When Charles Smith Hendrickson was born in January 1859, in New York, United States, his father, Nicholas Eldert Hendrickson, was 31 and his mother, Williamina Pettit, was 31. He married Mary Ann Henderson on 21 October 1882, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1870. He died on 9 January 1934, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States.
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The 14th Regiment New York State Militia, or 14th Brooklyn, was constituted on May 13, 1847. The 14th Brooklyn received the nickname “The Red Legged Devils” due to their vibrant red trousers. At the time, most Union regiments wore blue. The volunteer militia, led by Colonel Alfred M. Wood, consisted primarily of abolitionists from Brooklyn. They served between the years of 1861 through 1864 and were known for their grit and determination and never stood down from a fight.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Americanized form of Swedish Henriksson (see Henrikson ), Danish, Norwegian, and North German Henriksen or Henrichsen , and Dutch, North German, and Danish Hendriksen . Compare Hendrixson and Henrickson .
English (eastern): patronymic from the personal name Hendrick + -son. This form of the surname appears to be a 16th- or 17th-century importation to Britain from the Netherlands, and was reinforced in the 20th century.
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