Charles WAKEFIELD

Born

13 April 1769 , Burke Co., Crown Colony of North Carolina

Died

27 January 1846 , Gilmer Co., Georgia, USA

Age: 77

Charles married Sarah "Sallie" ? . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Sarah "Sallie" ? was born abt. 1774 Sarah "Sallie" died abt. 1842

Parents & Family of Charles WAKEFIELD

Parents of Charles WAKEFIELD

Father

Abel (4Th) WAKEFIELD

Mother

Margaret JENKINS

Grandparents of Charles WAKEFIELD

Paternal grandparents

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Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Married Sarah ? in Burke Co., Ga. in 1792.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles WAKEFIELD

Charles WAKEFIELD married

Sarah "Sallie" ?
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Children of Charles WAKEFIELD and Sarah "Sallie" ?

Thomas Jefferson WAKEFIELD

Born: abt. 1792,
Died: ,

Robert WAKEFIELD

Born: abt. 1793,
Died: ,

John A. WAKEFIELD

Born: abt. 1794, Linville/Burke, North Carolina, USA
Died: abt. 1835, Morgan Co., Indiana, USA

Married: Delilah LOVING

Alexander WAKEFIELD

Born: abt. 1795,
Died: ,

Nancy WAKEFIELD

Born: abt. 1797,
Died: ,

Oscar WAKEFIELD

Born: abt. 1798,
Died: ,

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Birth — 1769
13 April 1769
Burke Co., Crown Colony of North Carolina

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

Death — 1846
27 January 1846
Gilmer Co., Georgia, USA
He died at the age of 76.

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Carolina is from the Latin word for Charles (Carolus) honoring King Charles I of England (who made the original land grant in 1629). South Carolina was formed in 1729, when the Carolina colony was divided in two. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1729 - Crown Colony of Carolina
1729 - 1789 - Crown Colony of North Carolina
November 21, 1789 - North Carolina becomes 12th U.S. state

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