Puffer Genealogy
HASKINS, Robert Chatham
1857 - 1922 (64 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. HASKINS, Robert Chatham was born on 14 Oct 1857 in Elgin, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada (son of HASKINS, Ira and CHATHAM, Mary); died on 19 Jun 1922 in Douglas, MI; was buried in Chicago, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
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270424843 - _COLOR: 11
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President of the International Harvester Company of America. Mr. Haskins was born in South Crosby, Canada. His father was a Baptist minister and farmer in early life. His mother was also a native of Canada, daughter of an English army officer, Cheetham as originally spelled, now Chatham. Mr. Haskins came to Chicago with is parents when he was six years old. He left the high school at fourteen and went to work for the Champion Harvester Co. and remained with this concern till it became part of the International Harvester Co. in 1903. At that time he was general manager of the Champion Company. In 1912 he was made president of the International Harvester Co. of America. He is a life long student, a man of marked ability, highly honored. Res. 7350 Sheriden Road, Chicago.
(Ed. note: I notice with some distain that so much is written about Mr. Haskins and nothing whatsoever of his wife, who bears the Reference Number in Mr. Nutt's book. DMC.)
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GRID=270424843Robert married PUFFER, Harriett Mary on 17 May 1883 in Chicago, IL. Harriett (daughter of PUFFER, Reuben Wilson and KENYON, Rozella Sandusky) was born on 13 Feb 1862 in Downers Grove, IL; died on 12 Feb 1952 in Winnetka, IL; was buried in Chicago, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- HASKINS, George Elmer was born on 25 Sep 1885 in Chicago, IL; died on 27 Oct 1945 in Broward County, FL.
- HASKINS, Harold Ira was born on 28 Sep 1887 in Du Page County, IL; died in Mar 1963 in Sarasota, FL; was buried in Sarasota, FL.
- HASKINS, Raymond Glessner was born on 13 Apr 1889; died in 1948 in IL; was buried in Elmhurst, IL.
- HASKINS, Dorothy Margaret was born on 23 Jan 1891 in Chicago, IL; died in May 1984 in Winnetka, IL.
- HASKINS, Paul Robert was born on 1 Oct 1892 in Chicago, IL; died on 22 Dec 1927 in Cabin Creek, WV; was buried in Chicago, IL.
- HASKINS, Frank Allen was born on 5 Dec 1895 in Chicago, IL; died on 28 Apr 1939 in Park Ridge, IL; was buried on 1 May 1939 in Chicago, IL.
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2. HASKINS, Ira was born in 1811 in Crosby Township, Leeds, Ontario, Canada (son of HASKINS, Carey Clarence and STEVENS, Eunice); died in 1880 in Leads and Grenville united Counties, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Chicago, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
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GRID=200685819Ira married CHATHAM, Mary on 18 Sep 1841 in Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born in 1818 in Grindstone Island, Quebec, Canada; died on 13 Sep 1901 in Chicago, IL; was buried in Chicago, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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CHATHAM, Mary was born in 1818 in Grindstone Island, Quebec, Canada; died on 13 Sep 1901 in Chicago, IL; was buried in Chicago, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1900, Chicago, IL
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GRID=200684215Children:
- HASKINS, Mary Adelaide was born on 1 Apr 1854 in Canada; died on 18 Aug 1920 in Chicago, IL; was buried on 20 Aug 1920 in Downers Grove, IL.
- 1. HASKINS, Robert Chatham was born on 14 Oct 1857 in Elgin, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Jun 1922 in Douglas, MI; was buried in Chicago, IL.
Generation: 3
4. HASKINS, Carey Clarence was born about 1780; died before 1820. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 8
Carey married STEVENS, Eunice. Eunice was born about 1786 in Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. STEVENS, Eunice was born about 1786 in Canada; and died. Children:
- 2. HASKINS, Ira was born in 1811 in Crosby Township, Leeds, Ontario, Canada; died in 1880 in Leads and Grenville united Counties, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Chicago, IL.