Memories of the Calls 2 - Charlotte Call

On Page 74 Vol I of the Family Records, I note the following from the Obituary of Mother Call. 

Mrs. Robert Call at 3 o'clock (Sept 27 1908) at her home in this town aged 74 years. Her health had been failing for a number of years, but pneumonia, with which she was afflicted only a little more than two days, was the immediate cause of her death. She is survived by her husband; four brothers William Joslin of Chelsea, Mass; The Rev. G.A. Joslin of Madison, Wisc.; Samuel Joslin of Batavia; one sister  Mrs. Ann Jones of Chelsea; (Mass.) three children Albert H. and Chas. J Call and Mrs. Lizzie A Daniels, 12 grandchildren and a number of nephews and nieces, including Mrs Flora E. Challice who has tenderly and devotedly cared for her during the years of failing health. 

Mrs Call, whose maiden name was Charlotte Joslin was born in Devonshire, England in 1835. At the age of twenty years she want to Mass. and was married to Robert Call. In 1858 Mr. and Mrs. Call came to Stafford where they have since resided, with the exception of one year in Elba. Mr. and Mrs. Call were the last married couple surviving of those in their vicinity in Stafford who were here when they came fifty years ago. 

Mrs. Call was an enthusiastic church and temperance worker, retaining her interest in these courses to the last days of her life. She was an active member of the Morganville Christian Church for 45 years. For twenty years, from the time of its organization till infirmity compelled her to lessened activity, she was president and mainstay of the prosperous W.C.T.U. of Stafford and Morganville. She was also for many years a faithful superintendent of departments and works in the county W.C.T.U. A Good Templar, she was always greatly interested in the welfare of the young people. Her home was ever a hospitable one. 

Mrs. Call was a woman of more than ordinary personal attraction and fine qualities of heart and mind, and very many outside of her immediate circle of friends feel that the world is better for her having lived and labored here. 
(See Family Record Vol I pages 18-20)

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Patty's notes on this entry

Photograph of Charlotte Joslin Call 







Charlotte Joslin was the daughter of Robert Bird Joslin and Mary Ann Adams. She was born May 25, 1834 in Filleigh, Devon, England. 

Robert and Mary Ann had eight children - 6 of whom immigrated to the United States

Their first child, William, was born on Oct 27, 1832 in Filleigh. William arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on 27 March 1852 and lived the rest of his life in the Boston area. He married Charlotte Blackmore in 1856, and they had three daughters. William died in 1916 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. 

Their second child, Charlotte, was born on May 25, 1834 in Filleigh. She arrived in Boston on May 31, 1854 with Charlotte Blackmore (who married her brother) and her sister Ann. Charlotte married Robert Call on July 16, 1854 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Robert and Charlotte had known each other in England. Robert immigrated in 1853, with Charlotte following a year later. Robert and Charlotte settled in Stafford, Genesee County, New York by 1859 when their son, my great grandfather Charles Joslin Call was born. Charlotte died in 1908 in Stafford. 


Charlotte is the 2nd person from the bottom of the page on this passenger arrival list from May 31, 1854. Her sister Ann is the last person on the page






Their third child, Ann, was born on June 4, 1836 in Filleigh. She arrived in Boston on May 31, 1854 with her sister Charlotte. Ann married William Jones on July 2, 1858 in Chelsea. William and Ann had ten children. Ann died in Chelsea in 1918. 

Their fourth child, George A, was born in 1838 and died in 1840. 

Their fifth child, Elizabeth was born in 1841 in Meshaw, Devonshire.She marreid John Challice on 18 February 1865 and died in July 1886 in Wellington, Somerset. As far as I've know, Elizabeth lived her entire life in England. Two of her four children did immigrate and settled in Genesee County, New York. 

Their sixth child, George Adams, was born on April 10, 1844 in Meshaw. George, a Methodist minister, arrived in Boston on January 3, 1881 with his wife Mary, and their two older children. They settled in Wisconsin by 1884, where their third child was born. George died in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin in 1921. 

Their seventh child, Robert, was born on September 14, 1846 in Meshaw. He arrived in Boston on April 29, 1874 and settled in Batavia, Genesee County, New York. Robert married Elizabeth Squire there, and they had two children. Sometime after 1910, Robert returned to England where he died in Sticklepath, Devonshire in 1914. 

Their eighth (and final) child, Samuel was born on July 4, 1849 in Meshaw. Samuel arrived in Boston on April 29, 1874 with his brother Robert. Samuel first settled in Genesee County, New York where he married Sarah Adams in 1879. By 1882, the family was living in Darien County, Wisconsin. Samuel had two children and he died Darien in 1913. 


Mrs. Flora E Challice (12 May 1872 - 9 Nov 1964) was the daughter of Elizabeth Joslin and John Challice. She immigrated to the United States from England in late June 1901 with her sister Charlotte Ann Challice. She married Samuel Radley (1866-1952) in Stafford, Genesee County, New York on Sept 10, 1914. 

The W.C.T.U. is the Women's Christian Temperance Union, a women's social reform organization advocating temperance, as well as other progressive causes. You can read more about the W.C.T.U. at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman's_Christian_Temperance_Union

The Good Templars are the International Order of Good Templars, a fraternal organization active in the temperance movement. You read more about the I.O.G.T. at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organisation_of_Good_Templars


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