Robert Payne Corbin

Born 2 April 1884 at Stamford, Delaware County, New York

Died 17 April 1961 at Albany, Albany County, New York

Robert was the son of Jason Corbin and Emma Marvin Corbin. He was raised at Stamford where his father was an electrical engineer. He was a graduate of Cornell University School of Horticulture. Robert married to Jessie Augusta Shutts on 6 July 1909 at Stamford. They made their home first at Stamford where he was a florist and his wife was a school teacher. They relocated to Albany, New York about 1920 where he was a private family gardener and his wife a public school teacher. They relocated to Bethlehem, New York about 1925 where he was first a florist and later a private estate superintendent and his wife was a school teacher. They relocated permanently to Rensselaer, New York about 1935 where he was the owner and operator of a neighborhood gas and grocery store known as Corbin Gas Station and Arrowhead Store; and where his wife was the principal of a West Albany school. He was a 25-year member of the Rensselaer Kiwanis Club and a 50-year member of Hobart Lodge, International Order of Odd Fellows. Robert died at Albany Hospital after a long illness. He was buried at Stamford Cemetery at Stamford where his wife and son would also be buried. Robert and Jessie were the parents of one child, Jay Arthur Corbin. Robert was the husband of my second cousin twice removed.

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