Charles
E
Brewster
Born in New York, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Hannah (Steel) Brewster
— married
13 Jan 1828 in Babylon, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah M Brewster, Job Brewster, Lidia A Brewster, Martha A Brewster, Charles Devine Brewster and Governor Brewster
Died
at about age 72
in Babylon, Suffolk, New York, United States
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Biography
Charles Brewster is a part of US Black heritage.
Charles E Brewster was born in 1815 in New York, United States. He was married to Hannah Steel 13 January 1828 by Justice of the Peace, Joel Jarvis.[1] He lived near the swamps located just east of Albany Avenue in present-day Amityville.[1] He was a descendant of the indigenous people from that inhabited the area before the arrival of European settlers and as such was labeled "a free person of color."[1]
In the 1850 census Charles (age 41) was in Huntington, Suffolk, New York where the family stayed until at least 1870.[2][3][4][5]
In the 1880 census Charles (age 67), Laborer, was the married head of household in Babylon, Suffolk, New York.[6]
Charles died on 16 February 1887 in Amityville, Babylon, Suffolk, New York.[7]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Amityville Record (Amityville, New York): Brewster-Walker, Sandi, Indigenous People, Early European Settlers & Immigrants, online article, (https://www.amityvillerecord.com : accessed 12 April 2024); citing article dated 17 December 2014.
- ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MC15-CT1 : accessed 12 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZZS-YLJ, Charles Brewster (41) in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States. Born in New York; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 23; Digital film/folder number: 004203570_001_M9CD-352; FHL microfilm: 444317; Image number: 41; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01112-2.
- ↑ 1865 Census: "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QVNV-J7M7 : accessed 12 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 9392-9N97-JZ, Chas Brewster (52) in Huntington, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States; citing Page: 32; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004708268; FHL microfilm: 002057296; Image number: 554.
- ↑ 1865 Census: "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QVNV-XT8V : accessed 12 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 9392-9N33-S5, Chas Brewster (52) in District 01-04, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States; citing Page: 28; Digital film/folder number: 004708266; FHL microfilm: 002057294; Image number: 747.
- ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M8K2-LMZ : accessed 12 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QV3-4SS, Chas Brewster (55) in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States. Born in New York; citing Page: 231; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 25; Digital film/folder number: 004277093; FHL microfilm: 000552599; Image number: 563; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01604-9.
- ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MZF1-V6N : accessed 12 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BFH-9MZ, Charles Brewster (67), married, Labor, head of household in Babylon, Suffolk, New York, United States. Born in New York, United States; citing Volume: 2; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00001; Digital film/folder number: 005161737; FHL microfilm: 1254934; Image number: 629; Sheet number: 35; Sheet letter: C.
- ↑ Death: "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QGKJ-NT8F : accessed 12 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSG8-G4NH-R, Charles E Brewster death 16 Feb 1887 in Amityville, Babylon, Suffolk, New York, United States; citing Entry: 4805; Digital film/folder number: 104132580; Image number: 68.
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: GZ4X-971
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