David Parrot Chance

Male26 November 1851–27 June 1869

Brief Life History of David Parrot

When David Parrot Chance was born on 26 November 1851, in Ohio, United States, his father, David Chance, was 39 and his mother, Mary D Barrett, was 36. He lived in Richland Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States in 1860. He died on 27 June 1869, in Dallas, Iowa, United States, at the age of 17, and was buried in Dexter, Dallas, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Chance
1812–1888
Mary D Barrett
1815–1873
Atwill T Chance
1834–1909
Elizabeth J Chance
1835–1919
William Chance
1837–1859
Phoebe K Chance
1839–1918
Isaac Chance
1842–1922
Henry Clay Chance
1844–
Thomas Corwin Chance
1846–1916
David Parrot Chance
1851–1869
Sarah Ann Chance
1857–1949
Mary Amanda Chance
1859–1926

Sources (2)

  • David P Chance in household of David Chance, "United States Census, 1860"
  • David P Chance, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (6)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

Age 6

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Age 9

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Age 12

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

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands): from Middle English chea(u)nce ‘fortune, luck; accident, mischance’ (Old French cheance, a derivative of cheoir ‘to fall (out)’, Latin cadere), perhaps used to denote a gambler or as a nickname for someone considered fortunate or well favored, or perhaps for someone who had survived an accident by a remarkable piece of luck.

Americanized form of German Tschantz or Schantz .

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

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