Benajah Melvin Robbins

  General Notes:

per research of Robin Birch Carpenter a Robbins descendant through her mother Lillian Robbins Goodspeed Birch, the d/o Percy Robbins and Leonella Howard

research for consideration:
There is a Benajah Robbins born 1813 living in Hague, Warren County in the 1870 census. Also in HH is wife Elsa (Elsie?) born 1828 with probable children:
Evangline 1868
Harvey 1861
Irena 1855 -
Lewis 1860

1880 census of Horicon, Warren County, NY
BENAYER ROBINS 1820
ELCY (Elsie)1830
Evangeline 1868 (daughter)
Also living in Horicon at this time are Benajah's brother and another son Lewis born 1858 married to Josephine born 1861.

1900 Horicon, Warren County, NY
Benager Robbins 1886 is living in the HH of his aunt and uncle Melvin (1855) and Evangeline Kingsley. [Melvin was the s/o Newton Kingsley of Horicon, NY]
Lewis and Josephine have relocated to Ticonderoga, Essex County (some 30 miles away)

1910 Hague, Warren County, NY
Benajah Robbins 1887
Bertha (wife)
Della (dau)
They are living with Bertha's parents and family. (Frank and Annie Spaulding)

1920 Hague, Warren County, NY (surname corrupted)
Bensiah (sic) Robins
Bertha M. 1891
Delia M. 1909
Sharie F. 1914
Leana E. 1917
Ernest H. 1914


1930 Hague, Warren County, NY
Benajah M. Robbins 1887
Bertha M. 1891
Leona E. 1917
Ernest M. 1920
Edna A. 1922
Dorothy G. 1924
Beatrice E. 1926
Pauline R. 1928
Anna N. 1921
Paul B. 1927

Benajah married Bertha M. Spaulding, daughter of Frank Spaulding and Anna Laura Gardner, on 18 Mar 1906 in Hague, Warren County, New York. (Bertha M. Spaulding was born on 22 Feb 1891 in Hague, Warren County, New York, died in 1964 and was buried in Hague Cem; Hague, NY.)