Charles Counselman

Brief Life History of Charles

Charles Counselman was born on 29 July 1811, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. He married Keturah Catharine Duvall on 23 July 1832, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 1860. He died in 1896, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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Charles Counselman
1811–1896
Keturah Catharine Duvall
1807–1894
Marriage: 23 July 1832
Harriett Counselman
1832–
Robert Alford Counselman
1838–1904
Louisa Counselman
1840–
Mary Counselman
1840–
Nellie Counselman
1845–
Sarah Amelia Counselman
1846–1918

Sources (5)

  • Charles Counselmen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Charles Counselman, "Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970"
  • Charles Counselman, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

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 Councilman .

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

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