Charles Davenport

Biography

Charles Davenport's ninety-one years (1812-1903) were filled with quiet devotion to home, neighbors, and the civic life that knit communities together in the region now remembered as greater Boston. He welcomed friends with steady counsel and quietly upheld the routines that steadied families through changing times.

Though not seeking renown, his influence was felt in the dependable example he set for others, especially in his nurture of younger relatives and his faithful participation in church and charitable endeavors. His memory is preserved by those who knew him and in the peaceful shade of Mount Auburn Cemetery.