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James Melvin Robbins 1812–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUL 1812

Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 APR 1888

Death Location: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Lemuel Robbins

Mother: Sarah Melven

Spouse(s): Eunice Harris

Children(s): William Robbins, Jonas Robbins

James Melvin Robbins was born in 1812 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Lemuel G Robbins And Sarah Melven. In 1860, James Melvin Robbins resided in Becket, Chester Factories, Berkshire, Massachusett. In 1870, James Melvin Robbins resided in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. James Melvin Robbins married Eunice Harris, and had children including Jonas Edgar Robbins, William Henry Robbins. James Melvin Robbins passed away in 1888 in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • James Melvin Robbins was born in 1812 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Lemuel G Robbins And Sarah Melven.
  • In 1860, James Melvin Robbins resided in Becket, Chester Factories, Berkshire, Massachusett.
  • In 1870, James Melvin Robbins resided in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.
  • James Melvin Robbins married Eunice Harris, and had children including Jonas Edgar Robbins, William Henry Robbins.
  • James Melvin Robbins passed away in 1888 in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lemuel Robbins
1784–1872
Birth Location: Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Melven
1785–1855
Birth Location: Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eunice Harris
1821–1898
Birth Location: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

William Robbins
1855–1924
Birth Location: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Jonas Robbins
1844–1904
Birth Location: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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James Robbins's Ancestors

Self
James Robbins
1812–1888
Birth Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Lemuel G. Robbins
1784–1872
Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Melven
1785–1855
Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Ephraim Robbins
1742–1832
Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Couch
1750–1792
Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
James Melven
1749–1784
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Catherine Morgan
1744–1825
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Robbins
1711–1792
Lydia Barrett
1721–1818
John Couch
1725–1807
Sarah Moss
1734–1808
Robert Melvin
1716–1787
Sarah Sanders
1721–1756
Ebenezer Morgan
1692–1784
Sarah Warner
1710–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Robbins
1673–1747
Elizabeth Wood
1678–1718
Joseph Barrett
1690–1740
Lydia Parkhurst
1698–1732
John Couch
1680–1728
Elizabeth Plant
1682–1730
Solomon Moss
1690–1752
Sarah Fenn
1694–1752
David Melvin
1690–1745
Mary Farrar
1695–1758
John Sanders
1677–1741
Hannah Dutton
1687–1741
David Morgan
1648–1731
Mary Clark
1654–1715
Samuel Warner
1681–1758
Sarah Field
1683–1771

James Robbins's Descendants

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James (Melvin) Robbins (15 JUL 1812–13 APR 1888) m. Eunice Harris (16 JUL 1821–25 APR 1898)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Robbins 1855–1924 m. Ida (Delia) Hyde 1856–1904 m. Mary (A.) Huntington 1869–1929 m. Emma (Cynthia) Pease 1857–1892
    1. 1. Emma (Florence) Robbins 1892–1988 m. Ralph (Edward) Clark 1898–1957
      1. 1. June (Mabel) Clark 1924–2012 m. Calvin (Kenneth.) Porter 1922–2013
      2. 2. Robert (Erving) Clark 1929–1999 m. Betty (Anne) Bliss 1933–2020
      3. 3. Frances (Emma) Clark 1920–2011 m. James (Nathaniel) Putnam 1920–1996
    2. 2. James (Asher) Robbins 1885–1953 m. Eugenie (Marie) Bourquin 1879–1954
      1. 1. William (Eugene) Robbins 1913–1973 m. Martha (Nina) Moody 1917–2015
        1. 1. Roger (Eugene) Robbins 1937–1988 m. Madeline (Louise) Fullen 1939–1994
      2. 2. Adele (Louise) Robbins 1915–1976 m. Franklin (Gardner) Hempstreet 1914–1996
        1. 1. Margaret (Louise) Hempstreet 1938–2015 m. Roger (Ernest) McDaniel 1935–2007
      3. 3. James (Asher) Robbins 1921–1991 m. Ruth (Marilyn) Tonge 1924–2017
        1. 1. James (Lee) Robbins 1945–2000
      4. 4. Francis (Herbert) Robbins 1917–1996 m. Naomi 1907–1991 m. Alice Schofield 1915–2007
        1. 1. Sylvia (Maudean) Robbins 1949–1999
    3. 3. Stillborn (Twins) Robbins 1882–1882
    4. 4. Henry (Laverne) Robbins 1881–1954 m. Laura (M.) Hazard 1881–1959
    5. 5. Grace (Estelle) Robbins 1890–1943 m. Irving (Lewis) Clark 1883–1928 m. Claus (Heinrich) Ficken 1868–1951
      1. 1. Harlan (Washington) Clark 1912–1990 m. Iva (Muriel) Hasty 1912–1973 m. Freida (Marie) Lehr 1917–1998
        1. 1. Linda (Eloise) Clark 1942–2013
      2. 2. Irving (Stanley) Clark 1910–1977 m. Dorothy (Dee) Bradford 1910–1996
        1. 1. Jane (Susan) Clark 1946–2014
    6. 6. Mildred (Ida) Robbins 1894–1961 m. Raymond (Melvin) Warner 1892–1977
    7. 7. George (S.) Robbins 1897–
  2. 2. Jonas (Edgar) Robbins 1844–1904 m. Laura (E.) Knox 1848–1935
    1. 1. Irving (Edgar.) Robbins 1873–1945 m. Inez (Augusta) Hathaway 1882–1943 m. Carrie (L.) Nelson 1868–1948
      1. 1. Infant Robbins 1906–1907
    2. 2. Herbert Robbins 1867–1869
    3. 3. Edison (M.) Robbins 1867–

James Robbins's Timeline

6 Records

1812
15 JUL 1812
Birth of James Melvin Robbins in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1860
1860
Age 48
James Melvin Robbins resided here in Becket, Chester Factories, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Becket, Chester Factories, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1870
1870
Age 58
James Melvin Robbins resided here in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1880
JUN 1880
Age 68
James Melvin Robbins resided here in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1888
13 APR 1888
Age 76
Death of James Melvin Robbins in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1889
1 OCT 1889
Age 77
James Melvin Robbins - Probate in Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1812
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_601; Page: 162B
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_488; Page: 33; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Buried in Chester, MA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_601; Page: 162B
    [2] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Massachusetts, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1 OCT 1889
    Event Place: Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1761-1917; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Berkshire County)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 APR 1888
    Event Place: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1761-1917; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Berkshire County)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, Select United Methodist Church Records, New England Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History Boston School of Theology Library; Boston, Massachusetts; Film Number: 1508945; Description: Items 8-9: Baptism, Marriage, Death, and Other Records, 1847 - 1873

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: JUN 1880
    Event Place: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Massachusetts, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Becket, Chester Factories, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_488; Page: 33; Family History Librar
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