Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Summers was born in 1810, in New Jersey, United States, his father, William Summers, was 26 and his mother, Rachel Hoagland, was 24. He married Laura Tower in 1829. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Oakland Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. He died on 4 March 1880, in Goodison, Oakland, Michigan, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Lake Orion, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
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- Charles Summers, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Charles Summers - Family genealogies: birth-name: Charles Summers
- Charles Summers, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1820
On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
1833
The Camden & Amboy railroad was completed in 1833. It made transportation between New York City and Philadelphia possible within a 7-hour time-frame. This advancement led to dozens of other companies opening railroad lines during the 1800's.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Summer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: occupational or topographic name for someone who lived or worked at the house of someone named Somer (see Summer ).
Irish (Sligo): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Somacháin ‘descendant of Somachán’, a personal name meaning ‘soft, gentle, innocent’, due to confusion with samhradh ‘summer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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