Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Buford Sr. was born on 30 June 1797, in Woodford, Kentucky, United States, his father, Abraham Buford, was 47 and his mother, Martha McDowell, was 31. He married Henrietta P. Adair on 13 November 1821, in Franklin, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Scott, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 4 January 1866, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island Township, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Charles Buford, "United States Census, 1850"
- Charles Buford, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Charles Buford, "BillionGraves Index"
Spouse and Children
1797–1866 Male
1814–1895 Female
Children (11)
1835–1892 Male
1837–1870 Male
1839–1907 Male
1841–1918 Female
1844–1924 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1749–1833 Male
1766–1835 Female
Siblings (6)
1789– Male
1792– Male
1797–1866 Male
1800– Male
1803–1867 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 3
1801 · Cane Ridge Revival
Age 4
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 22
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Beaufort or of its English altered form Beauford . Compare Bufford .
History: American bearers of this name are mostly descended from Richard Beaufort or Beauford, who came from England to Lancaster County, VA, in 1635. He was born in England as a son of a French Huguenot immigrant John Beaufort and is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (as Richard Beauford or Beaufort or Buford). See also Beaufort .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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