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Robert Allen Gilbert

Robert Allen Gilbert

Male 1917 - 2001  (84 years)

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  • Name Robert Allen Gilbert  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Born 27 Jan 1917  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Dec 2001  Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 8] 
    • Death
    Buried Lawrenceville, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I42  Clark-Hart
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2018 

    Father Frederick Leroy Gilbert,   b. 07 Jul 1892, Ambler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1991, Indian River, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years) 
    Mother Edna Anderson Clark,   b. 21 Dec 1880, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1942, Ridley Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 1916  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jean Macan Selby,   b. 06 Jan 1918, Ridley Park, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mat 1981, Trenton, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1941  Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. George Selby Gilbert,   b. 22 Jul 1949,   d. 02 Jun 1972  (Age 22 years)
    +2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jan 1917 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Dec 1941 - Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Dec 2001 - Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lawrenceville, NJ Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Robert Allen Gilbert    		Robert Allen Gilbert
    1938 Trinity College Yearbook Page (2 years behind John Kapp Clark)
    1961 - Obituary of Mary Huckel Gilbert (wife of Frederick A Gilbert)    		1961 - Obituary of Mary Huckel Gilbert (wife of Frederick A Gilbert)
    Philadelphia Inquirer 12 Jan 1961
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    1988 - Trinity College    		1988 - Trinity College
    Robert A Gilbert class of 38 and director of alumni relations Gerald J Hansen - Trinity reporter 1988
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Obituary - Robert Allen Gilbert Tinity '38    		Obituary - Robert Allen Gilbert Tinity '38
    Trinity College Reporter - Spring 2002 - page 78
    Gilbert and Clark Families move to 111 Chester Pike    		Gilbert and Clark Families move to 111 Chester Pike
    Del County Daily Times 8 Jul 1936 pg 3

  • Notes 
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      * Obituary Vero Beach Press Journal (FL) - Tuesday, December 18, 2001
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      Mr Robert Allen Gilbert, 84

      OBITUARIES

      Vero Beach Press Journal (FL) - Tuesday, December 18, 2001
      Robert Allen Gilbert, 84, of Vero Beach, died December 14, 2001 after a short illness.

      He was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 27, 1917. He graduated from Trinity College in 1938 and also attended Temple University Graduate School and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was very active in Alumni work at Trinity College where he was awarded the 150th Anniversary award for distinguished service.

      Mr. Gilbert graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1946 and was made Commanding Officer of a Coast Guard Cutter. The last year of the war he spent in Alaska servicing radar and loran installations throughout the territory. Mr. Gilbert was a management consultant for a number of years in New York City for McKinsey and Company. He then went with The New York Stock Exchange in charge of systems and methods where he retired in 1978.

      He married Jean Macan Selby in 1941 and they lived in Princeton, NJ. She died in 1981. Mr. Gilbert married Mary Elam Roorbach in 1983. They lived in Vero Beach for 18 years. He was a member of The Marine Commission of Vero Beach, the Center for The Arts, and The Nassau Club of Princeton. He was also a member of The Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, NJ and the Community Church of Vero Beach.

      He is survived by his wife, Mary R. Gilbert; four children, Barbara Berkman of Trenton, NJ, Katherine Hinckley of Milford, CT, Mary Frank of Elverta, CA, and John Roorbach of Roseburg, OR; and four granddaughters, Sarah Berkman of Denver, CO, Lisa Frank of Sacramento, CA and Caroline and Wendy Hinckley of Milford, CT.

      A son, George Selby Gilbert, died in 1972.

      A Memorial Service will be held 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 19th, at the Community Church of Vero Beach.

      In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to The Center for The Arts, 3001 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach, 32963. Interment will be at a later date in Lawrenceville, NJ.

      Information provided by Lowther Cremation Service, Vero Beach.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 344.
      Record for Robert Allen Gilbert

    2. [S22] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
      Record for Robert Allen Gilbert

    3. [S22] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
      Record for Jean Maca Selby

    4. [S43] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Robert Allen Gilbert

    5. [S20] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 048-03-4049; Issue State: Connecticut; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Record for Robert A. Gilbert

    6. [S113] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Robert Allen Gilbert

    7. [S85] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
      Record for Allen R Gilbert

    8. [S22] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
      Record for Robert Gilbert

    9. [S1] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
      Record for Robert A Gilbert

    10. [S11] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Fred LeRoy Gilbert