Dr. William Sumner Robertson b. 1 Oct 1837 New Brunswick, Canada d. 12 Jun 1888: John and Susan Howell's Family History Pages

1837 - 1888 (50 years)

Name	William Sumner Robertson [3, 4, 5]
Prefix	Dr.
Birth	1 Oct 1837	New Brunswick, Canada [6]
Gender	Male
Lived in	New Germany, NS [3]
FamilySearch ID	27SZ-8G3
FamilySearch URL	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/27SZ-8G3
Death	12 Jun 1888 [6]
Burial	St. John in the Wilderness Cemetery, New Germany, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia [6]
Person ID	I2619	Main
Last Modified	28 Jan 2020

Family Fanny E. Allen, b. 1842 d. 20 Aug 1906 (Age 64 years)

Children

+	1. Margaret A. Robertson, b. 24 Oct 1867, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada d. 18 Dec 1895, Boston, MA (Age 28 years)
	2. Mary Robertson, b. Abt 1870, New Brunswick, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	3. William Robertson, b. Abt 1872, New Brunswick, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Jessie Robertson, b. Abt 1873, New Brunswick, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Mabel Robertson, b. Abt 1875, New Brunswick, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Harry Robertson, b. Abt 1877, New Brunswick, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Harold Robertson, b. Abt 1880, New Brunswick, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Fannie E. Robertson, b. Abt Oct 1882 d. 24 Feb 1887 (Age ~ 4 years)

Family ID F1078 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Nov 2004

Event Map

	Birth - 1 Oct 1837 - New Brunswick, Canada
	Lived in - - New Germany, NS
	Burial - - St. John in the Wilderness Cemetery, New Germany, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

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Notes

From the "History of the County of Lunenburg":

"William Sumner Robertson, whose death occurred at his residence in New Germany, on the morning of June 12th, 1888, was born at St. John, New Brunswick, and at the time of his decease was in his fifty-second year. He was for some years a student at Sackville, N.B., and afterwards entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, where, in due course, he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine. One of his lecturers was the late celebrated John William Draper— a man of world-wide reputation on account of his scientific researches and philosophical writings. Through the influence of Thad- deus Sumner, a connection of his through his mother, the Doctor obtained a position in the Federal Army, as assistant surgeon, and was attached to the 5th corps under General Warren. The Civil War was then in full progress, and the Doctor was in five engagements before Petersburg and at the Crater— which latter action was called ' The Tragedy of the Crater.' He remained in active service for two years, and was twice wounded. After the close of the war he returned home, and fourteen years ago settled in New Germany, where he practised his profession and devoted his leisure time to farming and mechanical inventions, for which latter he had a great fondness. As a man he was genial and warm-hearted, and at the beck and call of all who needed his services. He had a fund of varied knowledge, and was a pleasing conversationalist and forcible debater. Dr. Robertson left a widow and a large family of children."

1881 Canadian Census notes:

"Birthplace New Brunswick, Age 42, Physician, Ethnic origin: Scottish, Church of England" [5, 6, 7]

Sources

[S1229] Marilyn Woodworth, St. John in the Wilderness Cemetery Listing, (Cemetery Listing Transcribed by Marilyn Woodworth in May 2001. ms.place@ns.sympatico.ca), http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/lunenburg/stjohnwilderness.html.
[SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).
[S769] Author unknown, DesBrisay Museum Nicolas Davison Tree, (Two page tree, typed.), E. D. Davison Obituary from Enterprise, July 23, 1902.
[S1735] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 27 Aug 2018), entry for William Sumner Robertson, person ID 27SZ-8G3.
[S622] 1881 Canadian Census, (1881), http://www.familysearch.org/ENG/Search/Census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1881CN_120354_0&frompage=99.
[S1228] Nova Scotia GenWeb Project, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/), http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/lunenburg/stjohnwilderness.html.
[S1550] Mather Byles DesBrisay, History of the County of Lunenburg, (Full text google.books.com), p. 164-165 http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA219&dq=%22edward+doran+davison%22&rview=1&id=_qgOAAAAYAAJ&as_brr=3.

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