Brief Life History of Caleb
When Caleb Churchman was born on 4 November 1783, in Prince George's, Maryland, United States, his father, Edward Churchman, was 26 and his mother, Rebecca Peirce, was 17. He married Martha Shelley on 1 September 1808, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Chester Monthly Meeting, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 23 March 1864, at the age of 80, and was buried in Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Caleb Churchman in household of Geo Baker, "United States Census, 1850"
- Caleb Churchman, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Caleb Churchman, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
Spouse and Children
1783–1864 Male
1786–1827 Female
Children (8)
1809– Male
1811–1871 Male
1814– Female
1817–1895 Female
1818–1866 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1757–1834 Male
1765–1848 Female
Siblings (10)
1783–1864 Male
1785–1867 Male
1787–1866 Female
1789–1815 Female
1791–1856 Male
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 3
1789
Age 6
1808
Age 25
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English chirch(e)man ‘clergyman; churchwarden; lay official responsible for church finances’. The earliest examples would have denoted a custodian or keeper of a church (Old English cyriceman), not a clergyman, though the earlier sense had probably been superseded by the time the surname arose.
Possibly an Americanized form (translation into English) of German Kirchmann (see Kirchman ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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