Brief Life History of Charles Edward
When Charles Edward Dewey was born on 29 November 1826, in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, Jedediah Dewey, was 32 and his mother, Hannah Eldred, was 23. He married Martha Hamlin on 5 February 1857. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 2 December 1912, at the age of 86, and was buried in Old Bennington, Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States.
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- Charles Dewey, "United States Census, 1870"
- C.e. Dewey, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Charles E Dewey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Welsh: from the personal name Dewi, Welsh form of David . In some cases the name may arise from the dedication of parish churches in places called Llanddewi (Saint David's), of which there are several.
Anglicized form of a French Huguenot name of uncertain form and origin. Traditionally it is recorded as Douai, a habitational name from a city so named in northern France, but it could also be from Old Norman French du we(z) ‘of the ford’, from a variant of standard French gué ‘ford’.
In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch De Weij (archaic De Wey): cognate of Van der Weij (see Wey ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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