Charlotte Gordon Clough

Female25 February 1851–

Brief Life History of Charlotte Gordon

When Charlotte Gordon Clough was born on 25 February 1851, in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States, her father, Zelotes Clough, was 43 and her mother, Jane Grover, was 43. She married Simeon W Carter on 26 December 1874, in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Maine, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

Simeon W Carter
1850–1922
Charlotte Gordon Clough
1851–
Marriage: 26 December 1874
George R Carter
1875–
Alice May Carter
1876–1904
George Robert Carter
1891–

Sources (12)

  • Charlotte G Clough in household of Zelotes Clough, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Charlotte G. Clough, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • Charlotte G Clough, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 December 1874Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (13)

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    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 12

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    Age 12

    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 31

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    Name Meaning

    English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): topographic name for someone who lived near a precipitous slope, Middle English clo(u)gh, clou, clew (Old English clōh) ‘ravine, steep-sided valley’, or a habitational name from a place called with this word, for example in Lancashire, Cumbria, or Yorkshire.

    English: in the East Midlands, East Anglia, and southeastern England, probably more often a variant of Clow .

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

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