FERNALD, Charles Augustus^[1]

1847 - 1916  (68 years)

• Name	FERNALD, Charles Augustus
  Birth	5 Dec 1847	Wolfeboro, Carroll, NH USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	15 Oct 1850	Wolfborough, Carroll, NH, USA   [3]
  	Charles A Fernald / Age 2 / Sex Male / /
  Census	18 Jun 1860	Wolfborough, Carroll, NH, USA   [4]
  	Charles A Fernald / Age 12 / Male / / / / Born in New Hampshire / Attended School in Past Year
  Education	1872	Harvard Medical School, Boston, Suffolk, MA USA   [5]
  	Allopath
  Census	9 Jun 1880	1443 Washingon, Boston, Suffolk, MA USA   [6]
  	Fernald, Charles / White / Male / Age 34 / / Married / Occupation Physician & Surgeon / Birthplace NH / Father's Birthplace NH / Mother's Birthplace NH
  Census	2 Jun 1900	1481 Washington, Boston, Suffolk, MA USA   [7]
  	Fernald, Charles A / Head / White / Male / Birth Mo Dec / Birth Year 1847 / Age 52 / Marital Status Divorced / Birthplace New Hampshire / Father's Birthplace New Hampshire / Mother's Birthplace New Hampshire / Occupation Physician / Home is Rented-
  Residence	1483 Washington, Boston, Suffolk, MA USA
  	Unclear if addresses changed, or if Fernald moved from 1443 to 1481 and finally to 1483 Washington. This building (3rd stairs to the right in photo) is where he lived his final years, and is noted on property maps as “Fernald House”
  		1483 to 1491 Washington Boston MA
  Cause of Death	Cerebral hemorrhage  [5]
  Death	15 Mar 1916	Boston, Suffolk, MA USA   [5]
  Notes	At last stages of life, Charles was to the point of his wife (from whom he’d been separated for 28 years) petitioning the court to appoint a conservator for his affaris. [8]
  Person ID	I5903	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	FERNALD, Jonathan Poor,   b. 1797, Brookfield, Carroll, NH USA d. 1893 (Age 96 years)
  Mother	PIKE, Mary Cotton,   b. Abt 1800, Middleton, Strafford, NH USA d. 1887 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F4140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	RUTLEDGE, Eleanor,   b. 21 Aug 1844, Kirkinner, Wigtown, Scotland d. 16 Sep 1926, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	9 Sep 1883	Boston, Suffolk, MA USA   [9]
  	C.B. Webb officiated
  SEPA	1888  [10]
  	In petitioning court to appoint a conservator in 1916, Eleanor claimed they had been separated since 1888. In 1900 US Census, Charles lists himself as “Divorced”, but apparently that was never finalized.
  Family ID	F4141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	ACRES, Eliza Ann,   b. 20 Apr 1843, South Boston, MA, USA d. 23 Oct 1880, Boston, Suffolk, MA USA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1877	Boston, Suffolk, MA USA   [11]
  	Married by Rev. William Babcock
  Children	1. FERNALD, Fronia Josephine,   b. 15 Jun 1878, Boston, Suffolk, MA USA d. 11 Dec 1886, Farmington, Strafford, NH USA (Age 8 years)
  Family ID	F4155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Dec 1847 - Wolfeboro, Carroll, NH USA Census - 15 Oct 1850 - Wolfborough, Carroll, NH, USA Census - 18 Jun 1860 - Wolfborough, Carroll, NH, USA Marriage - 26 Aug 1877 - Boston, Suffolk, MA USA Census - 9 Jun 1880 - 1443 Washingon, Boston, Suffolk, MA USA Marriage - 9 Sep 1883 - Boston, Suffolk, MA USA Census - 2 Jun 1900 - 1481 Washington, Boston, Suffolk, MA USA Residence - - 1483 Washington, Boston, Suffolk, MA USA Death - 15 Mar 1916 - Boston, Suffolk, MA USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Charles Augustus Fernald

  
  

• Sources

  [S1792] Charles Augustus Fernald, Universal international genealogy and of the ancient Fernald families, (Boston Mass. : Fernald). [S1793] Fronie J Fernald Death Certificate, Name of mother: Lizzie Acre-Brithplace of father: Wolfeboro’ NH-. [S1813] Jonathan P Fernald in the 1850 US Census. [S1808] Jonathan P Fernald in the 1860 US Census-. [S1807] Charles Augustus Fernald . [S1804] Charles Fernald in 1880 United States Federal Census. [S1803] Charles A Fernald in 1900 United States Federal Census. [S1791] Wife Wants Conservator. [S1799] Eleanor Rutledge-Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. [S1791] Wife Wants Conservator, his wife, Eleanor R. Fernald, who has lived apart from him since 1888. [S1794] Charles A Fernald in Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915.