Robert Chivers

Maleabout 1810–

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Chivers was born about 1810, in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, his father, Thomas Holley Chivers, was 19 and his mother, Frances G. Pierson, was 30.

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Thomas Holley Chivers
1793–1816
Frances G. Pierson
1780–1855
Algernon Sidney Chivers
1810–1863
Robert Chivers
1810–
James Madison Chivers
1811–1886
Jane A. Thomas Chivers
1814–1858

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    World Events (3)

    1811 · The Savannah Riots

    Age 1

    A barroom brawl in Savannah on Tuesday, November 12, 1811, had international impact. An American seaman boasted of having joined the crew of a French vessel, likely named La Vengeance. Others became upset at the idea of the American joining a foreign nation and a brawl erupted. The county coroner asked for peace but was beaten with clubs. A second clash occurred the following day when French sailors attacked five American seaman. A day after the second attack, twenty French sailors attacked six Americans. Four of them escaped but two were beaten and stabbed. Jacob Taylor died on the scene and a rigger named Collins died the following day. By Friday, a full scale riot erupted when the French crewmen arrested on murder charges were released. Many were arrested and French ships La Vengeance and La Franchise were burned. In the end, the incident caused disruptions in French-American relations and affected shipping and trade.

    1812

    Age 2

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

    1812 · War of 1812

    Age 2

    Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin): variant of Cheever .

    History: This Norman name has been in southeast Leinster, Ireland, since the 12th century. Thomas Chivers (c. 1627–64) bought land in Surry County, VA, in 1659.

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

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