Harvard Greeley ROBINSON

(b. 26 April 1881 , Ellsworth, Maine, USA d. 11 December 1949 , Kittery, Maine, USA )

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Harvard Greeley ROBINSON was born 26 April 1881 in Ellsworth, Maine, USA

Harvard Greeley ROBINSON was the child of John D ROBINSON and Julia E GOTT

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

Harvard Greeley married Charlotte "Lottie" May RHEEL 3 September 1907 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte "Lottie" May RHEEL was born 22 September 1886 in Stow, Massachusetts, USA. Charlotte "Lottie" May died 12 April 1946 in Rochester, New Hampshire, USA (East, North) (Gonic). Charlotte "Lottie" May was the child of George Phillip RHEEL and Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT.

Harvard Greeley married (2) Julia Ann REYNOLDS 17 April 1936 in Maine, USA . They divorced. Julia Ann REYNOLDS was born 9 August 1889 in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA (Eden) (Salsbury Cove). Julia Ann died abt. 1953 in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA (Eden) (Salsbury Cove). Julia Ann was the child of George Franklin "Frank" REYNOLDS and Katherine "Katie" MCCARTHY.

Harvard Greeley married (3) Christina Ann FARRELL 16 July 1938 in Dover, New Hampshire, USA . Christina Ann FARRELL was born abt. 1892 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Christina Ann was the child of James FARRELL and Mary DWYER.

Harvard Greeley married (4) Annie Frances MCPHEE 9 May 1947 in Maine, USA . Annie Frances MCPHEE was born 15 May 1895 in Berwick, Maine, USA. Annie Frances died 3 July 1970 in Winchester, Connecticut, USA (Winsted). Annie Frances was the child of Albert D MCPHEE and Mary J TOMNEY.

Harvard Greeley ROBINSON died 11 December 1949 in Kittery, Maine, USA.

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Harvard Greeley ROBINSON married

Charlotte "Lottie" May RHEEL-- Date: 3 September 1907 Place: Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
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Charlotte "Lottie" May RHEEL was the child of George Phillip RHEEL and Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT

He is 26. She is 23. First marriage for both. He is a house painter. He was born in Ellsworth, Maine, son of John D. Robinson and Julia E. Gott. She was born in Pittsfield, MA, daughter of George Rheel and Minnie Thilton.

name: Harvard Greeley Robinson
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 03 Sep 1907
event place: Watertown, , Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 26
marital status:
race:
birth date: 1881
birthplace: Ellsworth, , Maine
marriage registration year:
marriage registration place: Watertown, , Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1881
father: John D Robinson
father's titles & terms:
mother: Julia E Gott
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Lottie May Rheel
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's race:
spouse's marital status:
spouse's father: George Rheel
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Minnie Thilton
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
record number: 6784
film number: 2315300
digital folder number: 4329358
image number: 00407
number of images: 1
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Children of Harvard Greeley ROBINSON and Charlotte "Lottie" May RHEEL:

Mabel Alice ROBINSON (b.7 June 1908, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA d. 8 March 2006, Sebring, Florida, USA)
m. Lawrence Plummer SENTER 20 August 1940 in Farmington, New Hampshire, USA

Harvard Greeley ROBINSON married

Julia Ann REYNOLDS-- Date: 17 April 1936 Place: , Maine, USA
Julia Ann REYNOLDS was the child of George Franklin "Frank" REYNOLDS and Katherine "Katie" MCCARTHY

Name of Groom: Harvard G. ROBINSON
Groom's Place of Residence: Bar Harbor, Me.
Name of Bride: Julia A. REYNOLDS
Possible Alternate Name of Bride: Julia A. DAVIS [View alternate record]
Bride's Place of Residence: Bar Harbor, Me.
Marriage Date: Friday, 17 Apr. 1936
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy mainegenealogy.net : accessed 3 Jun 2012), entry for Harvard G. ROBINSON and Julia A. REYNOLDS, Friday, 17 Apr. 1936, citing Maine Vital Records.

They divorced before 1938

Children of Harvard Greeley ROBINSON and Julia Ann REYNOLDS:

Harvard Greeley ROBINSON married

Christina Ann FARRELL-- Date: 16 July 1938 Place: Dover, New Hampshire, USA
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Christina Ann FARRELL was the child of James FARRELL and Mary DWYER

New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947

name: Howard Robinson
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 16 Jul 1938
event place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
age: 51
marital status:
race:
birthplace:
estimated birth year: 1887
father: John Robinson
father's titles & terms:
mother: Julia Gott
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Christine Nash
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's age: 43
spouse's marital status:
spouse's race:
spouse's birthplace:
spouse's estimated birth year: 1895
spouse's father: James Farrell
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Mary Dwyer
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
clerk's locality:
reference number:
film number: 2293825
digital folder number: 4244854
image number: 355

Children of Harvard Greeley ROBINSON and Christina Ann FARRELL:

Harvard Greeley ROBINSON married

Annie Frances MCPHEE-- Date: 9 May 1947 Place: , Maine, USA
Annie Frances MCPHEE was the child of Albert D MCPHEE and Mary J TOMNEY

Name of Groom: Harvard G. ROBINSON
Groom's Place of Residence: Kittery, Me.
Name of Bride: Annie F. MCPHEE
Possible Alternate Name of Bride: Annie F. LYRAS
Bride's Place of Residence: Kittery, Me.
Marriage Date: Friday, 9 May 1947
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (mainegenealogy.net : accessed 3 Jun 2012), entry for Harvard G. ROBINSON and Annie F. MCPHEE, Friday, 9 May 1947, citing Maine Vital Records.

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1880 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
name: Howard Robinson
residence: Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
birthdate: 1879
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Son
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: Jona. Robinson
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name: Julia Robinson
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 1 year
occupation:
nara film number: T9-0480
page: 98
page character: C
entry number: 126
film number: 1254480
Household Gender Age
parent Jona. Robinson M 41
parent Julia Robinson F 38
Howard Robinson M 1
Frank Robinson M 17
Burtha Robinson F 14
Charles W. Stewart M 40

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 Birth
26 April 1881
Ellsworth, Maine, USA

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.

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

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Harvard Greeley ROBINSON and Charlotte "Lottie" May RHEEL 3 September 1907, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

He was 26 years old.

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

1908 Birth of Child
Mabel Alice ROBINSON was born 7 June 1908, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA (Glenville) (Horseneck)

Harvard Greeley was 27 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut
name: Howard Robinson
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: New Britain Ward 4, Hartford, Connecticut
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
family number: 177
page number: 11
Household Gender Age
Howard Robinson M 28y
spouse Lottie Robinson F 23y
child Mabel Robinson F 1y 10m
Harry Robinson M 23y
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

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

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Harvard Greeley Robinson
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Hancock County, Maine, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 26 Apr 1881
birthplace: , , United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1653907
digital folder number: 005207054
image number: 05851

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZFR-XBL : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Harvard Greeley Robinson, .
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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 Hancock County, Maine
name: Harvey G Robinson
residence: , Hancock, Maine
estimated birth year: 1883
age: 37
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820642
digital folder number: 4300997
image number: 00807
sheet number: 4
Household Gender Age
Harvey G Robinson M 37y
spouse Lottie M Robinson F 33y
child Alice M Robinson F 11y
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 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine
name: Harvard Robinson
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine
gender: Male
age: 47
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1883
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 4
family number: 160
sheet number and letter: 8A
line number: 30
nara publication: T626, roll 832
film number: 2340567
digital folder number: 4584732
image number: 01154
Household Gender Age
Harvard Robinson M 47
spouse Charlotte Robinson F 43
child Alice Robinson F 21

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1936 Marriage / Partner
Harvard Greeley ROBINSON and Julia Ann REYNOLDS 17 April 1936, , Maine, USA

He was 55 years old.

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 Marriage / Partner
Harvard Greeley ROBINSON and Christina Ann FARRELL 16 July 1938, Dover, New Hampshire, USA

He was 57 years old.

Harvard Greeley ROBINSON - New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947 Howard Robinson event: Marriage event date: 16 Jul 1938 event place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ag

New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947
Howard Robinson
event: Marriage
event date: 16 Jul 1938
event place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
age: 51
2nd marriage to Christine Nash

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

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1940 Marriage of Child
Mabel Alice ROBINSON married 20 August 1940, Farmington, New Hampshire, USA to Lawrence Plummer SENTER

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1946 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte "Lottie" May RHEEL died 12 April 1946, Rochester, New Hampshire, USA (East, North) (Gonic)

1947 Marriage / Partner
Harvard Greeley ROBINSON and Annie Frances MCPHEE 9 May 1947, , Maine, USA

He was 66 years old.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

Funera
Harvard G. Robinson

The funeral of Harvard G. Robinson, 64, of Post Road, Kittery, was held at the Buckminster chapel yesterday. The Rev. Martin O'Toole, pastor of St. Raphael's church, Kittery, conducted the service.

Burial was in Holy Trinity cemetery, Somersworth, where the committal service was read by the Rev. J. R. Happny, rector of Holy Trinity church.

Bearers were John Hoardley, Caroll Sterling, Oscar Eaton and Raymond Hobbs.

Portsmouth Herald, Portsmouth, NH
Dec 15, 1949

The Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Thursday, December 15, 1949