Brief Life History of Charles Randolph
When Charles Randolph Willett was born on 11 October 1854, in Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, his father, George Washington Willett, was 24 and his mother, Martha Stuyvesant Randolph, was 19. He married Jennie Frances Daniels on 14 October 1880, in Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 19 July 1892, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 37.
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- Charles Willett in household of Peter Labree, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Charles Randolph Willetts, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
- Charles R. Willett, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal names Wilot, Wilet, pet forms of Will , itself a short form of William .
English: sometimes a variant of Willard .
English: perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Willet, in Elworthy (Somerset). It is from an earlier name of Doniford Stream, which rises at Willet, and is probably a compound of Old English wiell, will ‘spring’ + an unrecorded gīete ‘stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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