Brief Life History of Francis Rasberry
When Francis Rasberry Chandler was born in 1820, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Solomon Chandler, was 31 and his mother, Nancy Wells, was 24. He married Elizabeth Ann Hays about 1839. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Cass, Texas, United States in 1860. He died in 1867, in Claiborne, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Hurricane, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States.
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- F R Chandler in household of Thos Alford, "United States Census, 1860"
- Francis Rasberry Chandler, "Find A Grave Index"
- Berry Chandler in entry for Louisisa Jane Bacon, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1822 · Slave Rebellion
On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called "the rising." The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it.
1835 · Angry Mob Seizes U-S Mail
On August 31, 1835, in Charleston, South Carolina an angry mob takes control over the U-S mail and burns it in public.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a maker and seller of candles, from Anglo-Norman French chandeler ‘maker or seller of candles’ (Old French chandelier, Late Latin candelarius, a derivative of candela ‘candle’). While a medieval chandler no doubt made and sold other articles beside candles, the extended sense of modern English chandler does not occur until the 16th century. The name may also, more rarely, have denoted someone who was responsible for the lighting arrangements in a large house, or else one who owed rent in the form of wax or candles.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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