Brief Life History of Gilbert
When Gilbert Chamberlain was born about 1800, in Frenchtown, East Mead Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Dr. Jabez Chamberlain, was 34 and his mother, Irene Gilbert, was 29. He married Deborah Terry about 1823, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 27 November 1841, at the age of 42.
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- Gilbert Chamberlain in the 1840 United States Federal Census
- Legacy NFS Source: Gilbert Chamberlain - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Gilbert Chamberlin
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about 1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
about 1800
Historical Boundaries 1800: Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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