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• _UID: E661FB24F10E43129E4F7BFE32D06F73043D

Notes:

Birth:
42 Days old at time of census

Buried:
Buried in Roblin Family Cemetery, also listed on parent's stone in Glenwood Cemetery in Picton

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• _UID: 85818140F5F848A095B66EEFF7AAAAE978B9
• Residence: 1911, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1921, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1921, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Joseph married Annie M. Foster, after 1881 as he was living at home on census day 1881, and had at least three children Elsie, E. Ruth (1894-1920) and Grace R. Grace was apparently in contact with Bessie Roblin, and a letter from her to Bessie upon the death of Bessie's mother survives.

Birth:
or 1869

Residence:
Lot 16 - 17 Con 2

Joseph married Mary Anne FOSTER on 10 Sep 1890 in Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born on 13 Jul 1868 in Ontario, Canada; died in 1930; was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 6314C3754E774F7AA2EBD7601BAAAA9A0ADB
• Residence: 1921, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Married:
Married at the home of the bride

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• _UID: 23CEAE9A69F74C288C883F9D1C2DA921108E
• Occupation: Farmer
• Religion: E. Methodist
• Alt. Birth: 20 Nov 1825, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

ROBLIN , JAMES

Sex: Male Age: 47 Birthplace: ONTARIO Religion: Episcopal Methodist/Methodist Episcopal Origin: GERMAN Occupation: FARMER District: PRINCE EDWARD ( 059 ) Sub-district: Sophiasburgh ( F ) Division: 2 Page: 35 Microfilm reel: C-9990 Reference: RG31

James married Deborah Ann KOTCHAPAW on 30 Nov 1851 in Picton Methodist Church, Picton, , Ontario, Canada. Deborah (daughter of John KOTCHAPAW and Deborah WAY) was born on 12 May 1830; died on 17 Nov 1898 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 03BCD3E0989D459397FE6EDDD1C541BEF43C
• Alt. Death: 17 Nov 1898, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Birth:
Or 1826

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• _UID: 9A4426DD207341B6916B2504EABD2BC022A6
• Residence: Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; Lot 17 & 18 Con 2 West of Green Point
• Order in Council - UEL Land Grant: 13 Feb 1816
• Property: 11 Jun 1821, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; Lot 17 Con 2 West of Green Point
• Property: 13 Jul 1846, Beckwith Twp, Ontario, Canada; South 1/2 of Lot 19 Con 7
• Property: 12 Sep 1852, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; Lot 16 Con 2 West of Green Point
• Occupation: 1861, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; Lumber Manufacturer
• Residence: 1861, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
• Alt. Death: 31 Jul 1878, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Roblin's Mills at Sophiasburgh had one of the best mill sites in the County. Five mills operated within a half mile. The water was diverted from mill wheel to mill wheel by sluices. There was a mill at the edge of the cliff, below it stood the original Roblin mill called the Cooperage. Further down were two mills run off the same wheel-one for sawing and one for grinding. The waters from this mill were carried by overhead sluice to the last mill which stood near the bay. This one is known as Levi Roblin's Mill. Levi built his home on the dock because he loved the water. His mill was run by the pouring water from the sluice over a paddle wheel and it, in turn, worked an arm which turned a flywheel. The Roblin mills were adjacent to the shipyards. - from

Order in Council - UEL Land Grant:
Granted 200 Acres

Property:
Purchased from Samuel & Mary TAYLOR 11 Jun 1821 East 1/2 100 acres
Sold to son James P on Oct 1 1849 50 acres
Sold to son Walter on Mar 3 1851 East 1/2 100 acres
Life lease to Levi from Walter and James on Mar 3 1851
James P & Wife sell to Walter West 1/2 100 acres Sep 23 1852
Walter & Wife sell to James P East 1/2 100 acres Sep 23 1852
26 Feb 1873 Levi to sons James and Walter (gives up life lease?)
Will of Walter Roblin 21 Jun 1899 West 1/2 100 acres to Walter B Roblin


Property:
Archives of Ontario Microfilm MS 658 Reel 30
Document 608- 610

Died:
Aged 84 years 8 Months

Levi drowned himself in the muddy pond behind the big red barn that can be seen from his tombstone at Fish Lake. Apparently, in his old age, he and his second wife Elizabeth Osbourne had no "means" to live on. But his sons by his first wife would not support their step-mother. So the old folks were separated and one of her girls took Elizabeth Osbourne Roblin in. But old Levi was lonesome without her and committed suicide.

Levi married Mary SHORTT on 31 Jan 1815 in Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Adam SHORTT and ODELL) was born about Jan 1791 in New Jersey, USA; died in May 1828 in Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Roblin Family Cemetery, Near Fish Lake In Sophiasburg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 693FB2FF603142E69E1B6F2E24AFE41938E0

Notes:

Died:
Aged 37 years 5 months

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• _UID: 438C1E664B2345E3B7518476875795EB4973

Notes:

(Research):Johannes Kotchapaw was born on 16 Aug 1786 in Rensselaer County, New York. He was baptized at the Gilead Lutheran Church, Brunswick, New York in 1786.

He married Deborah Way in 1815 in Brunswick, New York. Deborah's parents had settled in the Centre Brunswick area sometime in about 1785.

John and Deborah had about ten children were born to them while they farmed in Rensselaer County.


Brunswick is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States that was originally settled in the early 18th century. The source of the town's name is not certain, though some claim it comes from the source of its first inhabitants i.e. the province of Brunswick-L

John married Deborah WAY in 1815 in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA. Deborah was born on 28 Jul 1793 in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 4BE4BC3F61A54ED4861034B2E520B836C196

Notes:

(Research):
Deborah Way was born 23 Jul 1793 in Brunswick, New York. She married Johannes Kotchapaw in 1815 in Brunswick, New York. About ten children were born to them there.

Then about 1826, John, Deborah and some of their children moved to a place near Belleville, Ontario. Deborah's brother, Reuben Bedell Way, and his family and Johannes' brother George Kotchapaw emigrated with them.

They likely chose to come to Prince Edward County because they had relatives there. Jacob Ketchabaw, John's brother had moved to Hastings County in about 1813. Also, Deborah's Uncle, Daniel Way, and his sons Samuel, James and Benjamin had settled there in 1789 as United Empire Loyalists after the War of Independence.

Although Deborah's grandfather had fought as a patriot during the War of Independence, his son Daniel and Daniel's three sons chose to adhere to the crown. Likely for this reason, Francis disinherited Daniel leaving him only a token amount of money