Charles Brayton

Brief Life History of Charles

When Charles Brayton was born on 19 October 1772, in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, Daniel Brayton, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Atwood, was 20. He married Rebecca Havens on 26 April 1795, in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 16 November 1831, in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Brayton Cemetery, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Brayton
1772–1831
Rebecca Havens
1775–1849
Marriage: 26 April 1795
Ann Marcy Brayton
1799–1820
Charles Atwood Brayton
1800–1816
Clarissa Brayton
1802–1803
George Arnold Brayton
1803–1880
William Daniel Brayton
1815–1887

Sources (14)

  • Charles Brayton, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • William D Brayton and Susan J. baker Marriage Record-
  • Charles Brayton, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence

Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

Name Meaning

English (Cumberland): habitational name from any of the places in Cumberland and North Yorkshire named Brayton, from Old Norse breithr ‘broad’ or the Old Norse personal name Breithi + Old English tūn ‘farmstead’.

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

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