Thomas Robinson married Nancy Miller between 1841 and 1845, and they had three children Thomas, Jane and Mary Ann. Thomas was a gauger of boats (checking the draft for barges loaded with coal) at the D&H Canal Company's Honesdale basin. They lived at 353 Ridge Street, overlooking the canal basin. By 1848, the D&H had become the first million-dollar private enterprise in America. Thomas was listed in the 1870 census as a retired 'farmer', and by 1880 he was 'disabled'. He died at the age of 80 in Honesdale on Friday, Sep 5, 1884.
Thomas Robinson married Nancy Miller between 1841 and 1845, and they had three children Thomas, Jane and Mary Ann. Thomas was a gauger of boats (checking the draft for barges loaded with coal) at the D&H Canal Company's Honesdale basin. They lived at 353 Ridge Street, overlooking the canal basin. By 1848, the D&H had become the first million-dollar private enterprise in America. Thomas was listed in the 1870 census as a retired 'farmer', and by 1880 he was 'disabled'. He died at the age of 80 in Honesdale on Friday, Sep 5, 1884.
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