Roxanna Chandler (1794–1848) • FamilySearch

Roxanna Chandler

24 November 1794–18 January 1848 (Age 53)
St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States

The Life Summary of Roxanna

When Roxanna Chandler was born on 24 November 1794, in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, her father, Barnabas Chandler, was 24 and her mother, Susanna Houghton, was 19. She married Jones Whitfield in 1817. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 18 January 1848, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Jones Whitfield

1792–

Roxanna Chandler

1794–1848

Marriage: 1817

William Whitefield

1818–

John Whitefield

1820–

George Whitefield

1822–

Frias Whitefield

1824–

Abraham Whitefield

1826–1863

Spouse and Children

Jones Whitfield

Male1792–Male

Roxanna Chandler

Female1794–1848Female

Children

(5)

Male1818–Male

Male1820–Male

Male1822–Male

Female1824–Female

Male1826–1863Male

Parents and Siblings

Barnabas Chandler

Male1770–1824Male

Susanna Houghton

Female1775–1854Female

Siblings

(9)

Roxanna Chandler

Female1794–1848Female

Male1798–1813Male

Male1798–1870Male

Male1803–Male

Female1804–1898Female

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World Events (7)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6

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
Age 9

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812
Age 18

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

Chandler

Roxanna

(1997: 27163;2007: 58601; 2010: 79186)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.

Possible Related Names

Candler

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