Charles Leonard Frost Robinson b. 9 JUL 1874, New York, died off Newport, Rhode Island, 6 Jul 1916, aboard his yacht "Savarona", married on 30 June 1895, Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Beach, of Hartford CT, b. 3 NOV 1869, d. 13 Apr 1936. Elizabeth was the niece of Samuel Colt by his sister-in-law Hettie Hart Jarvis, sister of Colt's wife Elizabeth Hart Jarvis.
The eldest son of Charles L. F. and Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Beach Robinson, Caldwell Colt Robinson, was a platoon leader in 82d Company, 3d Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Div., AEF, when he was killed at Belleau Wood, France, 6 June 1918. Caldwell was awarded the Navy Cross, the DSC and a Silver Star for his service.
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