Charles Henry ROBB

Born

14 November 1867 , Malone, New York, USA

Died

10 June 1939 , Washington, DC, USA

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Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX)Clara Slater MATTHEWS

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Born: 14 November 1867 in Malone, New York, USA

Father: Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX)

Mother: Clara Slater MATTHEWS

Maternal grandparents: William Henry MATTHEWS , Catherine SLATER

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Charles Henry married Nettie May GEORGE 25 June 1897 in Rockingham, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Nettie May GEORGE was born 26 September 1871 in Rockingham, Vermont, USA . Nettie May died 10 August 1949 in Washington, DC, USA.

Charles Henry ROBB died 10 June 1939 in Washington, DC, USA.
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Recorded occupation: United States federal judge

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Charles Henry ROBB married

Nettie May GEORGE
Marriage date: 25 June 1897
Marriage place: Rockingham, Vermont, USA

Children of Charles Henry ROBB and Nettie May GEORGE

Roger ROBB

Born: 7 July 1907, Rockingham, Vermont, USA
Died: 19 December 1985, Washington, DC, USA

Married: Mary Ernst COOPER 1932

Priscilla ROBB

Born: 20 October 1914, Washington, DC, USA
Died: 20 November 2011, Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Elliott Allen BILLINGS 5 October 1937 Place: Washington, DC, USA

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Birth — 1867
14 November 1867
Malone, New York, USA

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

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

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.

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

1880 Guilford, Windham, Vermont

Name: Chas. Henry Robadeau
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: At School
Race (Original):
ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
birthPlace: New York, United States
Birth Date: 1868
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: 2374
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

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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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Charles Henry ROBB and Nettie May GEORGE 25 June 1897, Rockingham, Vermont, USA (Bellows Falls) (Saxton's River) (Cambridgeport)

He was 29 years old.

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.

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

APPOINTED BY PAYNE
C. H. ROBB FOR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL Postmaster General Recommends that Tyner Matter be Submitted to Grand Jury

Washington, April 27.--Charles H. Robb, assistant attorney for the department of justice, has been appointed assistant attorney general for the post office department to fill the place temporarily vacated by Mr. Christiancy, who was relieved at his own request pending investigation. Mr. Robb is on...

The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, April 28, 1903

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

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

1906

C, H. ROBB MADE JUSTICE
Vermonter Succeeds Duell On The District Bench MADE HIS MARK IN FIVE YEARS Had Charge Of Prosecution Of Several Postal Fraud Cases And Of Senator Burton, Of Kansas

President Roosevelt today announced the appointment of Charles H. Robb, of Vermont, to be Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of ...

The Sun, Baltimore, Maryland - Oct 6, 1906

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
Roger ROBB was born 7 July 1907, Rockingham, Vermont, USA (Bellows Falls) (Saxton's River) (Cambridgeport)

Charles Henry was 39 years old.

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

Who's who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, Volume 1, Page 793

ROBB, Charles Henry, jurist; b. Guilford, Vt., Nov. 14, 1867; s. Isaac and Clara Slater (Matthews); m. Bellows Falls, Vt., 1897, Nettie M. George. Admitted to Vt. bar, 1889, and practiced at Bellows Falls, Vt. Held several minor offices in Vt.; asst. atty. gen. for P. O. Dept during investigations of 1904-5; asst. atty. gen. U.S., 1905-6; asso. justice Court of Appeals, D. C., since 1906. Republican. Home: Bellows Falls, Vt. Address: Court of Appeals, Washington.

Title Who's who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, Volume 1
Published 1909
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Jun 11, 2007

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Washington, D.C.

Name: Charles H Robb
birthPlace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Precinct 3, Washington, District Of Columbia
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: New York
mother's birthPlace: New York
Occupation: judge
family number: 165
page number: 8
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Charles H Robb M 42y New York
wife Nettie W Robb F 38y Vermont
son Roger Robb M 2y Vermont

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1914 Birth of Child
Priscilla ROBB was born 20 October 1914, Washington, DC, USA

Charles Henry was 46 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 Washington, D.C.

Name: Charles H Robb
Residence: , , District of Columbia
estimated Birth Year: 1868
Age: 52
birthPlace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
father's birthPlace:
mother's birthPlace:
Occupation: judge, court of appeals
Film Number: 1820206
Digital Folder Number: 4295774
Image Number: 00900
sheet number: 2
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Charles H Robb M 52y New York
wife Nettie G Robb F 48y Vermont
son Roger Robb M 12y Vermont
dau Priscilla Robb F 5y District of Columbia

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

1930 Washington, D.C.

Name: Charles H Robb
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: New York
estimated Birth Year: 1868
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: New York
mother's birthPlace: New York
Occupation: justice, court of appeals
enumeration district number: 0085
family number: 45
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Line Number: 61
nara publication: T626, roll 294
Film Number: 2340029
Digital Folder Number: 4531898
Image Number: 00494
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Charles H Robb M 62 New York
wife Nettie J Robb F 58 Vermont
son Roger Robb M 22 Vermont
daughter Priscilla Robb F 15 District Of Columbia

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

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

1937

ROBB, WILL RETIRE FROM BENCH AT 70; District of Columbia Appeals Justice to Avail Himself of Full Pay Provision

President Roosevelt announced today that Charles H. Robb, Associate Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, would retire ...

New York Times, New York, November 6, 1937

1937 Marriage of Child
Priscilla ROBB married 5 October 1937, Washington, DC, USA to Elliott Allen BILLINGS

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.

Death

JUSTICE C.H. ROBB DIES IN WASHINGTON; Spent 31 Years on U.S. Appeals Bench in District of Columbia

The New York Times, New York, June 11, 1939

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