Amanda Robinson Grandin

Born

Cummington, Mass. (1797)

Died

1874 in Brooklyn, Long Island, N.Y.

Role

Robinson descendant, Grandin family connection

Affiliation

Presbyterian

Bio Notes

Amanda4 Robinson, descended from Gain3, James2, Gain1. Born Sept. 11, 1797 at Cummington, Mass. Died August 1874 at Brooklyn, L.I., N.Y. Married Philip Grandin of Palmyra, N.Y. SIGNIFICANCE: The Grandin family, specifically Egbert B. Grandin, published the first edition of the Book of Mormon in Palmyra NY in 1830. This marriage connects the Robinson family directly to the Book of Mormon publishing family. Dr. Gain Robinson, Amanda's father, was the first physician in Palmyra, 1799, establishing the Robinson-Grandin presence in the birthplace of Mormonism decades before Joseph Smith. Source: Robinson Genealogy Society Vol. 2 1933 p. 90. EVIDENTIARY TIER: SOURCE-CITED.