Charles Wells Lake (1819 - bef. 1874)

Born 12 Nov 1819 in Seneca County, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Beals — married about 1848 in Farmington, Ontario County, New York

Husband of Eliza Jane Beals — married 17 Jul 1858 in Canandaigua, New York

Died before 1874 before age 54 in Bear Lake, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Charles Wells Lake. ^[1][2]

Birth

Born: 12 November 1819 in Seneca County, New York.^{[citation needed]}

Marriages and children

Married: 1st - Maria Beals, daughter of Alpheus Bealls and Hannah Turner, about 1848. She died 3 June 1854 in Farmington, Ontario, New York.

Married: 2nd - Eliza Jane Beals, sister of his first wife, on 17 July 1858 Farmington, Ontario, New York.

Children of Charles Lake and Maria Beals:

1. Hannah Lake. 1851–1925
2. Lydia Samantha Lake. 1852–1944
3. Louisa Jane Lake. 1854–1925

Children of Charles Lake and Eliza Jane Beals:

1. William Syreus Lake. (1859–1932)

Death

Died BEF 1874. Bear Lake, Michigan. Eliza married Stephen Baker in 1874. Charles probably died before then. Berlamont was once called Bear Lake Mills and changed its name in 1870. My guess is Charles is buried in Berlamont. BEF MAY 1874. , Van Buren, Michigan.

Residence 1860 Farmington, Ontario, New York, United States. ^[3] 1850 Macedon, Wayne, New York. ^[4] 01 JUL 1863. Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, United States. Age: 35; Relation to Head of House: Head. 1855 Farmington, Ontario, New York, USA. 24 SEP 1850. Macedon, Wayne, New York USA.

Marriage Husband Charles Wells Lake. Wife Eliza Jane Beals. Child: William Syreus Lake. Marriage 17 JUL 1858. Canandaigua, New York.

Notes

Sources: 1

Family information. 1

Toni Brault, 1

JoAnn Brohl, decendent of Wells W. Lake. 1

Married first to Maria, Eliza Jane's sister. 1

1855 Census, NY, Farmington, Ontario Co., Microfilm 059802, pg. 13, Charles Lake, age 35, born Seneca Co., a widower, occupation a shoemaker and has lived in Farmington 25 years. Sister Sally M. Lake living with him and his 3 small daughters, Hannah,4; Lydia, 3; Louisa, 1. 1

1850 Census, NY, Macedon, Wayne Co., Microfilm 0444328, pg. 65, Charles Lake age 30 and Maria Lake age 20, born born NY. 1

1860 NY Census, Farmington, Ontario Co., Microfilm 0803832, pg. 5, Charles Lake age 41 & E.J. Lake age 21. Charles has remarried and living with them are his 3 daughters. Hannah, 9; Lydia, 8; Louisa, 6 and a son name unknown, 1 yr. Occupation shoemaker. All born in NY. 1

Migrated to Berrien County, Michigan. 1

Sources

Footnotes and citations:

1. ↑ 1860 "United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7J-1NH), Chas Lake, 1860, Farmington, Ontario, New York, United States.
2. ↑ 1850 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR1-Q6X), Charles Lake, Macedon, Wayne, New York, United States; citing family 261.
3. ↑ 1860 "United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7J-1NH), Chas Lake, 1860, Farmington, Ontario, New York, United States.
4. ↑ Source: #S236 Year: 1850; Census Place: Macedon, Wayne, New York; Roll: M432_612; Page: 65A; Image: . Birth date: abt 1820 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Macedon, Wayne, New York

Source list:

• 1850 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR1-Q6X), Charles Lake, Macedon, Wayne, New York, United States; citing family 261.

• 1855 New York State Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63F-MPR), Charles Lake, Farmington, Ontario, New York, United States; citing p. 13, line #41, family #112.

• 1860 "United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7J-1NH), Chas Lake, 1860, Farmington, Ontario, New York, United States.

• "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF3D-4FH), Charles Lake in entry for daughter Louisa J Woodwarth, 10 May 1925; citing Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.

• "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF7V-YVN), Charles Lake in entry for daughter Lydia S Veley, 15 Mar 1944; citing Gobles, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.

• "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF7V-DLJ), Charles Lake in entry for son William S Lake, 13 Apr 1932; citing Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.

• Source: S203 Ancestry.com U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1 NOTE

  Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. National Archives, Washington D.C.