Elizabeth (Wells) Chandler (1740 - 1832)

Born 4 May 1740 in Colchester Township, New London, Connecticut

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Died 25 Mar 1832 at age 91 in Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Birth

Elizabeth Wells was born May 4, 1740 at Colchester Township, New London, Connecticut. She is the daughter of Ephraim Wells and Lydia Chapman. ^[1] She was a daughter of Ephraim Wells and Lydia.^[1][2]

Marriage

Elizabeth married John Chandler (Henry,Henry,Thomas,William), born 1727.^[1]

Children: ^[1]

1. Elizabeth b, 1758; mar Jedediah Bassett
2. Hannah b. 1760; d. 1760
3. Hannah b 1761 mar Medad Smith
4. John b. 1764; d. 1767
5. Simeon b 1766 mar Elizabeth Bigelow
6. Lucina b 1768 mar Lemuel Ball
7. Mary b 1770 mar James Pettee
8. John b 1772 d 1775
9. Levi b 1775 mar Eunice Ray
10. Sarah b 1776 d 1777
11. Sally b 1779 d 1780; d.y.
12. Sally b 1780 mar Richard Otis
13. Clara b 1780 mar Hiram Hill
14. Roxa b 1782 d 1788

Massachusetts and Vermont

In 1761, husband, John, was chosen as a selectman in Hadley, Massachusetts. The family was in South Hadley, Massachusetts in 1770, where they lived in the old meeting house converted to a dwelling. Apparently, Elizabeth's husband, John, was the first to purchase the building in 1764. [Hist. of Hadley]^[1] John was a member of the Committee of Correspondence and also the Committee of Safety and Inspection at Hadley, Massachusetts.^[3]

In 1800, John and his family were living on a farm at East Bennington, Vermont. The location was on the east side of town, just under the mountain.^[1] John died there April 25, 1800.^[1]

Death and Legacy

Elizabeth died March 25, 1832 at Wilmington, Windham, Vermont, United States, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lucina Ball.^[1][4]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Chandler, George The Chandler family. The descendants of William and Annis Chandler who settled in Roxbury, Mass, 1637 (Pg 172) Press of C. Hamilton, Worcester, Mass, 1883. accessed online 3/8/2114
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch (accessed 01 May 2014), Elizabeth Wells, 04 May 1740; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
3. ↑ National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, accessed online May 1, 2014
4. ↑ Abbott, Lemuel A., Maj. Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. (Pgs 26-27) Boston: Abbott, 1906, accessed online May 1, 2014

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