Gilbert Chester ROBINSON

Born

31 December 1821 , Wilmington, Vermont, USA

Died

15 March 1888 , Portland, Maine, USA

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George ROBINSON Annis WILLARD

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Born: 31 December 1821 in Wilmington, Vermont, USA

Father: George ROBINSON

Mother: Annis WILLARD

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Gilbert Chester married Charlotte E DRAPER 17 May 1844 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charlotte E DRAPER was born abt. 1824 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center). Charlotte E died abt. 1849 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA. Charlotte E was the child of Allen DRAPER and Polly BURNHAM.

Gilbert Chester ROBINSON died 15 March 1888 in Portland, Maine, USA .
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Gilbert Chester ROBINSON married

Charlotte E DRAPER
Marriage date: 17 May 1844
Marriage place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

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Charlotte E DRAPER was the child of Allen DRAPER and Polly BURNHAM

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Name: C E Draper

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 17 May 1844

Event Place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, United States

Gender: Male

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Spouse's Name: G C Robinson

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GS Film Number: 27535

Digital Folder Number: 004543233

Image Number: 00242

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 22 November 2015), C E Draper and G C Robinson, 17 May 1844, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,535.

Children of Gilbert Chester ROBINSON and Charlotte E DRAPER

Frederick Gordon ROBINSON

Born: 12 February 1845, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Died: 6 September 1932, Los Angeles, California, USA

Mary ROBINSON

Born: abt. 1846, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
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Charlotte ROBINSON

Born: abt. 1849, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 October 1853, , Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1821
31 December 1821
Wilmington, Vermont, USA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Marriage / Partner
Gilbert Chester ROBINSON and Charlotte E DRAPER 17 May 1844, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

He was 22 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Frederick Gordon ROBINSON was born 12 February 1845, Bennington, Vermont, USA (North Bennington)

Gilbert Chester was 23 years old.

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

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