Chester Thomas
ROBB
(b.
20 November 1907
,
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
d.
19 October 1979
,
Rochester, New York, USA
)
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Chester Thomas ROBB was born 20 November 1907 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Chester Thomas ROBB was the child of Isaac Martin ROBB and Christine Emma BETTERLEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX) and Clara Slater MATTHEWS (maternal) Thomas Francis BETTERLEY and Christine Cadet DUNKLEEChester Thomas ROBB died 19 October 1979 in Rochester, New York, USA.
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1907 Birth
Name: Chester Thomas Robb
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Nov 1907
Birth Place: Windham Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Father Name: Isaac Martin Robb
Mother Name: Christine Emma Betterley
Ancestry.com. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Name: Chester Thomas Robb
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Nov 1907
Birth Place: Windham Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Father Name: Isaac Martin Robb
Mother Name: Christine Emma Betterley
Ancestry.com. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954
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1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.Obituary
Chester Robb dies, was music teacher
CLIFTON SPRINGS - Chester T.
Robb, 71, of 20 Ladue Ave, formerly of Newark and Fairhaven, died yesterday in Genesee Hospital, Rochester. Mr. Robb retired in 1971 as head of the school music department in Newark and he conducted the Newark Park Band for many years.
Scott Funeral Home in Newark is in charge of arrangements.
There are no prior calling hours. A private graveside service will beheld at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oncology Department of
Genesee Hospital. Flowers are gratefully declined.
He was born in Brattleboro, Vt., Nov. 20, 1907, son of Isaac and Christine Betterly Robb.
He was a graduate of Ithaca College. In 1933, he came to Newark to teach music, and for the first two years taught half-time in the Newark school system and half-time in the Lyons school system.
He continued teaching in Newark full-time until he retired.
He was a former mayor of Fairhaven, ...Read MORE...
Chester Robb dies, was music teacher
CLIFTON SPRINGS - Chester T.
Robb, 71, of 20 Ladue Ave, formerly of Newark and Fairhaven, died yesterday in Genesee Hospital, Rochester. Mr. Robb retired in 1971 as head of the school music department in Newark and he conducted the Newark Park Band for many years.
Scott Funeral Home in Newark is in charge of arrangements.
There are no prior calling hours. A private graveside service will beheld at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oncology Department of
Genesee Hospital. Flowers are gratefully declined.
He was born in Brattleboro, Vt., Nov. 20, 1907, son of Isaac and Christine Betterly Robb.
He was a graduate of Ithaca College. In 1933, he came to Newark to teach music, and for the first two years taught half-time in the Newark school system and half-time in the Lyons school system.
He continued teaching in Newark full-time until he retired.
He was a former mayor of Fairhaven, ...Read MORE...
1979 Death 19 October 1979
Rochester, New York, USA
He died at the age of 71.
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