Brief Life History of Chester
When Chester Chamberlain was born in 1807, in Vermont, United States, his father, Benjamin Chamberlain Jr., was 34 and his mother, Marcy Wait, was 31. He married Fanny Mead about 1833, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Lake Luzerne, Lake Luzerne, Warren, New York, United States in 1855 and Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 30 July 1875, in Chester, Warren, New York, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Chestertown, Warren, New York, United States.
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- Chester Chamberlain, "United States Census, 1860"
- Chester Chamberlain, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
- Chester Chamberlain, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (7)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1813
Historical Boundaries 1813: Warren, New York, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: status name from Old French chambrelain, Norman French cambrelanc, cambrelen(c) ‘chamberlain’ (of ancient Germanic origin, from kamer ‘chamber, room’, Latin camera (see Chambers ) + the diminutive suffix -(l)ing). This was originally the name of an official in charge of the private chambers of his master, but is so widespread in late medieval England that it must sometimes have been used of people of more ordinary status, perhaps as a nickname for an officious or self-important person or for someone who played the role of chamberlain in a folk play, tableau, or ceremony. Compare Chancellor for a possible similar usage.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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