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Catherine Munson Baptism

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About Erwin Roots

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The ErwinRoots website is a collaboration between Jim and Mary Carlson to document the genealogy of their mother, Helen Mae Erwin Carlson. The purpose is share the facts, pictures, stories and other content with our relatives, their descendants and other interested parties.
Helen was the daughter of Albert James Erwin and Sarah "Sadie" Elizabeth Close. While the Erwin line has only been traced back six generations before Helen, Sadie's line goes back twelve generations and includes many immigrants who came to America from England in the 17th century. The association of historical events with our ancestors' lives contributes much to the enjoyment of this effort.

Date	Erwin Timeline (superscripts are the generation number)
1620 Dec 11	Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
1730	Cornelius Board came to America seeking copper but discovered iron deposits.
1740	Cornelius, a successful iron manufacturer and large landowner, established an estate at Ringwood, New Jersey.
1745	Cornelius Board died at Ringwood.
1751 Aug 26	Walter¹ Erwin married Cornelius' daughter Sarah at Ringwood.
1758 May 18	David² Erwin born.
1759 Dec 19	Walter, Sarah and several children living at Ringwood.
1764	Walter sold his land at Ringwood and the family may have moved to Morristown, New Jersey.
1771	Walter declared an absconding debtor?
1775?	David an apprentice blacksmith to Col. Alling.
1775 Apr 18	Paul Revere's Ride warned that the British Army was on the march.
1775 Apr 19	The battles of Lexington and Concord.
1776 Mar	David, a Minute Man in Newark (Capt. James Wheeler's Company), signed a petition calling for the incorporation of the Minute Men into the state militia.
1776 Dec 25	David, a private, crossed the Delaware River with General Washington's army on Christmas night.
1776 Dec 26	David, a member of Neil's Artillery, participated in the Battle of Trenton.
1780	David discharged from the Army after four years of service.
1780 Mar 21	David² and Catherine Munson married at the Morristown First Presbyterian Church.
1783 Oct 22	Advertisement in the New Jersey Journal: "David Erwin, Morristown, manufactures and has for sale iron screws [nails] of all sizes."
1785	David, Catherine, three children, David's mother and sisters Susan and Nancy, moved to Fair Haven, Rutland Co., Vermont.
1787	David became foreman of Col. Lyon's Iron Works and held that position for several years.
1789	George Washington elected president.
1797 Oct 16	Pruden³ Allen Erwin, the 9th of 10 children, born in Fair Haven.
1797 Oct 19	David elected Brigadier General of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division of the Vermont State Militia.
1800	David's family counted in the Federal Census for Fair Haven, Vermont.
1802 Jun 20	David and Catherine's eldest child, Polly, died.
1802 or 1803	David moved his family to Constable, Franklin Co., New York near the Canadian border. Constable was later subsumed by Westville, formerly West Constable.
1810 Aug	David was the census taker for the 1810 Federal Census. (the page with his information is missing.)
1812 Oct 1	David, age 53, appointed Captain of the "Franklin Volunteer Exempts." The Company consisted of volunteers who were exempt from service on account of their age. They were also referred to as "Silver Greys."
1812 Winter	David accused of issuing unnecessary rations to the Indian allies.
1813 Nov 1 (about)	David injured in a battle at "Ellise's Seigniory" on the Chateaugay River near Montreal.
1813 Nov 17	David discharged from the army.
1814 Sep 11	David apparently recovered and rejoined the army to recruit a company of soldiers. Their mission was to reinforce the army at Plattsburg then threatened by the British. David is said to have taken charge of the artillery during the Battle of Plattsburg, but the payroll records indicate his company didn't reach the lake before the battle was over.
1823 Jan 1 to Apr 24	David represented the Fourth District in the New York State Senate.
1823 Nov 8	Pruden³ and Jane Erwin married in Westville. Jane, the daughter of Thomas Erwin and Jane Armour, was not related to Pruden.
1829 Nov 18	David awarded a pension for his military service.
1831 May 16	James⁴ Alexander Erwin born in Westville.
1831 Dec 9	David² Erwin, age 73, died in Westville.
1839 Jul 13	Catherine Erwin died in Westville.
1850 Aug 29	1850 Census for Westville, New Yorkshows Pruden, Jane and their children.
1850 (about)	James left home and moved to Meridan, Connecticut and later to Deep River.
1858 Oct 3	James⁴ married Emily Goodrich Pratt in Deep River, Connecticut.
1859 Jun 22	Vinton⁵ Allen Erwin born in Deep River.
1860 Jun 6	1860 Census for Meriden, Connecticut shows James, Emily and Vinton.
1860 Nov 6	Lincoln elected President
1861 Apr 12	Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter.
1861 Oct 3	James enlisted in the Tenth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers.
1862 Dec 14	James shot in the arm during the battle of Kinston, South Carolina. After recovering he re-enlisted.
1863 Apr 4	Louisa Matilda Sandberg born in St. Peter, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Swedish immigrants Carl and Caroline Sandberg.
1863	Pruden, Jane and several of their eleven children moved to St. Mary, Waseca Co., Minnesota. Jane died soon after the move.
1864 Aug 16	James shot through the leg below the knee during the battle of Deep Run, Virginia.
1865 Apr 9	Lee surrendered at Appomattox.
1865 Jul 13	James discharged from the army on account of disability.
1866 Jun	James and family living in Vineland, Cumberland, New Jersey.
1870 Jun 11	1870 Census for St. Mary, Minnesota shows Pruden living with his descendants on the Erwin farm.
1876 Jun 25	Custer's Last Stand
1880 Jun	1880 Census for Waseca, Minnesota shows Vinton a student living in a boarding house.
1880 Jun 14	1880 Census for Medford, Minnesota shows James and Emily. James was farming.
1884 Jan 19	Vinton⁵ married Louisa Sandberg in St. Peter, Minnesota.
1884 Oct 17	Albert⁶ James Erwin born in St. Peter.
1886 Sep 6	Sarah "Sadie" Elizabeth Close born in Deer Creek, Minnesota.
1893 Feb 12	Vinton⁵ Allen Erwin, age 32, died after a factory accident. His father James⁴ was working next to him when a polishing wheel exploded.
1893	Vinton's widow Louisa returned to Minnesota with Albert and two other children. Albert's sister Mary stayed with her grandparents in Bridgeport. Louisa lived with her parents, Carl and Caroline Sandberg.
1889 Jan 2	Pruden³ Allen Erwin, age 91, died in Minnesota.
1900 Jun 1	1900 Census for Traverse, Minnesota shows Albert, his grandparents, his brother Carl and his sister Ruth.
1900 Jun 7	1900 Census for Garden City, Minnesota shows Sarah "Sadie" Elizabeth Close and her mother, Pamela Adella Stevens (Close).
1904 26 May	Sadie's mother died of tuberculosis at Mankato, Minnesota where Sadie was attending the teacher's college. Sadie was now an orphan, but had numerous relatives in nearby Garden City and elsewhere in Minnesota.
1905	Albert graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota with a degree in accounting.
1907 Feb 23	James and family living at 992 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport, Connecticut [map]
1908	After Emily died in Bridgeport, James and his granddaughter Ruth moved to Minnesota to lived with Louisa.
1910 Apr 16	1910 Census for Minneapolis shows Sadie living in a rooming house at 307 Eighth St. Her cousin, Winnifred Olmstead, lived at the same location.
1910 Apr 25	1910 Census for Traverse, Minnesota shows James Erwin living with his daughter-in-law Louisa and three children: Mary, Carl and Ruth.
1910 Jun 22	Albert married Sadie Close in Mankato, Minnesota.
1910 Aug 1	Albert and Sadie were in their new home at 4633 1st Ave. S, Minneapolis.
1911 May 11	Gladys Ruth Erwin born at home.
1911 Dec 30	Elmer Albert Carlson born in Minneapolis.
1915 Jan 24	Helen⁷ Mae Erwin born at home.
1915 Oct 20	James⁴ Alexander Erwin, age 84, died in Minnesota.
1917 Jan 12	Stella Elizabeth Erwin born in St. Paul at 2221 Selby Ave. Albert's occupation is book keeper.
1920 Jan 15	1920 Census for St. Paul shows Albert and the rest of family.
1921 May 7	Albert put down a deposit on the Enumclaw "ranch" property.
1923 Jun 2	Albert and family moved from the "Ranch" outside town into Enumclaw.
1924 Mar 8	Albert paid his King County property tax.
1926 Dec 25	Helen's first entry in her Autographs: Enumclaw, Washington 6th Grade Class of '33
1928	Albert moved back to Minneapolis to find work. His address was 2206 Hennepin Ave.
1928 Dec 7	Last entry in Helen's Autographs.
1929 Jul	Albert and family moved back to Minneapolis from Enumclaw.
1929 Oct 29	Stock market crashed
1930 Apr 2	1930 Census for Iosco, Minnesota shows Louisa living with her daughter Mary and Mary's husband William Matz.
1930 Apr 7	1930 Census for Minneapolis shows Albert and family.
1930 Jun	Elmer graduated from West High School, Minneapolis.
1935	Albert, Sadie and Stella moved back to Enumclaw from Minneapolis. Gladys and Helen stayed behind.
1939 Sep 1	German Invasion of Poland
1939 Dec 18	Helen left her job at General Mills.
1940 Jan 27	Helen married Elmer in Oklahoma City.
1940 Feb 1 to Jul 15	Helen and Elmer lived in Guthrie, Oklahoma where Elmer worked at the CCC camp. Then moved to Wetumka, Oklahoma.
1940 Dec 19	Helen and Elmer left Wetumka to spend the holidays in Minneapolis.
1941 Jan 27	Helen and Elmer's first wedding anniversary. Elmer was working in Wisconsin. Received a congratulatory telegram from Gladys and Cully in Chicago.
1941 Feb 12-16	Helen and Elmer drove from Minneapolis to Laurel, Maryland where they lived first in a rooming house at 9th and Montgomery and then in an apartment at 710 Montgomery.
1941 Apr 12	Helen and Elmer attended horse races at Bowie racetrack.
1941 May 22-23	Helen and Elmer drove from Laurel, Maryland to Atlanta, Georgia. They were in Atlanta for one week.
1941 Jun 1	Helen and Elmer arrived in Holly Hill, South Carolina.
1941 Aug 17	Helen and Elmer drove over to the Santee-Cooper Dam that was Elmer's work project.
1941 Sep 27	Helen and Elmer left Holly Hill for Atlanta.
1941 Oct 7-13	Helen rode the train to Minneapolis where she met her friend Betty Anderson who drove out to Enumclaw, Washington.
1941 Dec 7	Attack on Pearl Harbor
1942 Jan	Helen and Elmer stayed at the Hotel Manger in Boston, Massachusetts.
1942 Apr 18	Helen and Elmer were living on Plum Island when James Robert Carlson was born in Newburyport.
1942 May	Helen and Elmer left Massachusetts for Louisiana when Jim was six weeks old.
1942 Jun	Helen and Elmer moved to Monroe, Louisiana.
1943 Oct	Helen and Elmer moved to Lake Charles, Louisiana.
1944 May 23	Mary Helen Carlson born in Lake Charles.
1944 May	Helen and Elmer moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee where Elmer worked on the Manhattan Project.
1944 Jun 6	Normandy landings (D-Day)
1945 May 8	Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)
1945 Aug 6	Hiroshima bombed.
1945 Aug 15	Japan surrendered.
1945 Oct	Helen and Elmer moved to Lebanon, Tennessee. Jim's earliest memory is being scolded for eating ice from a pond.
1946 Jun	The Erwin Grocery opened in Enumclaw.
1946 Dec 29	Vickie Diane Gould born in McMinnville, Oregon.
1947 Jan	Helen and Elmer moved to Minneapolis and lived with Elmer's parents at 3409 Fremont Ave S.
1947 Mar-Apr	Helen, Jim, Mary visit Bellevue
1948 Jan 30	Louisa Erwin, age 84, died in Woodville, Minnesota.
1948 Feb	Helen and Elmer moved into their house at 4008 Randall, St. Louis Park.
1950 Oct 19	David "Davy" Elmer Carlson born in Minneapolis.
1951 May 18	Davy Carlson died of jaundice.
1951 Jun	Elmer found a job with John Graham & Co in Seattle.
1951 Dec	Helen and Elmer moved into their new house at 2825 98th Ave NE, Bellevue.
1959 Jun	Carlsons visited Tijuana, Mexico.
1959 Aug 20	Albert⁶ James Erwin, age 74, died in Seattle.
1960 Jun	Jim graduated from Bellevue High School.
1963 Nov 22	President Kennedy assassinated.
1964 May 13	Sadie, age 77, died in Enumclaw.
1964 Jun	Jim granted a B.S. degree in physics by the University of Washington
1966 Jul	Jim moved to Berkeley, California to do graduate research at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
1968 April 6	Mary married Michael Edward Lowry in Olympia, Washington.
1968 Sep	Jim, now a graduate student at Oregon State University, moved into an apartment in Corvallis.
1968 Oct 10-30	Helen and Elmer traveled to Europe courtesy of Elmer's employer.
1969 Jan 4	Jim moved into the College Inn in Corvallis.
1969 Apr	Vickie moved into the College Inn.
1969 Jul 20	Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
1969 Dec 23	Jim and Vickie married in Reno, Nevada.
1970 Jun	Jim and Vickie moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia where Jim worked for the Naval Weapons Laboratory.
1975	Jim and Vickie moved to Alexandria, Virginia where Jim worked for the Naval Intelligence Command.
1976 Oct	Helen and Elmer visited Jim and Vickie in Alexandria. We drove to Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina where the folks had once lived.
1977 Aug 12	Elvis died today.
1978 Nov 7	Mike Lowry elected to Congress.
1980 Jul	Jim and Vickie moved to London for a year. Jim worked at the U.S. Navy European headquarters.
1988 May	Helen and Elmer visited Jim and Vickie in Towson, Maryland.
1992 Aug 15	Helen⁷ Mae Erwin, age 77, died in Bellevue.
1992 Nov	Mike Lowry elected governor of Washington State.