Person:Charles Wardwell (2)

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Charles Otis Wardwell
b.9 Oct 1821 Andover, Essex, MA
d.Bef 1871
m. 28 Dec 1820
  1. Charles Otis Wardwell1821 - Bef 1871
  2. Mary Elizabeth Wardwell1823 - 1849
  3. Francis Darwin Wardwell1826 -
  4. Atwater Murdoch Wardwell1828 -
  5. Sarah Jane Wardwell1831 - 1858
  6. Augusta Mehitable Wardwell1834 - 1853
  7. William Van Buren Wardwell1836 - 1884
  8. George Emery Wardwell1839 -
  9. Clara Elena Wardwell1844 - 1899
m. 27 Jul 1865
Facts and Events
Name Charles Otis Wardwell
Gender Male
Birth[1] 9 Oct 1821 Andover, Essex, MA
Marriage 27 Jul 1865 San Francisco, San Francisco, CAto Janet M. Turner
Occupation? Attorney in 1860
Death[2] Bef 1871

According to Mary Florence Ayers' Family Notes, he and his brother William went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush, married and settled there, as did their brother George after the Civil War.

Arrived in San Francisco 18 October 1850 aboard the steamer Oregon from Panama.via Acapulco and San Diego. This vessel brought the news of California's admission into the Union. Had heavy head winds and seas to Acapulco, which delayed its arrival there by 30 hours. -San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists Vol. II [1850-1851] ancestry.com

An attorney, living in San Francisco, at 1860 Census with $2000 in real estate and a personal estate valued at $900.

References
  1. Andover, Massachusetts Vital Records.
  2. The San Francisco Call Database Index to Files 1869-1891 http://feefhs.org/fdb2/sfcalli.html.