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Charles H “Charlie” Long

Male 1863 - 1931  (67 years)


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  • Name Charles H Long 
    Nickname Charlie 
    Birth 4 Oct 1863  Bright, York, NB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1871  Bright, York, NB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 7, born NB, living with parents 
    Census 1881  Bright, York, NB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 17, born N, farmer, living with parents 
    Census 8 Jun 1900  Enscaba, Delta, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 36, born Oct 1863 in CAN, imm in 1888, married 9 yrs, Physician, Head of House 
    Death 19 Aug 1931  Chicago, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 22 Aug 1931  Lakeview Cemetery, Escanaba, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6605  Family Tree | Descendants of Francis & Elizabeth (Peck) Perkins
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2014 

    Father Henry Marshall Long,   b. Jun 1831, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1904, Escanaba, Delta, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Annie “Anna” Perkins,   b. 27 Mar 1846, Fredericton, York, NB Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1909, Escanaba, Delta, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 6 Nov 1862  Keswick Ridge, York, NB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • From Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946 Records (Ancestry.com)
      Henry Long of the Parish of Dondas and county of York and Annie Perkins of the Parish of Douglas and county of York were married by license this sixth day of November - eighteen hundred and sixty two by me, George Sterling, Keswick Ridge Congregational Minister. In the presence of Moses (?) and Mary Smith. Filed and registered 1 Aug 1863.
    Family ID F2147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Augusta,   b. Feb 1863, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1938 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 1891 
    Family ID F2148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2011 

  • Headstones
    Charles H. Long Gravestone
    Charles H. Long Gravestone
    CHAS. H. / LONG, M.D. / 1863 - 1931

    Information associated with grave (part of County Clerk Office)
    born 4 Oct 1863, died 19 Aug 1931, Married in Canada
    Long Family Memorial Gravestone
    Long Family Memorial Gravestone
    Long Family Gravesite
    Long Family Gravesite

  • Notes 
    • From The Escanaba Daily Press, 20 Aug 1931

      DEATH CLAIMS DR. C. H. LONG
      Injuries Received In Automobile Accident Prove Fatal

      Dr. Charles H. Long, 7614 Essex Avenue, Windsor Park, Chicago, formerly of this city, passed away at 9:40 o?clock last evening at the St. Francis hospital from injuries received¬ August 14? when an auto in which he was riding overturned on a curve near Detroit while en route to Escanaba on his annual vacation. Dr. Long was the most seriously injured of the three occupants of the auto suffering concussion of the brain and severe internal injuries. His fight for recovery was hampered by the fact that he had been in failing health the past two years. He was 68 years of age. Mrs. Long suffered a number of fractured ribs and spinal injuries, while John Libretti, 43, Chicago, chauffer, suffered lacerations of the scalp and face. Both are recovering.

      Practiced Here

      Charles H. Long was born on October 4, 1863, in Fredrickton, New Brunswick. After finishing at the high school in his native town he entered McGill University at Montreal where he studied medicine, graduating in 1888. He opened an office in Chicago the same year and in 1889 moved to Menominee. A year later he came to Escanaba when he built up a splendid practice. He retired from general practicing in 1904 and removed to Chicago where continued his practice to specializing in eye, ear, nose, and throat diseases. After locating in Chicago for the second time he studied for two years in Austria and London, England. While???Chicago to resume his practice. While practicing in that city he was affiliated with the late Prof. Franklin Coleman, noted specialist. Dr. Long held the position of Professor in the eye and ear departments at the Post Graduate Hospital of Chicago and was also Professor in the nose and throat departments at the Illinois Infirmary. He was president of the Chicago Otological society and past secretary of the McGill University Alumni, of which organization he had also held the office of president. He was a member of the Cleveland Lodge, F & A M of Chicago, the Illinois Athletic and the Cook County Medical society.
      Funeral Friday. The body was taken to the Allo Funeral Home to be prepared for burial. Funeral services will be Friday afternoon with interment in Lakeview cemetery.
      Surviving are his widow, two brothers and two sisters, Dr. Harry W. Long, Gary, Indiana and Dr. Frank T. Long, Chicago, Mrs. George W. Wescott,, Chicago, and Mrs. Louise Long Mammell of Bridgeport, Conn. Dr. Harry Long and Mrs. Wescott have already arrived in this city.