John Wilbert Chamberlin

Brief Life History of John Wilbert

When John Wilbert Chamberlin was born on 4 May 1841, in Forked River, Lacey Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States, his father, Joseph Folten Chamberlin, was 28 and his mother, Amy Wilbert, was 25. He married Helen Cameron Ramsay in 1865. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in West Point, Davis, Utah, United States in 1870 and Cranbury, Cranbury Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States in 1880. He died on 22 November 1891, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Wilbert Chamberlin
1841–1891
Elizabeth Smart
1858–1908
Marriage: 2 February 1879
Bertrand Leon Chamberlin
1879–1896
Frances Eva Chamberlin
1882–1886
Denton Benidict Chamberlin
1886–1968
Hazel Kirk Chamberlin
1887–1887
Earl Cecil Chamberlin
1889–1904
Stanley Smart Chamberlin
1891–1892

Sources (58)

  • J W Chamberlain, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • John W Chamberlain, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • John W in entry for Frances E Chamberlain, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Monmouth, New Jersey, United States 1850: Ocean, New Jersey, United States 1977, Ocean, New Jersey, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Chamberlain .

French: occupational name for an official in charge of the private chambers of his master, from Old French chamberlenc ‘chamberlain’. See also Chamberlain and compare above.

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

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