Brief Life History of Clorinda Nichols
When Clorinda Nichols Chubb was born on 25 July 1834, in Barrington, Yates, New York, United States, her father, Maj. Sherwood Chubb, was 23 and her mother, Achsah Bennett, was 18. She married Irving Washington Griffin on 30 November 1853. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Sheridan Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1900. She died on 28 March 1919, at the age of 84, and was buried in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (26)
- Clarinda Chubb in household of Major Chubb, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Clorinda Nichols Chubb - birth-name: Clorinda Nichols Chubb
- Clorinda N Chubb, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935"
Spouse and Children
1832–1905 Male
1834–1919 Female
Children (6)
1854–1908 Female
1857–1940 Female
1859–1899 Male
1862–1940 Male
1870–1947 Female
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Parents and Siblings
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1816–1852 Female
Siblings (7)
1834–1919 Female
1838–1841 Female
1839–1876 Male
1841–1912 Male
1843–1895 Male
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World Events (8)
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Name Meaning
English (mainly West Country): nickname from Middle English chubbe ‘chub’, a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus. The fish is notable for its short, fat shape and sluggish habits, and the word was used in early Modern English for a lazy, spiritless person, a rustic, or a simpleton. It is also probably the origin of modern English chubby, although the term has lost any pejorative overtones.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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