Charles Wesley Wandell

Brief Life History of Charles Wesley

When Charles Wesley Wandell was born on 12 April 1819, in Cortland, Cortland, New York, United States, his father, Jacob Wandell, was 39 and his mother, Miriam Haight, was 37. He married Marietta Or Mary Brown Pratt on 21 January 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 14 March 1875, in Newcastle - Throsby, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 55, and was buried in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia.

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Family Time Line

Charles Wesley Wandell
1819–1875
Marietta Or Mary Brown Pratt
1825–1877
Marriage: 21 January 1846
Mary Edna Wandell
1840–1920
Sally Wandell
1841–
Leonora C. Wandell
1842–1844
John E Wandell
1845–1910
Charles Pratt Wandell
1847–1916
John England Wandell
1850–1910

Sources (18)

  • Charles Wendell, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • Charles Wesley Wandell, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Charles Wesley Wandell, "Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia"

World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Variant of Wendel .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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