Robert Paul Joslin, PHD

1921 - 1993  (71 years)

• Name	Robert Paul Joslin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	PHD
  Birth	3 Sep 1921	Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	2 Mar 1944  [2, 6]
  	US Army - WWII
  Census	1950	Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Barbara
  Death	24 Jun 1993	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 5]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I29523	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Barbara Hazel Thurston,   b. 3 Mar 1922, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Feb 2006, Orono, Penobscot, Maine, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1943	Arlington Heights, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [8]
  	Home of Robert Joslin
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F13153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Sep 1921 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1943 - Arlington Heights, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Barbara - 1950 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Death - 24 Jun 1993 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4484] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Robert Joslin • Atlanta Constitution - 25 Jun 1993, Dr Robert Paul Joslin -- The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 25 Jun 1993; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia. https://www.newspapers.com/image/403007602/?article=b9a2ebb6-654f-4f9b-a8d2-98cfe890f78d&focus=0.67646736,0.76962453,0.8319171,0.86757404&xid=3355 [S8376] Find a Grave: JOSLIN Robert P 1921-1993, Dr Robert Paul Joslin. Dr. Robert Joslin was a food technologist who graduated from both Northeastern and MIT. He worked for Coca-Cola as a director for quality control and research. He traveled the world and come home to the cabin by the lake in Ellsworth to rest. He was much loved by all for his humor, his generosity, his adventurous spirit, and his intelligence. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143387570/robert_paul_joslin [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Arlington, Middlesex. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Arlington, Middlesex [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 484. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 484 [S58] Ancestry.com, Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2001;), Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia ; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 028456. [S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland ; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe. [S4806] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Barbara Joslin • Ellsworth American - 9 Mar 2006, Ellsworth American, The; Publication Date: 9/ Mar/ 2006; Publication Place: Ellsworth, Maine http://ellsworthmaine.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2050&Itemid=47. [S8375] Find a Grave: THURSTON Barbara Joslin 1922-2006 (Veteran), Barbara Hazel Thurston Joslin. Barbara Thurston Joslin was a descendant of the Thurstons of Deer Isle, Maine and the Gotts of West Tremont, Maine. She lived in many places including Omaha, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Miami, and Atlanta, but always considered midcoast Maine her home. She spent many summers and a few winters in her cabin by the lake. US Coast Guard Women's Reserves (SPARS) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143387794/barbara-hazel-joslin