Charlotte Minerva (Buck) Beardsley (1857 - 1941)

Born 12 Aug 1857 in Connecticut

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Died 20 Oct 1941 at age 84 in Southbury, Connecticut

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Charlotte (Buck) Beardsley was married to a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Charlotte was born in 1857. She is the daughter of Salmon Waller Buck and Olive Glover. She passed away in 1941.^[1]

From History and Genealogy of The Buck family, Pg. 213, Eighth Generation:

Salmon Waller Buck (1373) and Olive Glover, have had 5 chn. to wit:

(1380) Charlotte Menerva Buck, b. Aug. 12, 1857; m. Jan. 23, 1878 ☨, Charles J. Beardsley, b. June 12, 1856. Husband is a farmer. Address, New Milford, Conn.

(1381) Urania Eliza Buck, b. May 14, 1859; m. Nov. 5, 1879, Frederick A. Young, b. Dec. 17, 1853. Husband is a farmer. Address, Bridgewater, Litchfield County, Conn.

(1382) George Glover Buck, b. Oct. 8, 1861; m. Nov. 14, 1883, Marietta Darling, b. Nov. 18, 1861. Husband is a provision dealer and agent for the New Milford Creamery. Address, Bridgeport, Conn. They have no issue.

(1383) Frederick Theodore Buck, b. JUne 12, 1864; m. March 18, 1885, Kate V. Northrup, b. July 28, 1867. Husband is a farmer. Address, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Conn.

(1384) Cornelia Sophia Buck, b. Sept. 6, 1869; d. Jan. 19, 1874.

Pg. 214, Ninth Generation:

Charlotte Minerva Buck (1380) and Charles J. Beardsley have one ch., to wit:

(1389) Gertrude Urania Beardsley, b. Oct. 13, 1878.

☨ Holt lists marriage date as 31 Jan 1878.

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Sources

1. ↑ Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Charlotte M. Buck is the wife of Charles Israel Beardsley, Holt Record #753, Pg. 304.

See also:

• History and Genealogy of The Buck Family, by Cornelius Burnham Harvey, published by J. J. Griffiths, Jersey City, N.J., 1889. Charlotte Menerva Buck, Record #1380, Pgs. 213 & 214, is the daughter of Salmon Waller Buck, Record #1373, Pg. 212.
• 1880 US Census: Southbury, New Haven County, CT, 15 Jun 1880, Enumeration District 44, Pg. 22. Line 16, Charlotte Beardsley, 22, wife, in household of Charles Beardsley. - Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: 103; Page: 235B; Enumeration District: 044
• 1900 US Census: Southbury, New Haven County, CT, 11 Jun 1900, Enumeration District 412, Sheet 6B. Line 52, Charlotte M.. Beardsley, 41, wife, in household of Charles Beardsley; 1 child, 1 living. - Original data: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls; Roll: 147; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0412; FHL microfilm: 1240147
• 1910 US Census: Southbury, New Haven County, CT, 19 Apr 1910, Enumeration District 455, Sheet 3A. Line 40, Charlotte Beardsley, 52, wife, in household of Charles Beardsley. - Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: T624_137; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0455; FHL microfilm: 1374150
• 1920 US Census: Southbury, New Haven County, CT, 2 & 3 Jan 1920, Enumeration District 412, Sheet 1A. Line 8, Charlotte M. Beardsley, 62, wife, in household of Charles I. Beardsley. - Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: T625_194; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 42
• 1930 US Census: Southbury, New Haven County, CT, 5 May 1930, Enumeration District 196, Sheet 5A. Line 9, Charlotte M. Beardsley, 72, wife, in household of Charles I. Beardsley. - Original data: Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0196; FHL microfilm: 2340013
• 1940 US Census: Southbury, New Haven County, CT, 10 Apr1940, Enumeration District 5-153, Sheet 4B. Line 71, Charlotte M. Beardsley, 82, widow, head of household. - Original data: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls; Roll: m-t0627-00518; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 5-153
• Find A Grave: Memorial #41081803; Charlotte M. Buck Beardsley, Zoar Cemetery, Newtown CT

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Research Notes

• Possible second child:

1. Holt, Pg. 304, shows first child, Gertrude, no birth date, married Perry, one child Ruth, and second child Nellie, b. 25 Oct 1878; d.y.
2. Buck Genealogy, Pg. 214, shows only one daughter, Gertrude, b. Oct. 13, 1878.
3. 1880 US Census enumerates one daughter "Amelia", age 1 - could this be "Nellie" or "Mellie", or is it "Gertrude"?
4. 1900 US Census shows Charles' wife, Charlotte, as having 1 child, 1 living, and enumerates daughter "Gertrude W. Beardsley", age 20..