Charles Stapley Jr

Brief Life History of Charles

When Charles Stapley Jr was born on 28 November 1824, in Rolvenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Stapley, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Bryant, was 22. He married Sarah Parkinson on 24 July 1854, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to New South Wales, Australia in 1838 and lived in Springdale, Washington, Utah, United States in 1880 and Rockville, Washington, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 20 April 1904, in Toquerville, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Toquerville, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Stapley Jr
1824–1904
Sarah Parkinson
1833–1908
Marriage: 24 July 1854
John Edward Rodwell Stapley
1850–1933
Sarah Anne Rodwell Stapley
1852–1882
Harriet Elizabeth Stapley
1855–1878
Charles Henry Stapley
1858–1937
Jane Elizabeth Stapley
1860–1913
Emma Ellen Stapley
1863–1933
Mary Janet Stapley
1865–1935
James Chattle Stapley
1867–1928
William Francis Stapley
1870–1945
Adelaide Parkinson Stapley
1872–1888
Seymour Thomas Stapley
1877–1950

Sources (28)

  • Charles Stapley, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Charles Shapley, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
  • Charles Stapley, Death (1904), "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1848 · The California Gold Rush

On January 24, 1848, gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, which began the California gold rush. In December of that same year, U.S. President James Polk announced the news to Congress. The news of gold lured thousands of “forty-niners” seeking fortune to California during 1849. Approximately 300,000 people relocated to California from all over the world during the gold rush years. It is estimated that the mined gold was worth tens of billions in today’s U.S. dollars. 

Name Meaning

English (Kent and Sussex): habitational name from a lost place called Stapele recorded in the 13th century in the manor of Wootton in East Chiltington (Sussex). The placename probably derives from Old English stapol ‘post, pillar’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’; the reference may have been to a place where timber was got for posts.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Biography of Thomas Parkinson - Thomas Parkinson Family Collection - BYU Digital Collections

Thomas Parkinson was born on December 11, 1830, in Cambridgeshire, England, the second son of James Parkinson and Elizabeth Chattle. His father, James, was born in the not-too-distant hamlet of Farcet …

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