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Descendents of Marshall Robison I (1787 - 11 Apr 1862)
and Jane Dickson (1788 - 8 Oct 1871)

Third Immigrant Generation
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8. William Robison . Son of William Robison & Elizabeth Cockburn (Coburn). Born 18 Mar 1844. Christen 26 Jun 1848 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy. Died 30 Jun 1853 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

9. John Robison . Son of William Robison & Elizabeth Cockburn (Coburn). Born 27 Apr 1845 in Harvey. Christen 22 Jun 1845 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy.

 

    John Robison lived in Pennsylvania.   John and Hattie had seven children.

    He married Hattie Ball.

10. Marshall Taylor Robison . Son of William Robison & Elizabeth Cockburn (Coburn). Born 20 Jun 1850 in USA. Christen 25 Jun 1851 in St. Paul's Church Records, Fredericton.

 

    According to the 1871 Census, Marshall was born in USA.

    Marshall Taylor Robison was a sea captain, reputed to have sailed around Cape Horn.

 

11. Thomas James Robison . Son of William Robison & Elizabeth Cockburn (Coburn). Born 2 Jun 1852 in Harvey. Died Approx 1871 in Spokane, Wash.

12. Stephen Robison . Son of William Robison & Elizabeth Cockburn (Coburn). Born 9 Dec 1854 in Harvey. Died 25 Dec 1924 in Proctor, BC.

 

    From Weekly Telegraph, 24 Mar 1880:   "Married Fredericton 17th inst., by Rev..A. J. Mowatt, Stephen Robinson and Miss Mary J. Little, both of Manners Sutton, York Co."

 

    Witnesses to marriage were Thomas Wilson and Elizabeth Little.

    Stephen and Mary Jane lived on the farm first granted to William Robison, Lot 11, second tier, in the rear settlement (later known as the Irvine Embleton farm).   Mary Jane's father, John Little was ill and Mary Jane was on her way to help when her carriage overturned, and she had a miscarriage and died shortly after.   (Her father died three days prior to Mary Jane's death.)   Stephen eventually went to British Columbia.   They had seven children.   (See the book, "The Little Family of Harvey Settlement, 1786-1992.)

     Copied from newspaper obituary - 1924:

     Died in British Columbia

    Word has been received here of the death at Proctor, BC, on Christmas Day, of Stephen Robison, formerly of Harvey, NB, aged seventy years.   For the past eighteen years he had been a resident of Nelson, Proctor and district and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs J. Sewell, Proctor.   He was born at Harvey and is survived by four daughters and two sons, Mrs J. Sewell of Proctor; Mrs William Johnson, of Fernie, BC; Mrs E. Burnham of Long Beach, Cal., Mrs W. Pound and Harry Robison, of Millinocket, Me., and John C. Robison, of Nelson.   Many old friends will regret to learn of Mr Robison's death.

   Died Nelson District, BC.    Reg. # 1924-09-342984, BCArchives Microfilm # B13125, GSU Microfilm # 1927302.

     He married Mary Jane Little, daughter of John Little & Cherry Jane Embleton, 17 Mar 1880 in Fredericton, York Co., NB By Rev. A. J. Mowatt, Presbyterian. Born 10 Sep 1859 in Harvey. Died 19 Feb 1893 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

 

    They had the following children:

  63   i.   Jane Victoria Robison

  64   ii.   Elizabeth Edna Robison

  65   iii.   John Clarence Robison

  66   iv.   Amelia Janet "Amy" Robison

  67   v.   Harry Cecil Robison

  68   vi.   Ethel Mary Robison

  69   vii.   Kathryn Robison

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