Charlotte Darkey Parkhurst

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/01/1812	Birth	Charlotte was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The exact day is unknown.
01/01/1822	Ran away from orphanage	Charlotte ran away from the orphanage and became a stable boy in Worcester, Massachusetts and later in Providence, Rhode Island.
01/01/1849	California Stage Company	Charlotte went to California to work for the California Stage Company.
01/01/1850	Charlotte became "One-Eyed Charley"	Shortly after moving to California, Charlotte was kicked in the eye by a horse and lost sight in that eye.
01/01/1867	Retired, bought ranch and ran stage station	In the late 1860s, Charlotte retired from driving stagecoaches, bought a ranch in Santa Cruz, CA and ran a stage station.
11/03/1868	Voted in Presidential Election	Charlotte voted in the U.S. Presidential Election. She was the first known woman to vote in a federal election.
12/22/1879	Death	Charlotte died from cancer of the mouth and was discovered to be a woman!