Charles Henry Wakeley^{[1, 2]}

1820 - 1868  (47 years)

• Name	Charles Henry Wakeley
  Born	22 May 1820	Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Stovemaker
  Residence	1842	25 Harmony, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Died	10 Feb 1868	1105 Girard Ave., Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Cause: Consumption
  Buried	13 Feb 1868	Monument Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  	According to FindAGrave.com, Monument Cemetery is now defunct. All the interments were moved in 1956 to Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge, PA. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31961922
  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 ,   d. 20 Mar 1857, Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Susan Curtiss,   b. 03 Jan 1786, Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 13 Jun 1874, Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	24 May 1804	Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F2145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Gardiner,   b. 20 Feb 1822, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland ,   d. 22 Oct 1877, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1840	Church of the Evangelists, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [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 + 2. Isabella Wakeley,   b. 16 Feb 1843, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 28 Dec 1878, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 35 years)   3. Charles Henry Wakeley, Jr.,   b. 14 Jan 1845, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 07 Mar 1865, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 20 years)   4. Joseph Wakeley,   b. 20 Dec 1846, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 10 Apr 1850, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 3 years)   5. Margaret Gardiner Wakeley,   b. 11 Jan 1850, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 1850, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 0 years)   6. Mary Ann Brown Wakeley,   b. 28 Feb 1851, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 02 Aug 1871, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 20 years) + 7. Thomas Anderton Wakeley,   b. 11 Apr 1853, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 1932, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 78 years) + 8. Margaret Brown Wakeley,   b. 01 Nov 1854, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 09 Jan 1881, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 26 years)   9. Susan Curtis Wakeley,   b. 16 Oct 1856, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 28 May 1861, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 4 years)   10. Jane Watson Wakeley,   b. 16 Nov 1857, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 31 Mar 1864, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 6 years)
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2012
  Family ID	F2137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Documents		Charles Wakeley Family on the 1850 Census Margaret's mother Mary is living with the family
  		Charles H. Wakeley Family on the 1860 Census
  		Death Certificate of Charles Henry Wakeley
  		Wakeley Marriages From the family Bible belonging to Charles & Margaret Wakeley. Thanks to Tom Wakeley!
  		Wakeley Deaths From the family Bible belonging to Charles & Margaret Wakeley. Thanks to Tom Wakeley!
  		Wakeley Births From the family Bible belonging to Charles & Margaret Wakeley. Thanks to Tom Wakeley!
  		Charles Henry Wakeley in the 1842 Philadelphia City Directory
  		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 Record showing the admission of Charles & Margaret Wakeley to All Saints Episcopal Parish on 3 November 1850 and departure in September 1857.
  		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

  
  

  Headstones

  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

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [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 [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