Brief Life History of Reuben
When Reuben Chaudoin was born in 1764, in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, his father, Francis Chaudoin, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Weaver, was 34. He married Mary Elizabeth Stewart in 1785, in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 3 August 1846, in Dickson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Reuben Chaudoin, "United States Census, 1810"
- Reuben Chandoin, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Reuben Chaudoin, "United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
French: probably a variant of Chadouin, from the ancient Germanic personal name Hadwin, composed of the elements hathu ‘war’ + wini ‘friend’. The surnames Chaudoin and Chadouin are very rare in France, the former being found mainly in Bouches-du-Rhône and Oise. Compare Shadden , Shadoan , and Shadowen .
Alternatively, perhaps an altered form of French Chaudron .
History: This surname is listed along with its variant Chadouin in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors. The Huguenot ancestor was François alias Francis Chaudoin or Chadouin from France, who was in Germantown, VA, by c. 1753, when he married Sarah Weaver. He is believed by some have been born as François Chaudron in Oise in Picardy, but this has not been proven yet. His descendants also bear altered forms of the surname, such as Shadden, Shadoan, and Shadowen.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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