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Joseph Robinson
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Farmer, municipal official.
Born at Hull, England on 18 September 1872, he immigrated to Ontario with his family then came to Carberry in 1891. He later moved to a farm in the Arizona School district where he lived until 1944. On 30 November 1898, he married Sarah Julia Harding (1879-1975) at Carberry and they had three children: Elsie May Robinson (1901-1994, wife of Henry Charles Stanley Hunt), Vera Gertrude Robinson (1905-2004, wife of Edgar Bennett Sager), and Joseph Harvey Robinson (1913-1996).
He served as a councillor for the Municipality of North Norfolk for over 40 years and was its Reeve (1920-1925). He was a member of the Masons (Gothic Lodge No. 75), served as the local weed inspector, and was an agent for the Portage Mutual Insurance Company for over 30 years. He was an active member of the Conservative Party.
He died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 16 July 1954 and was buried in the Austin Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Joseph Robinson, Sarah J Harding], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Elsie May Robinson, Vera Gertrude Robinson, Joseph Harvey Robinson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Marriage registration [Vera Gertrude Robinson, Edgar Bennett Sager], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Elsie May Robinson, Henry Charles Stanley Hunt], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Joseph Robinson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Austin pioneer, Joseph Robinson, dies in hospital,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 July 1954, page 27.
“Former Reeve and Councillor Jos. Robinson, passes away,” MacGregor Herald, 22 July 1954, page 1.
Obituary [Elsie May Hunt], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 March 1994, page 19.
Obituary [Joseph Harvey Robinson], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 May 1996, page 35.
Obituary [Vera Gertrude Sager], Victoria Times Colonist, 7 July 2004.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Arlene Jarema and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 May 2025
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