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David married Emma Augusta ROBLIN in 1876. Emma (daughter of Philip ROBLIN and Elizabeth Ann BOGART) was born on 20 Jul 1853 in Ontario, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 48FF38BABBFB4ABBA1AE71EF2568EAF711A9
• Residence: 1861, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

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Hemon married Rachel BLAKLEY. Rachel was born about 1814 in Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., ON, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Farmer & Miller
• Religion: C. Methodist
• Occupation: 1861, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1878, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; Con 1, Lot 34 & 35

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On the decease of Philip Roblin Sr., Philip Jr., his son, who died in 1899, inherited the estate and succeded to the business. Soon after his father's death he built the third grist mill at the head of the ravine, near the bridge where the road crosses, a fine, three storey modern structure, which over-shot water wheel, seventeen feet in diameter, with three run of stones. He also erected a large storehouse just across the road, which was ultimatly connected with the mill by an overhead gangway. He likewise added a complete saw mill equipment to the lower mill, operated both by steam and water power, and in various ways enlarged and increased it till the milling business here expanded to one of the most extensive in Canada. Large consignments of flour were for many years shipped regularly from these mills to foreign lands, until Roblin's Mills became for a time a leading comercial centre in the country, and a considerable lake depot, with storehouses, shops and docks for convenience of shipping.

Federal Census of 1871 (Ontario Index)

ROBLIN , PHILIP

Sex: Male Age: 56 Birthplace: ONTARIO Religion: Wesleyan Methodist Origin: WELSH Occupation: MILLER District: PRINCE EDWARD ( 059 ) Sub-district: Sophiasburgh ( F ) Division: 2 Page: 42 Microfilm reel: C-9990 Reference: RG31

Residence:
300 Acres, Settled in 1814

Philip married Elizabeth Ann BOGART on 3 Jun 1851 in Adolphustown Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Nicholas BOGART) was born on 5 Oct 1826 in Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jul 1908 in Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Betsey Ann ROBLIN
• Residence: 1861, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
• Obituary: 17 Jul 1908; Picton Gazette

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Birth:
or 1827

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Married:
Home Of The Bride's Father

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• 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

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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

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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

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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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