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Levi ROBLIN, UE

Levi ROBLIN, UE[1, 2, 3]

Male 1793 - 1878  (84 years)

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  • Name Levi ROBLIN  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Suffix UE 
    Birth 30 Nov 1793  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 p1 25 Jan 1816.jpg
    Levi Roblin Land Petition p2 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 p3 9-10 Feb 1816.jpg
    Levi Roblin Land Petition p4 13 Feb 1816.jpg    		 Levi Roblin Land Petition p4 13 Feb 1816.jpg
    Property 11 Jun 1821  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Lot 16 Con 2 West of Green Point 
    Occupation 1861  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Lumber Manufacturer 
    1861 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg    		 1861 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg
    Residence 1861  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    1861 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg    		 1861 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg
    Occupation 1871  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Farmer 
    1871 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg    		 1871 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg
    Residence 1871  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    1871 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg    		 1871 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg
    Alt. Death 31 Jul 1878  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Residence Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Lot 17 & 18 Con 2 West of Green Point 
    Death 26 Aug 1878  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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    		 Levi Roblin Death Certificate.jpg
    Burial Roblin Family Cemetery, Near Fish Lake In Sophiasburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Levi Roblin Grave.jpg    		 Levi Roblin Grave.jpg
    Levi Roblin.jpg    		 Levi Roblin.jpg
    Person ID I10038  Ryeland Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2024 

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

    Family 1 Mary SHORTT,   b. Abt Jan 1791, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1828, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 31 Jan 1815  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Eliza ROBLIN,   b. 1815, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1886, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. John Wesley ROBLIN,   b. 1818, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1885, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     3. Philip Levi ROBLIN,   b. Jun 1821, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1901, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     4. James Platt ROBLIN,   b. 20 Nov 1823, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1917, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     5. Sarah ROBLIN,   b. 1825, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1913, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     6. Walter M. C. ROBLIN,   b. 17 May 1828, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1909, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1881, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 23 Apr 1829  Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Thomas Moore ROBLIN,   b. 12 Sep 1832, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1915, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     3. Caleb ROBLIN,   b. 23 Feb 1835, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1907, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     4. Prudence ROBLIN,   b. 1841, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Adelaide ROBLIN,   b. 1845, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2014 

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

  • Photos
    Levi ROBLIN - Restored.jpg    		Levi ROBLIN - Restored.jpg
    1871 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.jpg    		1871 Census Levi ROBLIN and Family.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 [8, 18, 19, 20]

  • Sources 
    1. [S76] Colin Hodgson, The Descendants of Robert Emmet Curlett(e) and Christina (Tina) Trompour First Edition.

    2. [S162] Dr. H.C. Burleigh fonds, (Scanned copies for the family surnames PLATT, ROBLIN and TRUMPOUR from the Queens University Archives.).

    3. [S467] Kenneth C SHORTT Oshawa - Provided to me by Elizabeth Hancocks, The SHORTT Family.

    4. [S20] FamilySearch International Genealogical Index v5.0, (URL: http://www.familysearch.org).

    5. [S647] Roblin Cemetery Transcription.

    6. [S174] Roblin family history gen-rob.001-4, (Owner: Seventh Town Historical Society & Marilyn Adams Genealogical Research Centre).

    7. [S603] 1871 Canadian Census.

    8. [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).

    9. [S139] Jerry Turner.

    10. [S163] Ancestry.com, The Loyalists in Ontario.

    11. [S992] Lot 17 Con 2 West of Green Point Land Papers from Registry Office.

    12. [S993] Land Abstract for Lot 16 Con 2 West of Green Point Sophiasburgh.

    13. [S602] 1861 Canadian Census.

    14. [S182] Jeffery Charles Roblin.

    15. [S814] Kenneth Walter Roblin.

    16. [S589] Ancestry.ca Ontario Death Records.

    17. [S176] Upper Canada Marriage Bonds (1803-1865).

    18. [S420] Linda Heffernan.

    19. [S781] Alexander Campbell Osborne, Pioneer Sketches and Family Reminiscences by Alexander Campbell Osborne, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).

    20. [S181] Jane Lovell, Jane Lovell Email.


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