Charles Frederic Brownell

Male19 March 1831–3 May 1863

Brief Life History of Charles Frederic

When Charles Frederic Brownell was born on 19 March 1831, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Doctor Richmond Brownell, was 41 and his mother, Harriet Baylies Church, was 27. He died on 3 May 1863, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Doctor Richmond Brownell
1790–1866
Harriet Baylies Church
1803–1889
George Edward Brownell
1822–1842
Albert Augustus Brownell
1825–1838
Dr. William Richmond BROWNELL
1828–1873
Charles Frederic Brownell
1831–1863
Mary Church Brownell
1834–1879
Francis Seymour BROWNELL
1837–1925
Harriet Church Brownell
1840–1840

Sources (6)

  • Charles F Brownell in household of Richmond Brownell, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Charles Frederic Brownell, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
  • Charles Frederic Brownell, "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"

Parents and Siblings

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World Events (6)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Age 1

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 5

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1841 · Dorr Rebellion

Age 10

The Dorr Rebellion, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, took place from 1841 until 1842. During the Rebellion, the middle-class residents of Rhode Island attempted to force broader democracy to the state legislation.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) brown hill or corner of land’, from Middle English brun(e), broun(e) + hil ‘hill’ or hale ‘nook, corner’ (Old English brūn + hyll or halh), or a habitational name from any of various places so named, for example in Yorkshire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire.

History: Thomas Brownell came from England to Little Compton, RI, c. 1650.

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

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