Henry Robbins is thought to have purchased a family plot when his first wife, Martha A. Robbins died in childbirth, March, 1849 at the age of 24, leaving two sons. Henry later married Sarah, maiden name unknown; together they had probably not more than 3 children before August, 1862. During that month Henry enlisted to fight in the Civil War, joining Company C of the 26th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry when it was formed in Norwich, Connecticut November 1862.
The 26th Regiment shipped out to Louisiana, where Henry and many other members of the regiment died as a result of malaria and similar diseases. Henry died April 2, 1863, at the age of 42 in Camp Parapet, Louisiana, almost two full months before the regiment engaged in combat. Henry's Civil War gravestone faces in the opposite direction of his first wife, Martha - seen in accompanying photo, to the left of Henry. Martha's gravestone is very difficult to read, so I'm not including a photo of it. In back of Henry's stone, facing in the same direction, is the monument of Arthur D. Ashley.
The occupation listed for Henry on the Old Lyme 1860 Census was that of Master Mariner.
The 26th Regiment shipped out to Louisiana, where Henry and many other members of the regiment died as a result of malaria and similar diseases. Henry died April 2, 1863, at the age of 42 in Camp Parapet, Louisiana, almost two full months before the regiment engaged in combat. Henry's Civil War gravestone faces in the opposite direction of his first wife, Martha - seen in accompanying photo, to the left of Henry. Martha's gravestone is very difficult to read, so I'm not including a photo of it. In back of Henry's stone, facing in the same direction, is the monument of Arthur D. Ashley.
The occupation listed for Henry on the Old Lyme 1860 Census was that of Master Mariner.
Henry Robbins is thought to have purchased a family plot when his first wife, Martha A. Robbins died in childbirth, March, 1849 at the age of 24, leaving two sons. Henry later married Sarah, maiden name unknown; together they had probably not more than 3 children before August, 1862. During that month Henry enlisted to fight in the Civil War, joining Company C of the 26th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry when it was formed in Norwich, Connecticut November 1862.
The 26th Regiment shipped out to Louisiana, where Henry and many other members of the regiment died as a result of malaria and similar diseases. Henry died April 2, 1863, at the age of 42 in Camp Parapet, Louisiana, almost two full months before the regiment engaged in combat. Henry's Civil War gravestone faces in the opposite direction of his first wife, Martha - seen in accompanying photo, to the left of Henry. Martha's gravestone is very difficult to read, so I'm not including a photo of it. In back of Henry's stone, facing in the same direction, is the monument of Arthur D. Ashley.
The occupation listed for Henry on the Old Lyme 1860 Census was that of Master Mariner.
The 26th Regiment shipped out to Louisiana, where Henry and many other members of the regiment died as a result of malaria and similar diseases. Henry died April 2, 1863, at the age of 42 in Camp Parapet, Louisiana, almost two full months before the regiment engaged in combat. Henry's Civil War gravestone faces in the opposite direction of his first wife, Martha - seen in accompanying photo, to the left of Henry. Martha's gravestone is very difficult to read, so I'm not including a photo of it. In back of Henry's stone, facing in the same direction, is the monument of Arthur D. Ashley.
The occupation listed for Henry on the Old Lyme 1860 Census was that of Master Mariner.
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Records on Ancestry
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1850 United States Federal Census
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Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
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North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
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