Brief Life History of Polly Grosvener
When Polly Grosvener Chandler was born on 3 June 1784, in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, her father, William Chandler, was 29 and her mother, Patty Hill, was 34. She died on 1 August 1786, in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 2.
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- Polly Grosvenor Chandler, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Polly Grosvenor Chandler, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Polly Grosvener Chandler, "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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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