Brief Life History of Calvin
When Calvin Chandler was born on 23 November 1805, in Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, John Chandler, was 41 and his mother, Lucy Brown, was 41. He married Grace Maria Huntoon on 3 June 1828. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 10 January 1893, in Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Centennial Cemetery, Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Calvin Chandler, "United States Census, 1860"
- Calvin Chandler, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Calvin Chandler, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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