Brief Life History of Charles William
When Charles William Antrim was born on 3 January 1811, in Ohio, United States, his father, William Newton Antrim, was 26 and his mother, Rachel Briant, was 20. He married Rebecca Armstrong on 18 April 1836. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Somers Township, Preble, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He died on 26 December 1883, in Butler, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Somerville, Butler, Ohio, United States.
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- Charles Antram, "United States Census, 1870"
- Charles Antrim, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Charles William Antrim, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
Name Meaning
Cornish (Middlesex and Surrey): variant of Antram , altered by false association with the name of the county in Northern Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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