Robert Bailey Thomas (April 24, 1766 - May 19, 1846), also spelled Robert Bayley Thomas, was an American who created, and for a long time published, the ''

Old Farmer's Almanac The ''Old Farmer's Almanac'' is an almanac containing weather forecasts, planting charts, ephemeris, astronomical data, recipes, and articles. Topics include gardening, sports, astronomy, folklore, and predictions on fad, trends in fashion, foo ...

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Grafton, Massachusetts Grafton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,664 at the 2020 census. The town consists of the North Grafton, Grafton, and South Grafton geographic areas, each with a separate ZIP Code. Incorporated ...

, served for a time as a schoolteacher and then bookbinder and book seller. In 1792 he began his almanac which he continued to edit until his death.

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''The Old Farmer and His Almanack''
by George Lyman Kittredge, William Ware and Company, Boston, 1904
Beginning at page 5
with "The Education of Robert Bailey Thomas..." and going to page 8 this book speaks about how Robert Bailey Thomas worked as a schoolteacher, bookbinder and bookseller before in 1792 preparing the first issue of the almanac which was for the year of 1793. {{US-publisher-stub 18th-century American publishers (people) 18th-century American businesspeople 19th-century American publishers (people) 19th-century American businesspeople People from Grafton, Massachusetts Businesspeople from Massachusetts 1766 births 1846 deaths