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    Charles Henry Wakeley[1, 2]

    Male 1820 - 1868  (47 years)


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    • Name Charles Henry Wakeley 
      Born 22 May 1820  Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Occupation Stovemaker 
      Residence 1842  25 Harmony, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Died 10 Feb 1868  1105 Girard Ave., Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Cause: Consumption 
      Buried 13 Feb 1868  Monument Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • His family disowned him because he married Margaret, an Irish stage performer. This is when he changed the spelling of Wakelee to Wakeley. (Phone conversation with Thomas A. Wakeley on 22 May 2008)
      Person ID I909  Our Family Tree
      Last Modified 18 Nov 2010 

      Father Joseph Wakelee,   b. 05 Jul 1785, Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1857, Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
      Mother Susan Curtiss,   b. 03 Jan 1786, Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1874, Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
      Married 24 May 1804  Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F2145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Margaret Gardiner,   b. 20 Feb 1822, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1877, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
      Married 23 Apr 1840  Church of the Evangelists, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      • Married by Rector Nathaniel Sayre Harris (1805-1886) at the Church of the Evangelists, an Episcopal church founded by Harris himself in 1837. It was located on Fifth Street, above Catharine. The site is now the location of the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial.
      Children 
       1. Robert Wakeley,   b. 22 Jan 1841, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
      +2. Isabella Wakeley,   b. 16 Feb 1843, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1878, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
       3. Charles Henry Wakeley, Jr.,   b. 14 Jan 1845, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Mar 1865, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
       4. Joseph Wakeley,   b. 20 Dec 1846, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1850, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
       5. Margaret Gardiner Wakeley,   b. 11 Jan 1850, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1850, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
       6. Mary Ann Brown Wakeley,   b. 28 Feb 1851, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Aug 1871, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
      +7. Thomas Anderton Wakeley,   b. 11 Apr 1853, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1932, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
      +8. Margaret Brown Wakeley,   b. 01 Nov 1854, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Jan 1881, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
       9. Susan Curtis Wakeley,   b. 16 Oct 1856, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1861, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
       10. Jane Watson Wakeley,   b. 16 Nov 1857, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1864, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
      Last Modified 6 Feb 2012 
      Family ID F2137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 May 1820 - Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Apr 1840 - Church of the Evangelists, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - 1842 - 25 Harmony, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Consumption - 10 Feb 1868 - 1105 Girard Ave., Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Feb 1868 - Monument Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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      Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

    • Documents
      Charles Wakeley Family on the 1850 Census
      Charles Wakeley Family on the 1850 Census
      Margaret's mother Mary is living with the family
      Charles H. Wakeley Family on the 1860 Census
      Charles H. Wakeley Family on the 1860 Census
      Death Certificate of Charles Henry Wakeley
      Death Certificate of Charles Henry Wakeley
      Wakeley Marriages
      Wakeley Marriages
      From the family Bible belonging to Charles & Margaret Wakeley. Thanks to Tom Wakeley!
      Wakeley Deaths
      Wakeley Deaths
      From the family Bible belonging to Charles & Margaret Wakeley. Thanks to Tom Wakeley!
      Wakeley Births
      Wakeley Births
      From the family Bible belonging to Charles & Margaret Wakeley. Thanks to Tom Wakeley!
      Charles Henry Wakeley in the 1842 Philadelphia City Directory
      Charles Henry Wakeley in the 1842 Philadelphia City Directory
      Confirmation of Charles Wakeley and Mary Ann Brown
      Confirmation of Charles Wakeley and Mary Ann Brown
      Record showing the confirmation of Charles Wakeley and mother-in-law Mary Ann Brown on 30 April 1843 at the Church of the Evangelist in Philadelphia.
      Wakeley Membership in All Saints Episcopal Parish
      Wakeley Membership in All Saints Episcopal Parish
      Record showing the admission of Charles & Margaret Wakeley to All Saints Episcopal Parish on 3 November 1850 and departure in September 1857.
      1105 Girard
      1105 Girard
      Map showing 1105 Girard, last residence of Charles Henry Wakeley, from Hexamer & Locher, Maps of the City of Philadelphia (1860)
      Will of Charles H. Wakeley
      Will of Charles H. Wakeley

      Headstones
      Wakeley Headstone at Lawnview
      Wakeley Headstone at Lawnview
      Originally buried in Monument Cemetery in Philadelphia, later moved to Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge. Charles Henry Wakeley, Margaret Gardiner Wakeley, some of their children, a grandchild, and Margaret's mother, Mary Ann Brown, are all buried here. Thanks to Linda Anna for the photo.

      Histories
      Paternal DNA: Haplogroup R1a1
      Paternal DNA: Haplogroup R1a1

    • Sources 
      1. [S2645888927] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Philadelphia North Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_817; Page: 268; Image: 127.
        Name: Charles H Wakely
        Age: 30
        Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
        Birth Place: Connecticut
        Gender: Male
        Home in 1850(City,County,State): Philadelphia North Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

      2. [S2645886283] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 20 Division 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1171; Page: 336; Image: 341.
        Name: Charles H Wakley
        Age in 1860: 15
        Birth Year: abt 1845
        Birthplace: Pennsylvania
        Home in 1860: Philadelphia Ward 20 Division 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
        Gender: Male
        Post Office: Philadelphia

      3. [S2655423158] Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, (Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
        Name: Margaret Gardiner
        Event Type: Marriage
        Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1840
        Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
        Spouse Name: Charles Weekly
        Organization Name: Church of the Evangelist