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• _UID: 1037F87559B74D23B8598C55974238B7EE69
• Education: Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Albert College
• Occupation: Minister of Agriculture and Railways
• Occupation: Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada; Reeve of Dufferin
• Occupation: Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada; School Trustee
• Occupation: Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada; Warden of Dufferin
• Occupation: 1877, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; Grain Merchant
• Residence: 1877, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada
• Occupation: 1881; Merchant
• Residence: 1881, Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada
• Occupation: 1900-1907, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; Railway Commissioner
• Occupation: 1900-1911, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; Minister of Agriculture
• Occupation: 1911-1913, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; Provincial Secretary
• Occupation: 1900-1915, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; President of the Council
• Occupation: 1905-1915, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; Provincial Lands Commissioner
• Occupation: 1908-1915, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; Railway Commissioner
• Occupation: 29 Oct 1900-12 May 1915, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; Premier of Manitoba

Notes:

Name appears in Aaron B. Fosters teachers ledger for 1865 Dominion Elevator Company shares May 24 1897 applicant Rodman P. Roblin

-The Hon. Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin, K.C.M.G., of Carman and Winnipeg, Premier of Manitoba (1900-1915), Minister of Agriculture and Railways, b. 15 Feb. 1853 in Sophiasburg Tp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West, d. 16 Feb. 1937 at Hot Springs, Arkansas.(5) In 1881 Roblin, then called a merchant, is found at Dufferin, Manitoba, with his wife and their eldest child, Wilfrid.(6) He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature as an Independent in 1888, and in 1896 he was elected as a Conservative for Woodlands. Soon afterward he was chosen leader of the party, and became Premier in 1900, by which time he was living at Winnipeg (in 1906 he was of Garry Street). He was knighted in 1912. He resigned from political life in 1915 over the scandal concerning misappropriation of materials used in the construction of the Legislative Building. He m. 13 Sept. 1875, presumably in Ontario, -From Loyal She Remains: born Sophiasburgh, Knighted 1912, Premier of Manitoba 1900-1915, grandfather of Dufferin 'Duff' Roblin moved to Winnipeg 1877 elected to legislature 1888. Conservative. Elected Oct 29 1900 -from Canadian Parliamentry Companion 1889, 1891, 1897: educated Albert College, Belleville ; grain merchant; municipal Treasurer Sophiasburg 1878-79; went to Manitoba 1880; elected Legistative Assemby for East Dufferin 12 March 1888 (bielection - acclaimed); a liberal; reelected 1892 and 1896 -premier from 1900 to 1915.He was born in Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1853 and came to Manitoba in 1877 to farm near the town of Carman. In 1889 he entered the Provincial Legislature as a Conservative and as Leader of the Opposition. In 1900, he succeeded Hugh John Macdonald as Premier, taking also the two important cabinet posts of Minister of Agriculture and Railway Commissioner. Rodmond Roblin himself was strongly opposed to women's suffrage, and there was a very public feud between himself and the suffragist leader Nellie McClung. Roblin was similarly unwilling to make dramatic changes to labour relations, or even to take steps to ensure that existing labour standards were properly enforced. --Library and Archives Canada: Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: HARRIS, JOSEPH ... in July 1897 Harris joined with several other merchants, including Rodmond Palen Roblin, Samuel A. McGaw, and Frederick Phillips, to found the Dominion Elevator Company. With an authorized capital of $200,000, the firm quickly became one of the major grain companies in western Canada. (By 1900 it operated 64 elevators

Rodmond married Adelaide DEMILLE on 13 Sep 1875 in Demorestville, Sophiasburgh Township, Ontario, Canada. Adelaide (daughter of Nathaniel Solmes DEMILLE and Wealthy Ann PALMER) was born on 12 Feb 1853 in Demorestville, Sophiasburgh Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jan 1928 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Wilfred Laurier ROBLIN was born on 29 Sep 1878 in Ontario, Canada; died in 1952.
2. James Platt ROBLIN was born in 1883; died on 16 Jan 1890 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada.
3. Arthur Bettram ROBLIN was born on 5 Feb 1885 in Manitoba, Canada; died in 1950.
4. George Aubrey ROBLIN was born on 6 Jun 1887 in Ontario, Canada; died in 1941.
5. Charles Dufferin ROBLIN was born on 10 Aug 1892 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died in 1973.

Rodmond married Ethel M LEGGETT on 5 Feb 1929 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Ethel was born in 1878; died in 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Notes for RODMOND ROBLIN and ETHEL LEGGETT: -Globe & Mail Wednesday, February 6, 1929 : Los Angeles Feb 5 - Sir Rodman T. Roblin, Canadain Financier and former Premier of Manitoba and Miss Ethel M Leggett of Los Angeles were married at the Wilshire Congregational Church here at noon today. More than 100 guests attended the ceremony, which was extremely simple.

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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

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• _UID: D9E30D423DC244A5A0D355D54B8ECD9DD38D
• Occupation: Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: Phillip and his son Phillip had a complex of mills: saw, grist, flouring, fulling, carding, and a blacksmith shop
• Emigration: 1783; USA To Canada
• Residence: 1792, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1842, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

According to records of Dr. H.C. Burleigh Adolphus ROBLIN had a bible of his Grandfather Philip.

Introduced Methodism into Prince Edward County

Philip Roblin moved from Adolphustown into Sophiasburg, where he located his land at Roblin's Mills, or Green Point, on the High Shore. In addition to clearing the forest, he managed to build and work a grist mill, which proved not only a success to the enterprising miller, but a boon to the settles for miles around, saving them their long and toilsum trips to Kingston, and later to Napanee. The founder of Roblins Mills, or Green Point, married Prudence Platt, by whom he had nine children; many of his descendants lived to be distinguished men and women of their county. A son, John P. Roblin, was for a number of years a prominent member of the old Reform party in the Upper Canada Legislature, sitting both before and after the Mackenzie Rebellion, sixteen years in all. He was defeated only once, and that was in 1837, when the cry of Liberal disloyalty was raised; but at the next poll he was elected by a sweeping majority. Notwithstanding that the Premier, Mr. Draper, was a Conservative, he appointed John P. Roblin Registrar of Prince Edward County, a position he held up to the time of his death.

Philip Roblin owned the following lots in 1790 Con 4 Lot 24 Adolphustown - 50 Acres Con 4 Lot 25 Adolphustown - 50 Acres Con 1 (West of Carrying PL) Lot 2 Sophiasburg - 200 Acres Con 1 (West of Carrying PL) Lot 34 Sophiasburg - 150 Acres

Philip was born in Smith's Clove but moved with his parents to Adolphustown, via Sorel during the fall/winter/spring of 1783 and 1784. There is a record of him marrying Prudence Platt in 1792 in Sophiasburg Township. He appears to have applied for, and been granted, 200 acres of land as the son of a UE Loyalist. Finalized by order-in-council on July 31 of 1797, this parcel was southwest of Green Point on Long Reach. It was rectangular in shape with waterfront and stretched back past the current highway 49 just north of the junction with highway 35. The lakefront view is spectacular.

There was a stream on the property, fed by a lake since drained, which was just west of the junction of highways 35 and 49. This stream, which fell about 100 feet from the lake to Long Reach, was used to provide power for a grist mill, lumber mill, and shingle mill (according to the residents of the land in July 2001). This area became known as Roblin's Mills (often described relative to Green Point to distinguish it from the Roblin's Mills that that became Ameliasburgh town) and had a store, barn, large wharf for loading products of the mills into ships, and at least two houses (Philip and Prudence as well as their son Caleb.). In July 2001, the barn was in use as a garage/workshop (although moved perhaps 100 m from its original site) and the store was a part of a house. The stone foundations of the mills, as well as the raceways for the stream, were also clearly visible. The area can be accessed by driving down Roblin's Mills Road, at the junction of highways 49 and 35, and

Occupation:
began the operation of the family gristmill and sawmill at Green Point later Roblin's Mills.

Emigration:
With his parents

Residence:
the west side of Long Reach, an area called Green Point.
Later referred to as

Residence:

Philip married Prudence PLATT on 13 Jan 1793 in Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Prudence (daughter of John PLATT) was born on 6 Jan 1771 in New York, USA; died on 24 Aug 1850 in Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Roblin Mills Cemetery, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 7787DAB243FA41BD8760514E04E76F4AEF91
• Alt. Birth: 3 Jan 1771, New York, USA
• Alt. Death: 21 Aug 1850

Notes:

No parents in IGI Nov 2004

Other Platts in the vicinity who were of about the right age to be her siblings include:

1.

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• _UID: 29B79C95233244E896963A61B61722FE4666
• Name: Adam KURTZ
• Occupation: Germany; Apprenticed Weaver
• Occupation: Soldier
• Residence: Hanover, , Niedersachsen, Germany
• Occupation: 1785-1800, New Jersey, USA; Weaver
• Residence: 1785-1800, New Jersey, USA
• Residence: Aft 1800, Green Point, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

No parents listed in IGI Nov 2004

Adam Shortt was a Prussian soldier originally spelling the name "Kurtz"
Kurtz was an apprenticed weaver in his own country and disliking both master and trade, he ran away to Hanover where he was recruited for soldiering under George III.
After peace was declared, he elected to stay in the new world settling on 300 acres on the High Shore, Sophiasburgh. He changed his name to "Shortt" by translating it in order to get along with his British and American neighbors.
"Shortt" served with the British but left them and made his way through the American lines to New Jersey. He lived there 15 years, working as a weaver.
He left New Jersey about 1800 with his wife, nee Odell, and four children, settling at Green Point on the Bay of Quinte, in Sophiasburgh.
He lived here many years, worked as a weaver until shortly before the death of his 2

Occupation:
Dates aproximate

Residence:
Dates aproximate

Adam married ODELL about 1782 in New Jersey, USA. was born about 1764 in New Jersey, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 6964CD7B9CCD4334A531F56B6FFA9E578903

Notes:

No parents listed in IGI Nov 2004