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He was a whitesmith in 1850 - A person who worked with metal, especially tin, sometimes polishing and furnishing metals.
1809
Sep 1
birthBrooklyn, Windham, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Charles had older sisters Maria and Emeline, and younger sisters Olive, Nancy Elizabeth, and Emily Tryphenia who died at three years old. He also had an older brother William Robert, and younger brothers George Henry, Andrew Murdock, and Henry Chaffee. He was one of ten children. 7 Sources ⇓ |
1809 • July 6 – Battle of Wagram: Napoleon defeats the Austrians. |
before
Age: 25y
1835
Age: 25y
marriageAnna Eliza Lott Delaware County, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1835 • The Cachar Levy, forerunner of the Assam Rifles, is founded in India. |
1835
Age: 25y
birth of childEmily B Franklin New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1835 • The British Geological Survey is founded as the world's first national geological survey. |
1838
Age: 28y
birth of childLucian Augustus Franklin New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1838 • The Boers win a decisive victory over the Zulus in the Battle of Blood River. |
1840
Age: 30y
1840 • British colonists reach New Zealand, officially founding Wellington. |
1841
Sep 30
Age: 32y
occupationNew York, USA ⇓ Was an inspector for the treasury department. 1 Source ⇓ |
1841 • The sixth bishop of Calcutta, Daniel Wilson, and Dr. James Taylor, Civil Surgeon at Dhaka, establish the first modern educational institution in the Indian subcontinent, Dhaka College. |
1842
Age: 32y
birth of childClarissa A Franklin 1 Source ⇓ |
1842 • Villanova University (in Villanova, Pennsylvania by the Augustinian order) |
1843
Apr
Age: 33y
occupationBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ Charles L. Franklin is elected an Inspector of Election for third ward, along with William McDonald. 1 Source ⇓ |
1843 • In Barbados, Samuel Jackman Prescod is the first non-white person elected to the House of Assembly. |
1845
Age: 35y
birth of childArabella Voris Franklin New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1845 • Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is founded. |
1848
Feb 13
Age: 38y
birth of childHenry Clay Franklin Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
1848 • American President James K. Polk annexes the Oregon Country and renames it the Oregon Territory as part of the United States. |
1850
Aug 10
Age: 40y
residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ Shows occupation as a Whitesmith 1 Source ⇓ |
1850 • The University of Sydney (the oldest in Australia) is founded. |
1855
Age: 45y
occupationBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ He was elected as an assessing officer. 1 Source ⇓ |
1855 • Australian Colonies granted self-governing status by the United Kingdom. |
1855
Jun 12
Age: 45y
1855 • Lord Aberdeen resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom over the management of the Crimean War. |
1860
Jun 14
Age: 50y
residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ Was a Sheriff Deputy 1 Source ⇓ |
1860 • While campaigning for the presidency, Abraham Lincoln makes a speech defending the right to strike. |
1865
Age: 55y
1865 • American Civil War. Surrender to the British at Liverpool of the commerce raider CSS Shenandoah (Captain James Waddell), last significant organized Confederate unit. |
1870
Aug 12
Age: 60y
residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ Was a Real Estate Agent 1 Source ⇓ |
1870 • The Republic of Ploieşti, an uprising against Domnitor Carol of Romania, fails. |
1875
Age: 65y
residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ Was a Real Estate Agent. 1 Source ⇓ |
1875 • The Ottoman state declares partial bankruptcy and places its finances in the hands of European creditors. |
1880
Jun 8
Age: 70y
residenceAllegany, Cattaraugus, New York, USA ⇓ Was a Real Estate Agent 1 Source ⇓ |
1880 • The SS Columbia completes her maiden voyage, arriving without incident in Portland, Oregon after a stopover in San Francisco, California. |
1883
Feb 11
Age: 73y
1883 • The Mexican government passes a law allowing real estate companies (controlled by General Porfirio Díaz's political associates) to survey public and "vacant" lands and to retain one third of the land they survey. |