Brief Life History of Harrison
When Harrison Chamberlain was born on 22 December 1812, in Genesee, New York, United States, his father, Reuben Chamberlain, was 43 and his mother, Mary Sumner, was 39. He married Caroline Van Surdam on 21 November 1841. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Middlebury, Wyoming, New York, United States in 1880. He died on 22 September 1890, in Wyoming, Wyoming, New York, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Wyoming Cemetery, Wyoming, Wyoming, New York, United States.
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- Harrison Chamberlain, "United States Census, 1870"
- Harrison Chamberlain, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Chamberlain in entry for Addie Kinne, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: status name from Old French chambrelain, Norman French cambrelanc, cambrelen(c) ‘chamberlain’ (of ancient Germanic origin, from kamer ‘chamber, room’, Latin camera (see Chambers ) + the diminutive suffix -(l)ing). This was originally the name of an official in charge of the private chambers of his master, but is so widespread in late medieval England that it must sometimes have been used of people of more ordinary status, perhaps as a nickname for an officious or self-important person or for someone who played the role of chamberlain in a folk play, tableau, or ceremony. Compare Chancellor for a possible similar usage.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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