Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Parrott was born on 1 May 1818, in Turtlecreek Township, Warren, Ohio, United States, his father, William James Parrott, was 63 and his mother, Matilda Ann Tharp, was 42. He married Adeline C. Sweet on 26 July 1840, in Niles, Berrien, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Cascade Township, Dubuque, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Oakfield Township, Audubon, Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 4 November 1907, in Exira, Audubon, Iowa, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Exira Cemetery, Exira, Audubon, Iowa, United States.
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- Charles Parrott, "United States Census, 1900"
- Charles Parott, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- Charles Parrott, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1833
GNiS Detail - Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa USGS Database describes Dubuque as Post Office. Post Offices Opened as Dubuque's Mines 05/27/1833. Name changed to Dubuque 01/24/1837.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from a short form of the Middle English personal name Peres, Peris (from Old French Pierre; see Pearce ) + the diminutive suffixes -et, -ot.
English: habitational name from North Perrott in Somerset or South Perrott in Dorset (both named from the River Parret on which they stand, the etymology of which name is uncertain).
Altered form of French Parrot or of its variant Parot or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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