Elizabeth Chandler

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Chandler was born on 17 November 1797, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, James Chandler, was 35 and her mother, Phebe Dane, was 35. She married Amos Clough Merrill I on 23 October 1819, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 17 May 1836, at the age of 38.

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Family Time Line

Amos Clough Merrill I
1797–1872
Elizabeth Chandler
1797–1836
Marriage: 23 October 1819
Amos Clough Merrill II
1820–1909
Elizabeth Merrill
1822–1908
Lavina Merrill
1824–1901
Augusta Merrill
1826–1830
Joseph Chandler Merrill I
1828–1903
Caroline Merrill
1830–1924
Augusta Merrill
1832–1894
Maria Merrill
1834–1841
Sarah A. Merrill
1836–1896

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  • Elizabeth Chandler, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Elizabeth Chandler, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Chandler - death:

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a maker and seller of candles, from Anglo-Norman French chandeler ‘maker or seller of candles’ (Old French chandelier, Late Latin candelarius, a derivative of candela ‘candle’). While a medieval chandler no doubt made and sold other articles beside candles, the extended sense of modern English chandler does not occur until the 16th century. The name may also, more rarely, have denoted someone who was responsible for the lighting arrangements in a large house, or else one who owed rent in the form of wax or candles.

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

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