Charles PACKER

1745 - 1835  (90 years)

• Name	Charles PACKER  [1]
  	Charles Packer was a Leyden, Massachusetts "pioneer intellectual, settler, encourager of art, and first portrait subject of Henry Kirke Brown, Sculptor." Miss Ellen Brown, niece of the sculptor asserted that her uncle derived early artistic inspiration from Charles Packer, his neighbor. Near the gravestones in Leyden, is the old Charles Packer homestead cellar hole, in the center of which stands the stone fireplace where the sculptor, later to mould huge statues of Washington and Lincoln, painted his first portrait. This site is of such historic value that the citizens of Leyden are taking steps toward its preservation. On april 26, 1784, Charles was chosen at the first town meeting as Leyden's first selectman and assessor. On March 6, 1789, in Leyden, Charles was elected commissioner to assist in dividing the town into school districts. After much controversy, division was finally arranged and the sum of 50 lb. was set aside for the support of the five Leyden schools that year. the year 1791 found the town of Leyden active politically. It opened with a town meeting called by Charles Packer to vote for Governor, Lieut. Governor and Senator. Charles served during the Revolution, and his name is included among the list of Leyden's volunteers. The Charles Packer burial lot on the Old County Road, Leyden, Mass., contains three stones. The first reads: Charles Packer, d. Sept. 30, 1835, aged 91 years; the second reads: Mary Walworth, wife of Charles Packer d. march 18, 1814, aged 63 years. A third diminutive stone is marked "C.P." for Charles packer, Jr., who died at the age of 4. It was on this little grave that Mary Williams Stowell, a close friend of the family, placed wild flowers each spring. [1]
  Birth	1 Jan 1745	Groton Center, Vermont   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	Son of James Packer and Zerviah Eldredge   [1]
  Death	30 Sep 1835	Leyden, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I72986	Main Tree
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2013

  
  

  Family 1	Mary WALWORTH,   b. 13 Sep 1752, Groton, New London County, Connecticut d. 18 Mar 1814, Leyden, Massachusetts (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1775  [1]
  Family ID	F29557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Electa SHATTUCK,   b. 2 Dec 1778   d. New York
  Marriage	4 Jul 1814  [1]
  Family ID	F29558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 30 Sep 1835 - Leyden, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5682] Reginald Wellington Walworth, "Walworth-Walsworth Genealogy" 1689-1962 Descendants Male & Female of William Walworth & Mary Abigail Seaton.