Charles Jewett was a member of the notable Jewett family of New England. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment | 1863 | 1865 |
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| 1831/07/02 | Lucy Adams Tracy, wife of Dr Charles Jewett, gives birth to a son, Charles Jewett, in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island. | Born | East Greenwich, RI | Rhode Island | |||
| 1852/03/12 | Charles Jewett writes his family after walking across the isthmus of Panama to embark on a ship. His family may have resided in London, as he refers to the Crystal Palace (built 1851) in a later letter. | Life | Panama Canal | Panama | |||
| 1852/04/18 | the mines, they do not meet my expectation, though some are very fortunate. Yet most of the miners work hard and get no pay. Don't think by that, that I am sorry that I came to Cal for the chances to make money are far superior to those in the states - CJ | Work | Weaverville Historic District | Weaverville | California Gold Rush | ||
| 1852/11/15 | I have not had on a white shirt since I left San Francisco. I try to keep warm and dry, everything is so wet as it is raining nearly all the time now. - Charles Jewett Jun | Life | Eureka Historic District | Eureka | |||
| 1853/08/20 | Mother wished I could have an opportunity to read Uncle Tom's Cabin. I am reading it and like it very much.... I suppose that the Cristal Palace is in full operation now. I would like to see all its wonder, though I would pass them all, to see my home. CJ | Life | Uncle Tom's Cabin (book) | Eureka Historic District | Eureka | ||
| 1855/00/00 | After spending three years as a gold miner, cattle rancher and logger in California, Charles Jewett returns home to Newton, Massachusetts. | Life | |||||
| 1857/03/18 | Mary Nutting marries Charles Jewett in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota. | Groom | Faribault, MN | Minnesota | |||
| 1862/00/00 | Charles Jewett fights at Fort Ridgely in Minnesota in a conflict with the Sioux Nation. | Military | Fort Ridgely, MN | Fort Ridgely State Park | |||
| 1863/08/15 | Charles Jewett, a farmer from Millbury, Massachusetts, enlist as a Second Lieutenant in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. | Union Commander | |||||
| 1864/12/03 | Charles Jewett is promoted to First Lieutenant in the Company G, Massachusetts 54th Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, mustering 12 March 1865. | Union Commander | |||||
| 1865/03/00 | From January to March 1865, Charles Jewett takes on extra duty as Acting Regimental Quartermaster. | Union Commander | |||||
| 1865/06/17 | First Lieutenant Charles Jewett resign his Army position. | Union Commander | |||||
| 1890/01/01 | Charles Jewett dies in Grandview, Rhea, Tennessee. Mr Jewett is buried at Cummins Community Cemetery in Grandview. | Died | Rhea County, TN |
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