Chester Loveland

Brief Life History of Chester

When Chester Loveland was born on 30 December 1817, in Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States, his father, Chauncey Loveland, was 22 and his mother, Nancy Graham, was 22. He married Fanny Call on 13 February 1838, in Madison Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Davis, Utah, United States in 1850 and Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1852. He died on 5 March 1886, in Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Harper Ward Cemetery, Honeyville, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Chester Loveland
1817–1886
Fanny Call
1816–1898
Marriage: 13 February 1838
Fanny Emmorett Loveland
1838–1917
Chester Carlos Loveland
1841–1897
Emma S Loveland
1842–1843
Agnes Melissa Loveland
1844–1867
Levi Cyril Loveland
1846–1850
Heber Chauncey Loveland
1848–1919
Anson Cassim Loveland
1853–1902
Orson Clinton Loveland
1855–1924
Josiah Call Loveland
1861–1862

Sources (120)

  • Chester Loveland, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Chester Loveland, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Chester Loveland, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

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. 

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: habitational name from Loveland in Devon, possibly named with the Old English personal name Lufa + Old English land ‘cultivated land, estate’.

Americanized form of Norwegian Løvland or Lauvland: habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named from lauv ‘leaf’ + land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’, probably referring to a place where deciduous trees grew. Compare Lofland .

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

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Story Highlight

Colonel Chester Loveland: A life overview and the story of his sword

Written by a direct descendant, Craig Loveland As a child visiting my grandparents Veral and Ione Loveland's home, I admired a military sword and sheath that was beautifully framed and displayed on t …

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