Born in Concord, NH on Jan 12, 1863 to:
FATHER: Dr. Charles Augustine Davis (1823-1863), who died when Charles Thornton was 3 months old. Dr. Davis was a surgeon at the U.S. Marine Hospital. His father was Robert Davis (1790-1825) and his mother was Almira Brown (Dearborn) Davis, later Evans (1798-1861).
MOTHER: Mary Parker Thornton (1830-1875), a decedent of Matthew Thornton a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Upon Dr. Davis's death, Mary remarried Hon. William Sewall Gardner (1827-1888). Hon. W.S. Gardner was a close family friend. Mary and W.S. Gardner had a daughter, Mary Sewall Gardner (1871-1961), who was 4 years old when her mother died (Charles was 11 or 12 years old). Mary and Charles were then raised by her father (Hon. W.S. Gardner) and his 2nd wife, Sarah M. (Davis) Gardner, who's father was Isaac Davis, an attorney in the Boston area.
Life Events:
1863: Age 3 months; Father died
1865: Mother remarried W. S. Gardner
1871: 1/2 sister was born
1875: Age 12; Mother Died
1884 Graduated from Harvard (undergraduate), and began his study of law at the Harvard Law School
1886 Admitted to the bar.
1887 Became a member of the Pequossette Free Mason lodge of Watertown and Marblehead, MA.
1888 Married Frances Perley Anderson in Portland, ME on 9-12-1888
1890 Birth of daughter, Mary Thornton Davis (1890-1982)
1892 Birth of son, Thornton "T" Davis (1892-1969)
1897 Birth of son, John Farwell Anderson Davis (1897-1970)
1898 The MA Land Court was established, "Judge" Charles T. Davis presided over the court
1900 Birth of son, William Sewall Gardner Davis, Sr. (1900-1966)
1901 Birth of daughter, Marcia Winter (Davis) Cunningham (1901-1981)
Born in Concord, NH on Jan 12, 1863 to:
FATHER: Dr. Charles Augustine Davis (1823-1863), who died when Charles Thornton was 3 months old. Dr. Davis was a surgeon at the U.S. Marine Hospital. His father was Robert Davis (1790-1825) and his mother was Almira Brown (Dearborn) Davis, later Evans (1798-1861).
MOTHER: Mary Parker Thornton (1830-1875), a decedent of Matthew Thornton a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Upon Dr. Davis's death, Mary remarried Hon. William Sewall Gardner (1827-1888). Hon. W.S. Gardner was a close family friend. Mary and W.S. Gardner had a daughter, Mary Sewall Gardner (1871-1961), who was 4 years old when her mother died (Charles was 11 or 12 years old). Mary and Charles were then raised by her father (Hon. W.S. Gardner) and his 2nd wife, Sarah M. (Davis) Gardner, who's father was Isaac Davis, an attorney in the Boston area.
Life Events:
1863: Age 3 months; Father died
1865: Mother remarried W. S. Gardner
1871: 1/2 sister was born
1875: Age 12; Mother Died
1884 Graduated from Harvard (undergraduate), and began his study of law at the Harvard Law School
1886 Admitted to the bar.
1887 Became a member of the Pequossette Free Mason lodge of Watertown and Marblehead, MA.
1888 Married Frances Perley Anderson in Portland, ME on 9-12-1888
1890 Birth of daughter, Mary Thornton Davis (1890-1982)
1892 Birth of son, Thornton "T" Davis (1892-1969)
1897 Birth of son, John Farwell Anderson Davis (1897-1970)
1898 The MA Land Court was established, "Judge" Charles T. Davis presided over the court
1900 Birth of son, William Sewall Gardner Davis, Sr. (1900-1966)
1901 Birth of daughter, Marcia Winter (Davis) Cunningham (1901-1981)
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