Brief Life History of Gordius
When Gordius Chadwick was born on 16 December 1799, in Randolph, Orange, Vermont, United States, his father, Amos Chadwick, was 29 and his mother, Lusina Richmond, was 26. He married Sibyl Stanley before 1825, in Franklin, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died from 1840 to 1850, in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, United States.
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- Gardner Chadwick in entry for Levi Chadwick, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
- Gardner Chadwick in entry for Levi Chadwick, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
- Gordice Chadwick in entry for William Chadwick, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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World Events (7)
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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from any of various places called Chadwick, in Lancashire, Warwickshire, and two in Worcestershire. One of the places in Worcestershire and the one in Warwickshire are named as ‘the dairy farm (Old English wīc) of Ceadel’. The other place in Worcestershire and the one in Lancashire are named as ‘Ceadda's dairy farm’. Ceadda was the name of a famous Anglo-Saxon bishop, Saint Chad. In Lancashire there was probably some confusion with another Lancashire name, Chaddock .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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