Elizabeth Chadsey

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Chadsey was born on 2 December 1788, in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Jabez Chadsey Jr, was 34 and her mother, Hannah Greene, was 28. She married Benjamin Greene Gardner Jr. about 1809, in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1850 and Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1850. She died on 21 February 1860, in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Greene Gardner Jr.
1786–1850
Elizabeth Chadsey
1788–1860
Marriage: about 1809
Mary Ann Gardner
1814–1887
Elizabeth B. Gardner Church
1820–
Reuben Lewis Gardner
1823–1883
Catherine Greene Gardner
1816–1911
George Greene Gardner
1818–1909
Rosilla Gardner
1825–

Sources (10)

  • Betsey S Gardner in household of Benjamin G Gardner, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Betsey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elizabeth Gardner in entry for Maryann Randall, "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"

World Events (7)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1790 · 13th State

On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to become a state.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English (Somerset): habitational name from Chedzoy in Somerset, which is named with an Old English personal name Cedd + ēg ‘island, dry ground in a marsh’.

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

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