Anna Bibbins Chaffee

Brief Life History of Anna Bibbins

When Anna Bibbins Chaffee was born on 24 March 1811, in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Amos Chaffee, was 41 and her mother, Harmenia 'Harmony' Crary, was 36. She married Joseph Beal on 27 February 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 8 December 1881, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elijah Fordham
1798–1879
Anna Bibbins Chaffee
1811–1881
Lydia Lovinia Fordham
1839–1839
Amos Pierre Fordham
1841–1918
Anna Maria Fordham
1844–1917
Joseph Elijah Fordham Sr.
1847–1929
Mary Louisa Fordham
1848–1850
Emily Adelia Fordham
1850–1940

Sources (31)

  • Anna B Fordham, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Anna Bibins Chaffee, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Anna Bibbins Chaffee marriage to Elijah Fordham

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): descriptive nickname from a derivative of Old French chauf ‘bald’ (from Latin calvus). Compare Cave .

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

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My great-grandmother, Susannah Deaton Durfee Fordham was born 11 December 1866, in Depauw, Harrison, Indiana to Moses Deaton and Elizabeth Nelson. She was the tenth child of eleven in the family. …

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