Levi ROBLIN, UE^{[1, 2, 3]}

1793 - 1878  (84 years)

• Name	Levi ROBLIN  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	UE
  Birth	30 Nov 1793	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [4, 9]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9A4426DD207341B6916B2504EABD2BC022A6
  Order in Council - UEL Land Grant	13 Feb 1816  [10]
  	Granted 200 Acres
  		Levi Roblin Land Petition p1 25 Jan 1816.jpg
  		Levi Roblin Land Petition p2 25 Jan 1816.jpg
  		Levi Roblin Land Petition p3 9-10 Feb 1816.jpg
  		Levi Roblin Land Petition p4 13 Feb 1816.jpg
  Property	11 Jun 1821	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Lot 17 Con 2 West of Green Point
  	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	13 Jul 1846	Beckwith Twp, Ontario, Canada
  	South 1/2 of Lot 19 Con 7
  	Archives of Ontario Microfilm MS 658 Reel 30 Document 608- 610
  Property	12 Sep 1852	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Lot 16 Con 2 West of Green Point
  Occupation	1861	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	Lumber Manufacturer
  		1861 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg
  Residence	1861	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  		1861 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg
  Occupation	1871	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  		1871 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg
  Residence	1871	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  		1871 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg
  Alt. Death	31 Jul 1878	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  Residence	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [15]
  	Lot 17 & 18 Con 2 West of Green Point
  Death	26 Aug 1878	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 16]
  	Cause: Suicide by drowning while temporarily insane
  	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 Roblin Death Certificate.jpg
  Burial	Roblin Family Cemetery, Near Fish Lake In Sophiasburg   [5]
  		Levi Roblin Grave.jpg
  		Levi Roblin.jpg
  Person ID	I10038	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Philip ROBLIN, UE,   b. 17 Dec 1772, Smiths Clove, Orange, New York, USA d. 17 May 1848, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Prudence PLATT,   b. 6 Jan 1771, New York, USA d. 24 Aug 1850, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1793	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [4, 9]
  Family ID	F1157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary SHORTT,   b. Abt Jan 1791, New Jersey, USA d. May 1828, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1815	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [4, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Eliza ROBLIN,   b. 1815, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 May 1886, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years) + 2. John Wesley ROBLIN,   b. 1818, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Jan 1885, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years) + 3. Philip Levi ROBLIN,   b. Jun 1821, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Jan 1901, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years) + 4. James Platt ROBLIN,   b. 20 Nov 1823, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Nov 1917, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years) + 5. Sarah ROBLIN,   b. 1825, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Apr 1913, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years) + 6. Walter M. C. ROBLIN,   b. 17 May 1828, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Apr 1909, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F3140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth OSBORNE,   b. Abt 1798, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Feb 1881, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1829	Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada   [17]
  	Name of Future Husband: ROBLIN, Levi Residence: Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County Name of Future Wife: OSBORNE, Elizabeth Residence: Sophiasburgh Township Reference: RG 5 B9 Volume: 18 Bond Number: 1733 Date: 1829-04-23 Microfilm reel number: C-6779
  Children	> 1. Maria ROBLIN,   b. 1831, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Thomas Moore ROBLIN,   b. 12 Sep 1832, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Jul 1915, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) + 3. Caleb ROBLIN,   b. 23 Feb 1835, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Oct 1907, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years) > 4. Prudence ROBLIN,   b. 1841, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   5. Adelaide ROBLIN,   b. 1845, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Nov 1793 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 31 Jan 1815 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Property - Lot 17 Con 2 West of Green Point - 11 Jun 1821 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 23 Apr 1829 - Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada Property - South 1/2 of Lot 19 Con 7 - 13 Jul 1846 - Beckwith Twp, Ontario, Canada Property - Lot 16 Con 2 West of Green Point - 12 Sep 1852 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Lumber Manufacturer - 1861 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Alt. Death - 31 Jul 1878 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lot 17 & 18 Con 2 West of Green Point - - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Suicide by drowning while temporarily insane - 26 Aug 1878 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Roblin Family Cemetery, Near Fish Lake In Sophiasburg  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Levi ROBLIN - Restored.jpg

  
  

• 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 Picton's 100 Years: 1837-1937 Levi Roblin, one of the brothers previously mentioned, built a saw mill at the foot of the ravine near the bay, and likewise a private residence. The former was equipped with an old fashioned upright saw, worked by a water wheel and crank, and which for many years did the principal share of custom sawing, and was the only saw mill in an extensive region. Its persistent measured beats were and object of interest to youthful eyes that watched its movements by the hour. Levi was born and raised at Roblin's Mills near Green Point and became a miller at his parents mill of the same location. He presumably lived with his parents until his marriage to Mary Shortt in about 1812. According to the historical marker at the Roblin homestead on Fish Lake Road, Levi purchased this property in 1821, and may have lived there. However this property was some distance from his 'job' in Roblin's Mills and so it seems likely that it was purchased as a rental property with tenant farmers. There was (and still was in July 2001) a small house near the Roblin homestead house that was the tenant house. According to Wannamaker, Levi lived in a house near the school at the crosssroads to the James Platt Roblin farm (i.e., the Roblin Family homestead), which is now the junction of highway 35 and Fish Lake Road. Wannamaker also states that Levi and Phillip III jointly inherited the Roblin's Mills land and buildings upon his father's death in 1848. It seems likely that the mills were becoming less profitable by this time as the economy was changing and timber less plentiful. In 1871, Levi described himself as a farmer in the Ontario census, although it seems likely that this was not true as he was 78 at the time. His wife Mary died in 1828 (childbirth ?) and shortly thereafter Levi married Elizabeth Osbourne with whom he has four more children (Maria, 1831; Thomas M., 1832-1915; Caleb, 1836-1907; Prudence, 1841; Adelaide, 1845). Levi was buried in the Roblin Family Cemetery on Fish Lake Road, next to the Roblin Family homestead presumably the home of his son James Platt at the time. [8, 18, 19, 20]

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Colin Hodgson, The Descendants of Robert Emmet Curlett(e) and Christina (Tina) Trompour First Edition. [S162] Dr. H.C. Burleigh fonds, (Scanned copies for the family surnames PLATT, ROBLIN and TRUMPOUR from the Queens University Archives.). [S467] Kenneth C SHORTT Oshawa - Provided to me by Elizabeth Hancocks, The SHORTT Family. [S20] FamilySearch International Genealogical Index v5.0, (URL: http://www.familysearch.org). [S647] Roblin Cemetery Transcription. [S174] Roblin family history gen-rob.001-4, (Owner: Seventh Town Historical Society & Marilyn Adams Genealogical Research Centre). [S603] 1871 Canadian Census. [S293] John Blythe Dobson, Ancestor Table for the Hon. Duff Roblin, Premier of Manitoba, (URL: http://cybrary.uwinnipeg.ca/people/dobson/Manitobiana/issues/001.cfm). [S139] Jerry Turner. [S163] Ancestry.com, The Loyalists in Ontario. [S992] Lot 17 Con 2 West of Green Point Land Papers from Registry Office. [S993] Land Abstract for Lot 16 Con 2 West of Green Point Sophiasburgh. [S602] 1861 Canadian Census. [S182] Jeffery Charles Roblin. [S814] Kenneth Walter Roblin. [S589] Ancestry.ca Ontario Death Records. [S176] Upper Canada Marriage Bonds (1803-1865). [S420] Linda Heffernan. [S781] Alexander Campbell Osborne, Pioneer Sketches and Family Reminiscences by Alexander Campbell Osborne, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.). [S181] Jane Lovell, Jane Lovell Email.