Born: November 7, 1813, Hart­ford, Con­nec­ti­cut.

Died: May 23, 1883, Hart­ford, Con­nec­ti­cut.

Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hart­ford, Con­nec­ti­cut.

Son of Gurdon & Julia Savage Robins, Gurdon Jr. served as a lieu­ten­ant and quar­ter­mas­ter in the 17th Con­nec­ti­cut Vol­un­teer In­fan­try dur­ing the Amer­i­can ci­vil war. He la­ter be­came the ci­ty clerk in Hart­ford, Con­nec­ti­cut.

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Hymns

1. No Night Shall Be in Heaven
2. There Is a Land Mine Eye Hath Seen
3. When Thickly Beat the Storms of Life