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Note: In 1861 John was a scholar living with his family at Pierhead, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. John (draper) arrived at New York on 24 Mar 1870 on the ship "Australia" which had departed Glasgow via Moville, Ireland. His father John and brother James with wife and daughter arrived a few months later on the same ship, but they later returned to Scotland. John then arrived at the port of Boston on 25 Mar 1871. In 1875 John was a dry goods clerk in Providence, Provicence Co., RI with wife Margaret and a boarder. In 1880 he was a dry goods clerk living at 37 South Union Street, Pawtucket, Providence Co., RI (page 146) with his wife Margaret, son George, father-in-law Adam Purves, a clerk in his dry-goods store, and Alande Drummond, a clerk in his dry-goods store, age 23 from Scotland. John came to Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH in 1881. In 1882 he was a partner in Harley, Robbie, & Vadnies at 866 Elm and lived at 244 Manchester. He began the New York Department Store in partnership with Daniel Harley, located at 866-872 Elm Street. It was one of the largest stores in the town and state. In 1890 John lived at 226 Laurel Street, Manchester. John became a naturalized U.S. citizen on 1 Nov 1886 at the U.S. District Court in Manchester, NH. Witnesses were Fred McAllister and Edward H. Bickford, both of Manchester. From 1890 to 1892 John was a partner in Harley & Robbie, dry goods merchants at 866-872 Elm, Manchester, NH. In 1893 he had separated from Daniel Harley and operated the John Robbie Co. at 866 Elm. In 1893 the John Robbie Company in Manchester suffered a $40,000.00 loss by fire. The creditors of the John Robbie Company filed in Feb 1897 for unpaid expenses. On Monday, Dec. 4 [1893], fire was discovered at 10.39 PM in the John Robbie Co.'s dry goods store in Ferren's building. The total damage was $43,490.75. The insurance paid amounted to $35,069 98. John moved to Denver, CO in 1900 where he mined ore and resided at 1269 Evans Street, Denver, Arapahoe Co., 10th Precinct (page 153) with Margrate and children George A., Albert H., Jeannie F., Effie M., and Bertha. They reported having 9 children with 5 living. In 1901 he lived at 229 S. Ogden, Denver. Denver Post (Denver, CO), Wednesday, November 7, 1900, Page 6 - A CAPITOL HILL FIRE - The residence of John Robbie damaged by smoke and water. About midnight fire was discovered in the residence of John Robbie, 1616 Clarkson Street. No one was in the house at the time and a passer-by saw smoke and sent in the alarm. When the engines arrived there was much smoke and little flames. The doors were broken in and the fire extinguished. The furnishings were ruined by water and smoke. The members of the family knew nothing of the fire until they returned from downtown. The insurance will not cover the loss. The origin of the fire is not known. The death record of his wife Margaret reports her as a widow, but the WWII Draft Registration card for son Albert in 1918 lists him as the closest relative living in Broomfield, CO. In 1920 John Robbie (65 Scotland) was a laborer for the steam railroad lodging in Semper, Jefferson Co., CO; he reported entering the US in 1869 and became a naturalized citizen in 1876.
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