Harvey Chance

Brief Life History of Harvey

When Harvey Chance was born about 1850, in Clinton, Ohio, United States, his father, William Chance, was 29 and his mother, Mary Ann Stephens, was 24. He married Sarah Amanda Deweese on 29 September 1872, in Clinton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Riverside, Washington, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 22 November 1938, in Washington Township, Story, Iowa, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harvey Chance
1850–1938
Sarah Amanda Deweese
1854–1937
Marriage: 29 September 1872
May E Chance
1873–
Martha A Chance
1876–1966
Franklin Edgar Chance
1878–1964
Anna Belle Chance
1881–1924
Charles William Chance
1882–1961
Morton McClelland Chance
1886–1957
Earl Thomas Chance
1891–1970
Helen Mae Chance
1892–1973

Sources (45)

  • Harvey Chance, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Harvey Chance, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Harvey Chance, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1872

Historical Boundaries: 1872: Washington, Iowa, United States

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands): from Middle English chea(u)nce ‘fortune, luck; accident, mischance’ (Old French cheance, a derivative of cheoir ‘to fall (out)’, Latin cadere), perhaps used to denote a gambler or as a nickname for someone considered fortunate or well favored, or perhaps for someone who had survived an accident by a remarkable piece of luck.

Americanized form of German Tschantz or Schantz .

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

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