Charles W. Richardson (1822 - 1886)

Born 15 Nov 1822 in Canaan, Somerset, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Jun 1886 at age 63 in Pittsfield, Somerset, Maine, United States

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Biography

Charles W. Richardson, son of Ebenezer Richardson and Sylvia Brockway, was born in Canaan, Somerset County, Maine, United States, 15 Nov 1822.^[2]

Charles moved to Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan in 1858.^[3] He "became one of the pioneers in the development of the lumber industry in this section of the state, as a member of the firm of Avery, Murphy & Richardson, which conducted extensive lumbering operations for many years. The firm cut and sawed millions of feet of lumber and its members were among the influential factors in compassing the early stages in the development of northern Michigan, long known as one of the great timber reserves of the country."^[3]

Charles, a "lumberman," died of an "abcess on [his] liver" in Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine, 18 Jun 1886, at age 63.^[4] He's buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, in Detroit, Michigan.^[4]

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ Christopher Smart), the current profile manager, and Charles W. Richardson are first cousins four times removed. Have information, documentation or photos? If so, please contact me. Happy to help you upload and, if you're directly descended, make you the manager.
2. ↑ Sources: (1) Canaan Records (citation): "George," son of "Eben Richardson" and "Sylvia," "born in Canaan, Nov 15, 1822." (2) Death Record (citation): "Charles," son of Eben Richardson and Silvia Richardson of "New Brunswick," born in "Canaan, Maine." Plugging his death date and age at death into an online calculator yields a possible birth range of 9/19/1822-9/18/1823. (3) Excerpt from Richardson Memorial (citation), pp. 334, 443 ("Charles," son of "Ebenezer Richardson" and "Sylvia Brockway, of Mackadaw, Nova Scotia").
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Excerpt from History of Northern Michigan (citation), p. 965
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Sources: (1) Death Record (citation): "Charles," married, "lumberman," died of "abcess on liver" in "Pittsfield, Maine," June 18, 1886, at age 63. (2) Gravestone: "Charles W. Richardson, bonr Canaan, Somerset Co, Maine, Nov. 15, 1822, died Alpena, Mich., June 18, 1886." Posted at Find A Grave: Memorial #59698851. (3) Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/59698851/charles-w-richardson : accessed 18 January 2022), memorial page for Charles W Richardson (15 Nov 1822–18 Jun 1886), Find A Grave: Memorial #59698851, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by David (contributor 47257766). Click here for a list of others with Wikitree profiles who are shown as buried in this cemetery, and here to search this cemetery at Find a Grave.

• General Citations
• Vinton, John Adams. 1876. The Richardson Memorial: Comprising a Full History And Genealogy of the Posterity of the Three Brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, And Thomas Richardson... Portland, Me.: B. Thurston & Co. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust: "We have determined this work to be in the public domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute the work in part or in whole."
• Canaan Records, page 238. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4QK-3ZR : 14 January 2020).
• Powers, Perry Francis, and Harry Gardner Cutler. 1912. A History of Northern Michigan And Its People. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust: "We have determined this work to be in the public domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute the work in part or in whole."