Brief Life History of Charles Francis
When Charles Francis Goward was born on 9 July 1803, in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Francis Goward, was 29 and his mother, Polly Mary Kimbell, was 27. He married Sally Ann Briggs on 23 April 1826, in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 22 May 1879, in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Charles F Goward, "United States Census, 1870"
- Charles F. Goward, "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961"
- Charles F. in entry for Warren J. Wentworth and Sarah F. Goward, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1804 · The Twelfth Amendment
With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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English (Norfolk): variant of Gower , with excrescent -d.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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