Charlotte Rector
1829–
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
The Life of Charlotte
When Charlotte Rector was born in 1829, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, her father, James Vincent Rector, was 47 and her mother, Artemisia Maria Bowie, was 45.
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Family Time Line
French Strother
1831–
Charlotte Rector
1829–
Spouse and Children
1831–Male
1829–Female
Parents and Siblings
1782–1855Male
Artemisia Maria Bowie
1784–1843Female
siblings
(19)
Catherine Ann Rector
1809–1855Female
John H Rector
1811–Male
John A Rector
1811–1920Male
Catharine Ann "Kitty Ann" Rector
1812–1875Female
Susan Simpson Rector
1812–Female
+14 More Children
World Events (3)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 1
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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Age 1
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 15
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
Name Meaning
1 German and Dutch: status name for the director of an institution, in particular the head of a religious house or a college.2 Americanized form of German Richter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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