Brief Life History of Charles Watson
When Charles Watson Bridgman was born on 13 July 1873, in Morgan, Illinois, United States, his father, Henry Bridgman, was 35 and his mother, Lavina Angel, was 28. He married Cora May Yantis on 5 October 1892, in Shelby, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Flat Branch Township, Shelby, Illinois, United States for about 20 years and Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1873. He died on 9 May 1972, in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States, at the age of 98, and was buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States.
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- G W Bridgman, "United States Census, 1920"
- Chas W Bridgeman, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
- Charles Watson Bridgman, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bridgeman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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