Colgan Family tree » Charles Biddle Colgan (1836-1903)

Personal data Charles Biddle Colgan 

Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5
  • He was born August 1836 in Tyrone, Ireland.Sources 2, 3, 5

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (13) when child (Elizabeth Colgan) was born (??-??-1849).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (15) when child (Deborah Colgan) was born (??-??-1851).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (July 25, 1847) below 16 years (10).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (13) when child (Eleza Ellen Colgan) was born (??-??-1849).

  • Resident:
    • in the year 1870: Philadelphia Ward 10 District 30, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten.Source 3
    • in the year 1900: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten.Source 2
  • (Arrival) in the year 1850.Source 2
  • He died on May 5, 1903 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was 66 years old.Source 5
  • He is buried in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.Source 5

Household of Charles Biddle Colgan

(1) He is married to Ellen Magee.

They got married on June 8, 1869 at The Church of the Mediator (Episcopal), he was 32 years old.Source 6


Child(ren):

  1. Catherine Colgan  1872-1874
  2. Ellen Colgan  1872-1874
  3. Margaret Colgan  1874-1953 
  4. Anna Colgan  1878-1914
  5. Mary Colgan  1878-????
  6. Charles B. Colgan  1879-1928


(2) He is married to Deborah Rex.

They got married on July 25, 1847 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was 10 years old.Source 7


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Colgan  1849-????
  2. Eleza Ellen Colgan  1849-????
  3. Deborah Colgan  1851-1898
  4. William John Colgan  1853-1900 
  5. Charles Colgan  1854-1872

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Charles Biddle Colgan

Charles Biddle Colgan
1836-1903

(1) 1869

Ellen Magee
1856-1898

Ellen Colgan
1872-1874
Anna Colgan
1878-1914
Mary Colgan
1878-????
(2) 1847

Deborah Rex
± 1833-1868


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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=46911417&pid=2504
    / Ancestry.com
  2. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0289; FHL microfilm: 1241458 / Ancestry.com
  3. 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 10 District 30, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1395; Page: 414B; Family History Library Film: 552894 / Ancestry.com
  4. Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Ancestry.com, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 230 / Ancestry.com
  5. Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  6. Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Ancestry.com, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 788 / Ancestry.com
  7. Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Ancestry.com, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 956 / Ancestry.com

Historical events

  • The temperature on July 25, 1847 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1847: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista: In Mexico, American troops under future president General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
    • March 9 » Mexican–American War: The first large-scale amphibious assault in U.S. history is launched in the Siege of Veracruz.
    • April 18 » American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.
    • July 26 » Liberia declares its independence.
    • September 13 » Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.
    • November 4 » Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.
  • The temperature on May 5, 1903 was between 7.2 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (24%). Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
    • April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
    • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
    • July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
    • October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
    • November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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