William Matthews ROBB

(b. 19 June 1871 , Malone, New York, USA d. 3 March 1944 , Marlow, New Hampshire, USA )
Age: 73

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William Matthews ROBB was born 19 June 1871 in Malone, New York, USA

William Matthews ROBB was the child of Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX) and Clara Slater MATTHEWS and the grandchild of: (maternal) William Henry MATTHEWS and Catherine SLATER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

William Matthews married Eva Gertrude PETTS 17 September 1901 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA . Eva Gertrude PETTS was born 27 September 1875 in Marlow, New Hampshire, USA. Eva Gertrude died 21 March 1938 in Marlow, New Hampshire, USA. Eva Gertrude was the child of George A PETTS and Velina Mariah PITCHER.

William Matthews ROBB died 3 March 1944 in Marlow, New Hampshire, USA.
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William Matthews ROBB was a doctor.

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William Matthews ROBB married

Eva Gertrude PETTS-- Date: 17 September 1901 Place: Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
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Eva Gertrude PETTS was the child of George A PETTS and Velina Mariah PITCHER

groom's name: William M. Robb
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bride's name: E. Gertrude Petts
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marriage date: 17 Sep 1901
marriage place: Ashmont, Boston, Massachusetts
groom's father's name: Isaac Robb
groom's mother's name: Clara Matthews
bride's father's name: George A. Petts
bride's mother's name: Velina Pitcher
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indexing project (batch) number: M01975-0
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 2057534
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"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
Vermont Phoenix
Brattleboro, Vermont
October 4, 1901

Dr. William M. Robb, formerly of Guilford, who has many friends in Brattleboro, and Miss Gertrude M Petts of Marlow. N. H were married Sept. 18th, by Rev. L. O. Williams, brother-in-law of the bride, at his home in Ashmont, Mass. On the following day Dr. and Mrs. Robb returned to Marlow, where the doctor has had a large and growing practlce several years. A reception was held in the hall of Forest House, which was beautifully decorated with clematis, ferns and autumn leaves. About 100 intimate friends were present. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Petts of Marlow and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Robb of Gullford, parents of tho bride and groom, assisted in receiving. The bride was dressed in a dove colored silk lansdowne and carried white carnations. Refreshments were served by Mr. Buswell, landlord of tho hotel. The many presents included gold coin silver and china ware, and other useful and ornamental articles. The out of town friends wero Dr. and Mrs. O. M. George, Harry George and Mrs Chas. H. Robb of Bellows Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Robb of Guilford, Frank E. Robb of Boston, Dr. and Mrs. Osterhout of Gllsum. Mr. and Mrs. E. A Fox, Mrs. Fred Towns and Mr. and Mrs. James H. Goodhue of Keene.

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1871 Birth
19 June 1871
Malone, New York, USA

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: Wm. M. Robadeau
event type: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age: 8
marital status: Single
occupation: At School
race (original):
ethnicity: American
relationship to head of household: Son
birthplace: New York, United States
birth date: 1872
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: 2376
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...Read MORE...

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 - 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 Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: William M Robb
titles and terms:
event type: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 859 Marlborough city Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
birth date: Jun 1871
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
race: White
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
marriage year (estimated):
mother of how many children:
number of living children:
immigration year:
page: 1
sheet letter: B
family number: 20
reference id: 70
gs film number: 1240662
digital folder number: 004113847
image number: 00873
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 Marriage / Partner
William Matthews ROBB and Eva Gertrude PETTS 17 September 1901, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

He was 30 years old.

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)

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

1905 Manhattan, New York, New York
name: William M Robb
residence place: Manhattan, New York, New York
age: 34
birth year (estimated): 1871
birthplace: United States
relationship to head of household: Head
race: W
gender:
family number: 35
page: 51
reference id: 21
gs film number: 1433096
digital folder number: 4518317
image number: 00193
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Elijah Wilson M 58y
wife Sarah F Wilson F 36y United States
head Matilda Oneal F 52y United States
daughter Frankie Oneal F 28y United States
cousin Edward Barry M 15y United States
head William M Robb M 34y United States
wife Gertrude Robb F 29y United States
head Henry Long M 30y United States
boarder Isum Halberstadt M 25y United States
boarder Mary Ransom F 50y United States
boarder Daniel H Solis M 35y United States
boarder Louis Weed M 20y United States
1905 New York State Census
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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)

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
name: William M Robb
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household:
residence: Boston Ward 12, Suffolk, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
family number: 294
page number: 18
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Emma B Beerworth F 30y Canada English
fath Merritt B Beerworth M 69y Canada English
moth Martha B Beerworth F 70y Canada English
Florence G Graves F 21y Maine
William M Robb M 38y Massachusetts
May M Dugan F 25y Maine
Michael D Dugan M 31y Maine
Martin D Dugan M 24y Maine
Catterine L Maclacklan F 30y Canada English

name: William Robb
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Son-in-law
residence: Keene Ward 5, Cheshire, New Hampshire
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: England
family number: 291
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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912
Vermont Phoenix
Brattleboro, Vermont
April 19, 1912

Isaac Robb went to Boston Saturday to spend a few days with his sons. Dr. William Robb and Frank Robb. The latter, who is a trained nurse, has had the care of a private patient the last seven years. Mrs. C. V. Grant accompanied her father on this trip. Mr. Robb returned Wednesday driving a team which he bought while away.

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

1930 Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire
name: William M Robb
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire
gender: Male
age: 58
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1872
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 0021
family number: 36
sheet number and letter: 2A
line number: 13
nara publication: T626, roll 1299
film number: 2341034
digital folder number: 4610731
image number: 00307
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William M Robb M 58 New York
wife E Gertrude Robb F 54 New Hampshire
mother-in-law Velina V Petts F 84 New Hampshire
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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
name: Eva Gertrude Robb
gender: Female
burial date:
burial place:
death date: 21 Mar 1938
death place: Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire
age:
birth date:
birthplace:
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race:
marital status:
spouse's name: Wm M. Robb
father's name: George Albion Petts
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Velina M. Pitcher
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: I09604-5
system origin:
source film number: 2297073
reference number:

'New Hampshire, Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FD2H-SMC : accessed 27 Feb 2013), Eva Gertrude Robb, 21 Mar 1938; citing reference , FHL microfilm 2297073.
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1938 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eva Gertrude PETTS died 21 March 1938, Marlow, New Hampshire, USA

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

1940 Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire
name: Wm M Robb
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Marlow, Marlow Town, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
gender: Male
age: 68
marital status: Widowed
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1872
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 3-27
family number: 65
sheet number and letter: 3B
line number: 42
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 2284
digital folder number: 005454897
image number: 00714
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Wm M Robb M 68 New York
nurse Virginia Bascom F 45 New Hampshire
lodger Douglas W Bascom M 18 New Hampshire
lodger Wallace G Bascom M 17 New Hampshire
lodger Donald E Bascom M 11 New Hampshire
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

Death
name: William Matthews Robb
gender: Male
burial date:
burial place:
death date: 03 Mar 1944
death place: Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire
age:
birth date:
birthplace:
occupation:
race:
marital status:
spouse's name: Eva Petts
father's name: Isau Robb
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Clara Matthews
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: I09171-4
system origin:
source film number: 2297075
reference number:

'New Hampshire, Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949,' index, FamilySearch.org
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William Matthews ROBB - 1944 Death Name: William Matthews Robb Gender: Male Birth Date: abt 1872 Birth Place: Malone New York Father: Isaa Robb Mother: Clara Matthews

1944 Death

Name: William Matthews Robb
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1872
Birth Place: Malone New York
Father: Isaa Robb
Mother: Clara Matthews
Death Date: 3 Mar 1944
Death Place: Marlow, New Hampshire, USA
Age at Death: 72

Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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