Brief Life History of Silas
When Silas Chandler was born on 15 January 1786, in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Daniel Chandler, was 37 and his mother, Mary Gallercia, was 34. He married Diana Davis in June 1815, in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 5 April 1864, in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Etna Cemetery, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Silas Chandler, "United States Census, 1850"
- Silas Chandler, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Silas Chandler, "Find A Grave Index"
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1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1805
Oldest grave seen on memorials list.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a maker and seller of candles, from Anglo-Norman French chandeler ‘maker or seller of candles’ (Old French chandelier, Late Latin candelarius, a derivative of candela ‘candle’). While a medieval chandler no doubt made and sold other articles beside candles, the extended sense of modern English chandler does not occur until the 16th century. The name may also, more rarely, have denoted someone who was responsible for the lighting arrangements in a large house, or else one who owed rent in the form of wax or candles.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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