb F 25y Vermont
Herman F Robb M 5y Vermont
Charles D Robb M 2y Vermont
Chester T Robb M 2y Vermont
Isaac M Robb M 27y Vermont
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

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

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Isaac Martin Robb
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Windham County, Vermont, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 24 May 1882
birthplace: , , United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1984102
digital folder number: 005272217
image number: 00618

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K8WC-TZH : accessed 24 Feb 2013), Isaac Martin Robb, .
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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: Isaac M Robb
residence: , Windham, Vermont
estimated birth year: 1884
age: 36
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head of household: Son-in-law
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1821876
digital folder number: 4390960
image number: 00029
sheet number: 7
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Thomas F Betterley M 77y Vermont
wife Christine C Betterley F 75y Vermont
dau Christine E Robb F 34y Vermont
Isaac M Robb M 36y Vermont
Herman F Robb M 15y Vermont
Charles D Robb M 12y Vermont
Chester T Robb M 12y Vermont
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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 Marriage of Child
Herman Frederick ROBB married 11 June 1929, Bernardston, Massachusetts, USA to Bertha Boyd HAYNES

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: Isaac H Robb
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
gender: Male
age: 47
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Vermont
estimated birth year: 1883
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 0038
family number: 583
sheet number and letter: 11A
line number: 13
nara publication: T626, roll 2432
film number: 2342166
digital folder number: 4547830
image number: 00778
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Isaac H Robb M 47 Vermont
wife Christine Robb F 45 Vermont
son Charles D Robb M 21 Vermont
son Chester T Robb M 21 Vermont
head Herman F Robb M 25 Vermont
wife Bertha B Robb F 27 Vermont
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
name: Isaac M Robb
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Brattleboro Town, Windham, Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age: 57
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Vermont
estimated birth year: 1883
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 13-7B
family number: 239
sheet number and letter: 4A
line number: 28
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 4239
digital folder number: 005461787
image number: 00206
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Isaac M Robb M 57 Vermont
wife Christine E Robb F 54 Vermont
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1942 World War II Draft Registration
name: Isaac Martin Robb
event: Draft Registration
event date: 1942
event place: West Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
gender: Male
birth date: 24 May 1882
nara publication title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Vermont
nara publication number: M1965
arc identifier: 2555452
film number: 2368871
digital folder number: 004142745
image number: 00143

'United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ V12H-SHT : accessed 24 Feb 2013), Isaac Martin Robb, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publications M1939, M1936, and M1937; FHL microfilm 2368871.
FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
The Draft

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1949
FAIR HAVEN
Mr. and Mrs,. Isaac Robb of Brattleboro are spending a few weeks with their son Chester and family at their summer home, west bay road. Other guests for the week-end were Mr. and Mrs. Herman Robb, Mary and Donald,
of Brattleboro, Vt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robb and son John of Massena.

The Cato Citizen
August 18, 1949

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

Death
first name: Isaac
middle name:
last name: Robb
name suffix:
birth date: 24 May 1882
social security number: 009-05-9103
place of issuance: Vermont
last residence: Windham, Vermont
zip code of last residence: 05301
death date: January 1969
estimated age at death: 87

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Death
Name: Isaac M Robb
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 May 1882
Birth Place: VT
Residence Place: Brattleboro, VT
Death Date: 24 Jan 1969
Death Place: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
Father: Isaac M Robb Sr
Mother: Clara Matthews
[Clara]
Spouse: Christine Betterley
Cause of Death: Atherosclerotic Cerebralvascular Disease
Veteran: Other
Date Filed: 25 Jan 1969

Ancestry.com. Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Obituary
Man, 86, Dies
MASSENA — I. M. Robb, father of Charles D. Robb, music director at Massena Central High school, died Friday morning at 7:30 in the
Brattleboro hospital, where he had been a patient ten days.

Mr. Robb is survived by his wife, Mrs. Christine Robb: three sons, Germon F., West Brattleboro, Vt., Chester T., Newark, N.Y., and Charles D., Massena, seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at 2 in Brattleboro.

Watertown Daily Times,
Watertown, N. Y.
Jan. 25, 1969