Charles Armitage (abt. 1812 - 1872)

Born about 15 Dec 1812 in Baltimore, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen Rebecca (Sargent) Armitage — married 22 Mar 1843 in Houma, LA

Husband of Lucy (Dean) Armitage — married 16 Jan 1854 in Thibodaux, Lafourche Pariish, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1872 at about age 59 in Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Per family history notes by Kathleen Van Hoose Snow, Charles' great granddaughter, he had ancestors who came over from England with Lord Baltimore and settled in Baltimore. I researched Lord Baltimore and he died in England, never settling in Maryland. He had a vision for Catholic settlers, found lands in Maryland, and sought a charter from the King to do so. It was his son, Charles Calvert who came to America with 300 Catholic settlers, and the charter was granted 5 weeks after Lord Baltimore's death in 1632. Charles Armitage was born in Baltimore, MD, lived at Armitage Plantation, Schriever, LA, and was buried at his residence in Terrebonne Parish, LA. The 1860 and 1870 Census Reports show that he lived next door to Francis Mead, his first wife's (Ellen Sargent) step father. He bought Armitage Plantation from Francis Mead. He died in 1872 and was buried at his residence in Terrebonne Parish. There are 50 recorded transactions in the LaFourche Parish Conveyance records for Charles Armitage, 8/23/1842- 11/28/1859. These include land sales, purchases, mortgages, renunciations, and slave purchases and sales. a conveyance on 11/28/1859, (#2722) shows "Grantor, Francis Mead, Grantee, Charles Armitage'" Find A Grave lists several Armitages buried at Halfway Cemetery, Gray, Louisiana. They died as children and the parents are not listed. I wonder if they might be related to Charles because of their birthdates. Gray, LA is about 4 miles from Schriever, LA. They are: 1) Mary Armitage, b. Jan, 1814, d. 4/29/1814; 2) William Armitage, b. 5/12/1816, d. 5/22/1816; C. Armitage was a member of the Police Jury for the Parish of Lafourche according to the Proceedings of the Police Jury, Parish of Lafourche at a meeting on November 23d, 1853, as printed in the Thibodaux Minerva, Thibodaux, LA, December 10, 1853. It is noted in the newspaper "The Weekly comet, (Baton Rouge, LA), 29 Jan. 1854, that "Mr. Charles Armitage has been elected to the Legislature from Lafourche to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Michael Thibodaux."

Sources

family history notes of Kathleen Van Hoose Snow; probate records, church records, cemetery records, census records

• Find A Grave Memorial ID 177320202

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJ7-21G : 12 April 2016), Chas Armitage, Jefferson parish, left bank, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States; citing family 1405, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

United States Census, 1850; Jefferson parish, left bank, Jefferson, LA; Charles Armitage, Male, 38y.o., birthplace, Maryland. Others in household: Ellen R. Armitage, Charles, 5yo, Ellen, 3 y.o. Phillip, 1 y.o.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPD-7BL : 26 July 2017), C Armitage, 1860.

1860 United States Federal Census, 1st Ward, Terrebonne Parish, LA;-Persons in household: L. Armitage 38 y.o.; P.S. Armitage, age11; E.R. Armitage, age13; W.D. Armitage, age5; A. Armitage, age 2.

• "United States Census, 1870,First Ward, Terrebonne Parish, LA", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org.

• LaFourche Parish Conveyance Records, 1/1/1808-1/29/2018.
• Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86053662

Footnotes

Research

The 1870 US Census, Terrebonne Parish, (Ancestry.com), says he was born in Missouri.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Nancy Snow for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Nancy and others. 1850 Census, Jefferson Parish, Left Bank, Louisiana: shows Ellen R. Armitage and husband Charles Armitage with3 children living here.