Diane Roberts' wedding. L to R: Ernie Maidment , Diane Roberts, Chuck Roberts, Eva Maidment , Gordon Maidment , Frances Roberts . Diane Maidment collection. Khristine Diane b. 12 Feb 1976. Sources: Frances Roberts . ^/yobinson Family Joseph Robinson b. 1748, d. 20 Feb 1836, bur. Charlottetown University Ave. Cem., m. 15 March 1774 Mary Smith , d. 7jan 1836, bur. Charlottetown University Ave. Cem., only daughter of Lawrence Smith and Jane Ruger of New York . Joseph was one of seven sons born to William Robinson and Ann Gold in , Staffordshire, England . Litde is known of his youth but one would assume that he spent some time as a blacksmith's apprentice, for at the age of 22 he joined the HMS Arethusa, as Armourer, for a period of 3 years. During his tour on the Arethusa, Joseph visited the colonies and in 1763 stayed in New York where he received his discharge in the fall of the same year. He worked there for 12 years before he married Mary Smith . Joseph, Mary, and their children set sail after the American Revolution aboard the HMS Roe- 290