Brief Life History of Charles Howard
When Charles Howard Odlin was born on 27 November 1836, in Somerset, Maine, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Odlin, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Crowell, was 26. He married Sarah Ann Curtis Corbett on 25 September 1856, in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States in 1850 and Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1867. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 7 February 1867, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Charles H Odlin, "United States Census, 1860"
- Charles H. Odling, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Charles A. Odlin, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
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1838 · The Aroostook War
"An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or ""Pork and Beans War"". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears."
1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Norman, English: relationship name from the Norman personal name Odelin or its female form Odelina, both double diminutives of Continental Germanic Odo ( see Oade and Oates ).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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