Charles
MATTOON
(b.
25 September 1783
,
Lenox, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
d.
19 December 1852
,
Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
)
Age: 69
Cause of Death: debility
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Charles MATTOON was born 25 September 1783 in Lenox, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Charles MATTOON was the child of Charles MATTOON and Frances MARTINDALESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Julia Ann BURNHAM 10 November 1805 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Julia Ann BURNHAM was born 20 March 1784 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center). Julia Ann died 31 May 1863 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA. Julia Ann was the child of Asa W BURNHAM and Lucy HUNTINGTON.
Charles MATTOON died 19 December 1852 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA.
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Occupation
Charles MATTOON was a farmer, colonel.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Charles MATTOON was a farmer, colonel.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Family and Children of Charles MATTOON
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Julia Ann BURNHAM-- Date: 10 November 1805 Place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
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Julia Ann BURNHAM was the child of Asa W BURNHAM and Lucy HUNTINGTON
name: Charles Matoon
event: Marriage
event date: 10 Nov 1805
event place: Shaftsbury, , Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age:
estimated birth year:
father:
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spouse: Julian Burnham
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 0027623
digital folder number: 004667363
image number: 03969
"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 11 Feb 2013), Charles Matoon and Julian Burnham, 1805.
NOTE: According to The Huntington Family in America, page 174, their son, Rev. Charles N. Mattoon, was "President of Farmers' College near Cincinnati, Ohio."
Children of Charles MATTOON and Julia Ann BURNHAM:
Myron Burnham MATTOON (b.1 September 1806, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 May 1888, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Lovina (Laverna) Deborah HIGLEY 3 October 1832 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Warren M MATTOON (b.10 September 1808, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 February 1809, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA)
James B MATTOON (b.26 January 1810, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 September 1814, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA)
Charles Nash MATTOON (b.9 February 1812, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 May 1886, Monroe, Michigan, USA)
m. Angeline Theresa MARTINDALE 9 February 1833
Catherine Maria MATTOON (b.22 November 1815, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 September 1816, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA)
Curtis MATTOON (b.25 August 1815, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
Julia Ann MATTOON (b.11 September 1818, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 August 1903, Tiffin, Ohio, USA)
m. Hugh MCALLISTER 15 August 1839 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Frances Caroline MATTOON (b.25 August 1820, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 October 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
Abby Jane MATTOON (b.14 December 1824, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 July 1901, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Samuel BELDEN 8 April 1845 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
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Julia Ann BURNHAM was the child of Asa W BURNHAM and Lucy HUNTINGTON
name: Charles Matoon
event: Marriage
event date: 10 Nov 1805
event place: Shaftsbury, , Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age:
estimated birth year:
father:
mother:
spouse: Julian Burnham
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 0027623
digital folder number: 004667363
image number: 03969
"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 11 Feb 2013), Charles Matoon and Julian Burnham, 1805.
NOTE: According to The Huntington Family in America, page 174, their son, Rev. Charles N. Mattoon, was "President of Farmers' College near Cincinnati, Ohio."
Children of Charles MATTOON and Julia Ann BURNHAM:
Myron Burnham MATTOON (b.1 September 1806, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 May 1888, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )m. Lovina (Laverna) Deborah HIGLEY 3 October 1832 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Warren M MATTOON (b.10 September 1808, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 February 1809, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA) James B MATTOON (b.26 January 1810, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 September 1814, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA) Charles Nash MATTOON (b.9 February 1812, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 May 1886, Monroe, Michigan, USA)m. Angeline Theresa MARTINDALE 9 February 1833
Catherine Maria MATTOON (b.22 November 1815, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 September 1816, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA) Curtis MATTOON (b.25 August 1815, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. , ) Julia Ann MATTOON (b.11 September 1818, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 August 1903, Tiffin, Ohio, USA)m. Hugh MCALLISTER 15 August 1839 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Frances Caroline MATTOON (b.25 August 1820, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 October 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA ) Abby Jane MATTOON (b.14 December 1824, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 July 1901, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )m. Samuel BELDEN 8 April 1845 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth
Lenox, Massachusetts
Name: Charles Mattoon
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 25 Sep 1783
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Mother's Name: Frances
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Page: 407
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GS Film Number: 000250307
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Digital Folder Number: 007009245
Image Number: 00390
'Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:Q29G-QYFB : 5 November 2017), Charles Mattoon, 25 Sep 1783; citing Birth, , 407, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 250,307.
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Lenox, Massachusetts
Name: Charles Mattoon
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 25 Sep 1783
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Gender: Male
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Father's Name: Charles Mattoon
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Mother's Name: Frances
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Page: 407
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GS Film Number: 000250307
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Digital Folder Number: 007009245
Image Number: 00390
'Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:Q29G-QYFB : 5 November 2017), Charles Mattoon, 25 Sep 1783; citing Birth, , 407, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 250,307.
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1805 Marriage / PartnerCharles MATTOON and Julia Ann BURNHAM 10 November 1805, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)
He was 22 years old.
1806 Birth of ChildMyron Burnham MATTOON was born 1 September 1806, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Charles was 22 years old.
1808 Birth of ChildWarren M MATTOON was born 10 September 1808, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Charles was 24 years old.
1810 Birth of ChildJames B MATTOON was born 26 January 1810, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Charles was 26 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1812 Birth of ChildCharles Nash MATTOON was born 9 February 1812, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Charles was 28 years old.
1814 Death of ChildJames B MATTOON died 19 September 1814, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Charles was 31 years old.
1815 Birth of ChildCurtis MATTOON was born 25 August 1815, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Charles was 31 years old.
1815 Birth of ChildCatherine Maria MATTOON was born 22 November 1815, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Charles was 32 years old.
1818 Birth of ChildJulia Ann MATTOON was born 11 September 1818, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Charles was 34 years old.
1820 Birth of ChildFrances Caroline MATTOON was born 25 August 1820, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Charles was 36 years old.
Ad
400 bushels of LIME for sale, by the subscriber, at the Kiln in the north west part of Lenox, on the premises of Charles Mattoon, Esq.
TIMOTHY COLE.
Lenox, Sept. 8, 1823
Date: November 06, 1823
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Sun
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400 bushels of LIME for sale, by the subscriber, at the Kiln in the north west part of Lenox, on the premises of Charles Mattoon, Esq.
TIMOTHY COLE.
Lenox, Sept. 8, 1823
Date: November 06, 1823
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Sun
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1824 Birth of ChildAbby Jane MATTOON was born 14 December 1824, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Charles was 41 years old.
1832 Marriage of ChildMyron Burnham MATTOON married 3 October 1832, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA to Lovina (Laverna) Deborah HIGLEY
1839 Marriage of ChildJulia Ann MATTOON married 15 August 1839, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA to Hugh MCALLISTER
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West. 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
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Col. Charles Mattoon, of North Lenox, has a Sow, 6 years and 4 months old, which has dropped at nine litters 117 pigs! We have a communication from the Colonel respecting the which will will be given in the Agricultural Department of our next paper.
Date: July 04, 1844
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Sun
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Col. Charles Mattoon, of North Lenox, has a Sow, 6 years and 4 months old, which has dropped at nine litters 117 pigs! We have a communication from the Colonel respecting the which will will be given in the Agricultural Department of our next paper.
Date: July 04, 1844
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Sun
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1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1845 Marriage of ChildAbby Jane MATTOON married 8 April 1845, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel BELDEN
1850 Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Charles Mattoon
Residence: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 66 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1784
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Gender: Male
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Film Number: 14700
Digital GS Number: 4194636
Image Number: 00021
Line Number: 18
Dwelling House Number: 112
Family Number: 117
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Collection: United States Census, 1850
Charles Mattoon, 66, farmer
Julia Ann Mattoon, 66
Frances C Mattoon, 26
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Name: Charles Mattoon
Residence: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 66 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1784
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Gender: Male
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Film Number: 14700
Digital GS Number: 4194636
Image Number: 00021
Line Number: 18
Dwelling House Number: 112
Family Number: 117
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Collection: United States Census, 1850
Charles Mattoon, 66, farmer
Julia Ann Mattoon, 66
Frances C Mattoon, 26
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1852 Death
Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
name: Charles Mattoon
gender: Male
burial date:
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death date: 20 Dec 1852
death place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
age: 69
birth date: 1783
birthplace:
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father's name: Charles Mattoon
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Frances Mattoon
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indexing project (batch) number: I01080-4
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 1905889
reference number: 21
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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
name: Charles Mattoon
gender: Male
burial date:
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death date: 20 Dec 1852
death place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
age: 69
birth date: 1783
birthplace:
occupation:
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marital status:
spouse's name:
father's name: Charles Mattoon
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Frances Mattoon
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indexing project (batch) number: I01080-4
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 1905889
reference number: 21
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1853 - Charles Mattoon's Estate
Notice is hereby given, that the subscriber has been duly appointed Executor of the last will and testament of CHARLES MATTOON, late of Lenox, in the County of Berkshire, deceased, and has taken upon himself that trust, by giving bond as the law directs. All persons having demands upon the estate of the said deceased, are requested to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said estate, are called upon to make payment to MYRON B. MATTOON.
Lenox, Feb. 1, 1853
Date: February 10, 1853
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Sun
Notice is hereby given, that the subscriber has been duly appointed Executor of the last will and testament of CHARLES MATTOON, late of Lenox, in the County of Berkshire, deceased, and has taken upon himself that trust, by giving bond as the law directs. All persons having demands upon the estate of the said deceased, are requested to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said estate, are called upon to make payment to MYRON B. MATTOON.
Lenox, Feb. 1, 1853
Date: February 10, 1853
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Sun
Charles is buried at: Church On the Hill Cemetery Lenox Berkshire County Massachusetts, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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