Charlotte Gertrude Champlin

Brief Life History of Charlotte Gertrude

When Charlotte Gertrude Champlin was born on 20 February 1823, in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States, her father, William Howard Champlin, was 29 and her mother, Marilla Barlow, was 24. She married William J. Gordon on 25 May 1843, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Glenville, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1880. She died on 13 April 1887, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

William J. Gordon
1818–1892
Charlotte Gertrude Champlin
1823–1887
Marriage: 25 May 1843
George W. Gordon
1845–1849
Charles Gordon
1846–1902
Georgiana Gordon
1848–1876
Ella Gordon
1853–1853
Ella Gordon
1859–1860

Sources (11)

  • Charlotte Gordon in household of W J Gordon, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Charlotte Gertrude Champlen, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Charlotte Gertrude Champlin Gordon, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1836 · The Bridge War

On Halloween, tension between Cleveland and Ohio City began to boil over. Both sides of the river armed themselves with muskets and a cannon over the Columbus Street Bridge. These tensions were brought about because the bridge's location was diverting commercial attention away from Ohio City completely and the way that their concerns were being treated. Cleveland's mayor tried to reason with the enraged citizens but was greeted with a volley of rocks. No deaths were recorded but three men were injured.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): from Anglo-Norman French Campelin, Champelin, occasionally C(h)ample(i)n and C(h)ampel(i)on, perhaps A habitational name denoting a man from any of the places in Normandy and Picardy named with Latin campelli ‘little fields’, such as Campeaux (Calvados, Oise) or (Les) Champeaux (Manche, Orne). In Yorkshire, Camplin may have been confused with Campion .

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

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