Chester Spaulding

Brief Life History of Chester

When Chester Spaulding was born on 4 August 1814, in Washington, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Ebenezer Spaulding, was 24 and his mother, Esther Graves, was 21. He married Betsey D. Sanborn in 1838. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Andover, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States for about 10 years and Orleans, Vermont, United States in 1890. He died on 11 May 1889, in Newport, Orleans, Vermont, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Newport, Orleans, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Chester Spaulding
1814–1889
Betsey D. Sanborn
1807–1887
Marriage: 1838
Elisabeth H Spaulding
1837–
Henrietta E. Spalding
1840–1900
William H Spaulding
1841–
Charles W. Spaulding
1843–1896
George E. Spaulding
1845–1919
Annie Elma Spaulding
1847–1931
Helen M. Spaulding
1851–1919

Sources (26)

  • Chester Spaulding, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890"
  • Chester Spaulding, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Chester Spaulding, "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough

In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot. 

1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed

The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery. 

Name Meaning

Scottish (Aberdeenshire) and English (Cambridgeshire and Norfolk): habitational name from Spalding (Lincolnshire), from Old English Spaldas, the name of an Anglian tribe who settled chiefly in the fen-lands of Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, + the groupname suffix -ingas. Compare Spafford .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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