• General Notes

  1830 US Census: Philadelphia NORTH WARD Chas Bruster, head age 40-49. Oldest female is 50-59, 2 females 20-29; 2 females 10-14, 1 female under 5. 3 other males 5-29.
  
  1840 US Census: Philadelphia NORTH WARD Charls Bruster, head age 50-59.  Oldest female is 30-39, 3 other females 10-29. 6 other males 10-39
  
  BB: There is a Charles Brewster in the Philly Census of 1830 (4 males, 6 females), 1840 (7 males, 5 females) and 1850 (Charles and two children) living in the North Ward.  I had seen the 1850 Census before where he is recorded as a superintendent but had discounted it and never looked further back.  I have attached these records, now, as well as the death record of what appears to be his wife, Ann Norris Brewster in 1823.  Since he is the only Charles Bruster in the 1830 Census I am assuming this is the Charles on this little piece of paper (death note of Ann Norris).  This is extremely interesting as there are Norrises in Crossmakeever, Boyd - close to your Brewsters., etc.
  
  Source:  1850 Census,Ward 4, age 55 living with Eunice, age 20, Philadelphia
  Name:    Eunice Brewster
  Age:    20
  Birth Year:    abt 1830
  Birthplace:    Pennsylvania
  Home in 1850:    Philadelphia North Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Gender:    Female
  Family Number:    702
  Household Members:    Name    Age
  Lewis Stokes
  31
  Henry Stokes
  6
  James Stokes
  58
  Charles Brewster
  55
  Eunice Brewster
  20
  Charles Warner
  20
  Rachael Braddock
  11
  Susan Carr
  20
  
  BBSource: News clippings say Charles Brewster of Philly died Dec 1850in Saratoga Co, NY at his son in laws Rev Robert Beattie.  Since Robert Beattie was a Ref Presby Minister, I believe this is the Charles Brewster whose1st  wife Ann Norris was buried by the 1st Ref Presby Church and whose two children by Eunice were recorded baptized there as well.
  
  BB: Charles BRUSTER was a member of the Hibernian Society in 1832 in Philadelphia.  I actually looked in this book for him the other day under BREWSTER and didn't find him.  My gr grandfather is in it.  Then, I found it as a google book online and lo and behold he IS in it.
  It does state that he was a grocer on Market/High Street from 1820 until 1845 and a member of the 1st Ref Presbyterian Church (later named after the minister Dr. Wylie).  It does not say whether he was married.  Too bad!! I still believe this is the one whose wife died in childbirth in 1823 and was buried by the 1st RPC and whose two other children were baptized there.
  
  The following is from the City Directories
  1816 no Charles B
  1817 no Charles B
  1819 Charles Brewster, accountant, Townsends Ct
  1820 Charles Bruster, grocer, SW cor High & 13th
  1821 Charles Bruster, grocer, SW cor High & 13th
  1822 Charles Bruster, grocer, SW cor High & 13th
  1823 Charles Brewster, grocer, 473 High
  1824 Charles Brewster, grocer, 473 High
  1825 Charles Bruster, grocer, 473 High
  1828 Charles Bruster, grocer, 473 High
  1829 Charles Bruster, grocer, 473 High
  1830 Charles Bruster, grocer, 473 High
  1831 Charles Bruster, grocer, 473 High
  1832 no directory online
  1833 Charles Bruster, grocer, 453 High
  1833 Joseph Bruster, 470 Race
  1834 no directory online
  1835 Charles Bruster, cordw, 183 N High
  1835 Charles Bruster, grocer, 453 High
  1836 no directory on line
  1837 Charles BREWSTER, grocer, 453 High
  1839 Charles Bruster, grocer, 453 High
  1840 Charles Bruster, grocer, 453 High
  1841 Charles Bruster, boarding house, 453 High
  1842 Charles Bruster, boarding house, 453 High St
  1843 CB, boarding house, 11 N 10th
  1844 CB boarding house, 17 S 10th
  1845 Charles Bruster, boarding house, 17 S 10th
  1846 Charles Bruster, boarding house, 17 S 10th
  1847 Charles Bruster, boarding house, 17 S 10th
  1848 Charles Bruster, boarding house, 17 S 10th
  1849 not there
  1850 not there
  1851 not there
  1852 not there
  1853 not there
  1854 not there
  1855 Charles O Brewster, book keeper, 124 Market
  1856 Charles O Brewster, book keeper, 124 Market, h 119 Wood
  1857 Charles O Brewster, ..., S.E 4th & Market, h 119 Wood
  1858 Charles O Brewster, fancy goods, 341 Market St.,h 725 Wood
  1859 Charles O Brewster, fancy goods, 23 N 4th, h 416 N 7th
  1860 Charles O Brewster, notions, 23 N 4th St., h 416 N 7th
  1861 Charles O Brewster, notions, 23 N 4th St., h 416 N 7th
  1864 Charles O Brewster, asst. secretary, Union Mutual Ins. Co., N E 3rd & Walnut, h Harvey, Germantown
  1864 Charles Bruster, machinist, 1133 Division
  1865 Charles O Brewster, asst. secretary, Union Mutual Ins. Co., N E 3rd & Walnut, h Harvey, Germantown
  1866 Charles O Brewster, asst. secretary, Union Mutual Ins. Co., N E 3rd & Walnut, h Harvery, Germantown
  1867 Charles O Bruster, sec. Harvey n Green,Gtn
  1872 Charles W Brewster, sawmaker, h Lpes ct nr Pearl
  1873 Charles W Brewster, sawmaker, h Lopes ct nr Pearl
  
  BB: Using the Philadelphia City Directories as a guideline (and they start back in 1791) the ONLY Brewster/Bruster who is even likely to be the uncle of Charles of Iowa is Charles Brewster who appears in 1820 PCD.  Before that there are NO Brewsters except for 3 who are shipmasters (James, Henry and Samuel), various widows, and in 1816/1817 a J. E. Brewster, merchant for only 2 years.  A Jonathan Brewster appears in 1817 -1819 and then there is Charles who is there for a very long time from 1820-1850.
  So, I would say that this Charles Brewster is the uncle of young Charles and the son of John Brewster who escorted young Charles to America.  He probably came shortly before 1820.  The fact that they are all recorded in some way or another at the 1st Reformed Presbyterian Church indicates they all came from that Macosquin area of Seceders.
  We just need to hope the Iowa newspaper story is correct about Charles coming with his grandfather to live with an uncle.  I see no reason why it wouldn't be especially since there is actually a Charles B living in Philadelphia when young Charles arrives.
  The only way I can see that Charles Brewster of the gravestone is the same as the Iowa Charles is if 3 of those siblings(Anne, James and Jane) are not in fact his siblings living in Iowa but his cousins.  The ages are quite a bit later that Charles and the names are more likely to be first children names than later children names.  However,  Jane, Charles and Anne named first or second daughters Martha!! That should indicate their mother was a Martha.
  
  From the Pension Record:
  War of 1812
  Soldier: Charles Brewster
  Widow: Eunice B Brewster
  Service: Pvt, Capn Peter A Brown's Co, Pa Mil
  Enlisted: Aug 24 1814
  Discharged: Jan 4 1815
  Residence of Soldier: Blank
  Residence of Widow: 1850, 1855, Clinto Co, Indiana
                                      1878, Frankfort, Clinto Ci, Indiana
  Maiden Name of Widow: Soldier's First Wife Annora
                                          Eunice B Bonsall
  Marriage of Soldier and Widow: Aug 3, 1824, Philadelph, Pa
  Death of Soldier: Dec 11, 1850, Orange Co, NY
  Death of Widow: Sept 2, 1889
  
  
  
  
  

Details of Charles' family with Ann [1st Ref Pr Church Burial] Norris

Details of Charles' family with Eunice B Bonsall