Charlotte Eastman Ladd, wife of Edward Harris Barrett

Charlotte Eastman Ladd, married Edward Harris Barrett on October 28, 1845 in Franklin, New Hampshire.  She was born May 5, 1824 in Hallowell, Maine to Dudley Ladd and Charlotte Eastman.  She died November 11, 1898 and was buried at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis. 

Both the Ladd and Eastman families are well researched.  The Ladd family is firmly documented back to the early 1600's and the Eastman family to 1515.   
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A number of Charlotte's ancestors served in the American Revolution:

• her grandfather, Dudley Ladd (b.1758, d. 1841) served as a Private, volunteering in 1777 to reinforce military operations in the northern theater.
• her great-grandfather, Gordon Hutchins (b. 1733, d. 1815 ) He began military service in 1775 Captain of the 1st NH Regt at Battle of Bunker Hill.  His company was along the rail fence.  He was slightly wounded.  Later commissioned Lt-Col on Sep 17, 1776 of Col Nahum Baldwin's 2nd NH Regt, at Battle of White Plains, NY Oct 28, 1776.  Quoted as saying "if we all turn out, we can cut off Burgoyne's march."  He appeared on the census of 1776.  He was Representative of the NH Provincial Congress, Mar 4, 1777, and while a member, took an active part in measure relative to the battle of Bennington on 4 Mar 1777. 
• her great-grandfather, Moses Eastman (b. 1731/32, d. 1812) served in the French and Indian War veteran, in Capt Chandler's Company in Sep1754. In 1755, Sergeant in his brother Capt. Joseph Eastman's Co. of Rangers who marched to Albany , NY to Fort Edward in expedition to Crown Point. Rev. War veteran from NH, enlisted as sergeant in Col. Stark's Regiment and on Jun 16 1775 a t the the Battle of Bunker Hill and Siege of Boston.  Became Lieutenant in 1775 with Col. Garrish's Regiment at Saratoga and then at the Surrender of Burgoyne, later with Capt. Aaron Quinby's Company of Volunteers in Col. Moses Kelly's Regiment to Rhode Island.  He was a signer of the Association Test in 1776 (test of allegiance) with arms to oppose at risk of life the British Fleets and Armies against the colonies.