Person:Mary Robinson (114)

Origins Little is known about Mary Mariah Robinson’s origins other than the fact that she was born in Canada. In the 1881 census, she states that she is of Irish background. According to her daughter, Florence, Mary may have had a brother named Moses.

1881 Canadian Census Charles McKenzie, age 41, born in Quebec is living in Morrison, Muskoka, Ontario. He is a hotel keeper. His ethnic origin is Scottish. His wife is Mary M. McKenzie, 40, born in Ontario and of Irish origin. She is also Presbyterian. They are living with their children: John, 14, Charles, 12, Isabella Maude, 10, Flora, 8, Ida, 6, Annie, 2, and William Robert, 1. There is one servant living with them as well as two labourers and two shoe makers.

Moses Robinson was born Dec. 10,1855, and died in 1925. He is buried at the Bethel Cemetery in Morrison Township. ( In her late seventies, Florence told me she THOUGHT Mary Mariah had a brother, Moses. )

1. ↑ Email from Cecil James Porter
   Aug 15, 2007, From McKenzie Family Bible.
2. ↑ Email from Cecil James Porter
   Aug 15, 2007.
3.   Email from Cecil James Porter.
4.   Email from Cecil James Porter
   8 Jan 2008.