Amy Robinson
1833 - 1907 (74 years)-
Name Amy Robinson Birth 24 Mar 1833 Ossian, Livingston Co., New York, USA 
Gender Female Death 29 Mar 1907 Canisteo, Steuben Co., New York, USA Burial Heritage Hill Cemetery, Arkport, Steuben Co., New York, USA Notes - Mrs. Amy Stephens Allen died March 29, at the home of her daughter, Mrs Eva L. Stephens, after an illness of several years. She was a patient sufferer always greeting her friends with a smile and pleasant word. Her home was always noted for its hospitality. No one ever asked aid of her and went away disappointed. She was the daughter of Robert and Cynthia Robinson of Ossian, N. Y., and was born, March 24, 1834. In early life she joined the Park M. E. church at Hornell and became a member of the choir which position she filled for many years. She was a grand daughter of Silas Seward of Deposit, a fifer in the Revolutionary war. On July 4, 1854, she was united in marriage to Delavan Stephens, youngest son of Colonel John II. Stephens of Hornell one of the oldest settlers of the Canisteo valley. She became the mother of seven children, three of which survive her, John Robinson Jr., of Arkport, Mrs. Eva L. Stephens and Mrs. Etta Stephens of Canisteo. The father and husband died April 11, 1884.
In 1890, September 20, she married Wesson Allen of South Dansville, who died in 1893. She then returned to the old homestead on the Arkport road where she resided until the death of her son, Marshall. She leaves two brothers, Capt. Silas W. Robinson of Bradford and Henry Robinson of Alfred. The services were held in Presbyterian church a t Canisteo, Rev. B. VanFleet Putnam officiating Burial in the family plot at Arkport. Those from out of town who attended were: £apt. S. W. Robinson, Bradford; J. R. Stephens and family, G. V. Mayo, Arkport; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Robinson, Mr. and Mrs, Noble Robinson, Mrs. E. Sims, Mrs. Mary Angle, Mrs. C. D. Emery, Mr and Mrs. W. B. Goff, Adalbert Ferry, Mrs, R. Morris, Hornell.
(The Times-Republican Canisteo, NY, April 17, 1907)
Person ID I12212 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 23 Jan 2021
Father Robert W. Robinson Mother Cynthia Seward Family ID F6554 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Delevan Stephens, b. 16 Mar 1812 Marriage 4 Jul 1854 Family ID F6555 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Wesson Allen, b. ca 1821, Onondaga Co., New York, USA d. 16 Jun 1893, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 72 years) Marriage 20 Sep 1890 Hornell, Steuben Co., New York, USA - From Steuben County Clerks office, names, father, George Allen and mother, Hannah Weatherby. He may also be the Wesson Allen who married Sarah Hartman, dau. of Eaton Hartman, in 1882
Family ID F3285 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Dec 2020
- Mrs. Amy Stephens Allen died March 29, at the home of her daughter, Mrs Eva L. Stephens, after an illness of several years. She was a patient sufferer always greeting her friends with a smile and pleasant word. Her home was always noted for its hospitality. No one ever asked aid of her and went away disappointed. She was the daughter of Robert and Cynthia Robinson of Ossian, N. Y., and was born, March 24, 1834. In early life she joined the Park M. E. church at Hornell and became a member of the choir which position she filled for many years. She was a grand daughter of Silas Seward of Deposit, a fifer in the Revolutionary war. On July 4, 1854, she was united in marriage to Delavan Stephens, youngest son of Colonel John II. Stephens of Hornell one of the oldest settlers of the Canisteo valley. She became the mother of seven children, three of which survive her, John Robinson Jr., of Arkport, Mrs. Eva L. Stephens and Mrs. Etta Stephens of Canisteo. The father and husband died April 11, 1884.
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Birth - 24 Mar 1833 - Ossian, Livingston Co., New York, USA 
Marriage - 20 Sep 1890 - Hornell, Steuben Co., New York, USA 
Death - 29 Mar 1907 - Canisteo, Steuben Co., New York, USA 
Burial - - Heritage Hill Cemetery, Arkport, Steuben Co., New York, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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