Brief Life History of Matilda Selinda
When Matilda Selinda Chaffee was born on 8 October 1840, in Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont, United States, her father, Samuel Luther Chaffee, was 28 and her mother, Ursula Selenda Janes, was 22. She married Charles Smith Moulton on 24 December 1867, in Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Newport, Orleans, Vermont, United States in 1910. She died on 9 June 1923, in Vermont, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Chas. S. Montton, "United States Census, 1880"
- Matilda Selinda Chaffee, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Matilda Selinda Chaffee Moulton, "Find a Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864 · St. Albans Raid
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.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): descriptive nickname from a derivative of Old French chauf ‘bald’ (from Latin calvus). Compare Cave .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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