When Ezra James Chaffee was born on 16 November 1836, in Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont, United States, his father, Samuel Luther Chaffee, was 24 and his mother, Ursula Selenda Janes, was 19. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Marcella Yaw Whitney. He died on 15 April 1920, in Albany, Orleans, Vermont, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Albany, Orleans, Vermont, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.
English (of Norman origin): descriptive nickname from a derivative of Old French chauf ‘bald’ (from Latin calvus). Compare Cave .
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