Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Chambers was born in 1771, in Walpack Township, Sussex, New Jersey, United States, her father, John Chambers, was 21 and her mother, Hannah Hoover, was 19. She married Nathaniel Herriott about 1793, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States in 1855 and Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States in 1860. She died after 1821, in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Maria Chambers, "New Jersey State Census, 1855"
- Maria Chambers, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- Maria Chambers in entry for Sarah E. Mecabe, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
Spouse and Children
1772–1841 Male
1771–1821 Female
Children (11)
1794–1860 Female
1795–1864 Male
1797–1871 Male
about 1800–1883 Female
1803–1839 Male
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1750– Male
1753– Female
Siblings (3)
1771–1821 Female
1777– Female
1785– Male
World Events (8)
1776
Age 5
1776
Age 5
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 15
Name Meaning
English:
from Middle English chaumbre ‘room (in a house); reception room in a palace or official building’ (Old French chambre). It is identical in implied function with the Chamberlain , which denoted an official: to pay in cameram was to pay into the exchequer, of which the camerarius or chamberer was in charge. The surname also applied to clerks employed there. As the office of Chamberlain rose in the social scale, this term remained reserved for more humble servants of the bedchamber or private quarters.
(of Norman origin): habitational name from Les Chambres, Manche (France).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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