Brief Life History of Charles Wesley
When Charles Wesley Moffet was born on 17 August 1856, in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States, his father, Orlando Moffet, was 37 and his mother, Catharine Beam, was 35. He married Fannie Burbank on 2 February 1877, in Shawnee, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Williamsport Township, Shawnee, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Kittitas, Washington, United States for about 10 years. He died on 29 September 1930, in Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington, United States.
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Sources (22)
- Charles W Moffitt, "United States Census, 1920"
- C W Moffett, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Charles Wesley Moffet, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"
Spouse and Children
1856–1930 Male
1857–1914 Female
Children (4)
1880–1946 Female
1882–1883 Female
1883–1885 Female
1886–1981 Female
Parents and Siblings
1818–1875 Male
1821–1891 Female
Siblings (6)
1840–1913 Female
1842–1924 Male
1845–1922 Female
1848–1923 Male
1856–1930 Male
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World Events (8)
1857
Age 1
1863
Age 7
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 20
Name Meaning
Scottish, Irish, and northern English: variant of Moffatt .
Altered form of French Maufay, a variant of Maufait: nickname from Old French mau fait ‘misshapen’ (from mal, mau ‘badly’ + fait, past participle of faire ‘to do or make’), used as a nickname for a deformed individual. Compare Monfette .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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