Brief Life History of Harriet
When Harriet Chambers was born on 2 May 1812, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Joseph Chambers, was 32 and her mother, Catherine "Susannah" Van Gundy, was 32. She married Thomas Jonas Marks on 22 September 1836, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Polk Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Indiana, United States in 1870. She died on 28 July 1885, in Mount Etna, Lancaster Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Mount Etna, Lancaster Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States.
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- Harriet Marks in household of Benjamin Marks, "United States Census, 1860"
- Harriet Chambers, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997"
- Harriet Marks, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
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World Events (8)
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.
1826
Historical Boundaries: 1826: Delaware New Purchase, Indiana, United States 1827: Adams New Purchase, Indiana, United States 1831: Grant, Indiana, United States
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English:
from Middle English chaumbre ‘room (in a house); reception room in a palace or official building’ (Old French chambre). It is identical in implied function with the Chamberlain , which denoted an official: to pay in cameram was to pay into the exchequer, of which the camerarius or chamberer was in charge. The surname also applied to clerks employed there. As the office of Chamberlain rose in the social scale, this term remained reserved for more humble servants of the bedchamber or private quarters.
(of Norman origin): habitational name from Les Chambres, Manche (France).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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