Hannah Maria Chamberlain

Brief Life History of Hannah Maria

When Hannah Maria Chamberlain was born on 14 August 1816, in New York City, New York, United States, her father, David M. Chamberlain, was 34 and her mother, Hannah Salina Bridge, was 23. She married William A. Smith on 24 November 1835, in Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 16 September 1877, in Columbia Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

William A. Smith
1815–1870
Hannah Maria Chamberlain
1816–1877
Marriage: 24 November 1835
Rosannah Smith
1837–1837
Mary L. Smith
1839–before 1860
Lyman W. Smith
1841–1863
Lydia W. Smith
1842–about 1849
Elihu N. Smith
1843–1863
Alma S. Smith
1846–1865
Adelaide M. Smith
1847–
Rhoda Smith
about 1849–
Smith
about 1849–
George F. Smith
1850–
Charles A. Smith
1861–

Sources (13)

  • Hannah M Smith in household of William A Smith, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Hannah Chamberlin, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Hannah G. in entry for George F. Smith and Catherine Hanson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

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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