Robert Chambers III (1788 - 1865)

Born 2 Jul 1788 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Van Dyke (Houghton) Chambers — married Sep 1814 in Hunterdon, New Jersey

Died 22 Feb 1865 at age 76 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States

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Biography

Robert Chambers III the namesake of the Chambersburg district of Trenton, New Jersey

The Burg (Chambersburg) – A State of Mind[1]

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When Robert Chambers was born on July 2, 1788, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA, his father, ROBERT, was 29 and his mother, FRANCINA Redder, was 29. He married Catherine Van Dyke Houghten on September 1, 1814. They had six children in 14 years. He died on February 22, 1865, in New York City, New York, USA, having lived a long life of 76 years, and was buried in Trenton, New Jersey, at the Riverview Cemetery by the Delaware River which is in south Trenton.[2]

He was appointed justice of the peace and was a resident of Bordentown, New Jersey.

Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing "Old Hunterdon County, New Jersey, by Eli F. Cooley printed 1883 pages 30 to 31[3]^[1]

Robert (6), son of Robert (5), a justice and a much esteemed merchant of Trenton, was a director of the Trenton Banking Company and of the Mechanics' and Manufacturers' Bank. He was the founder of Chambersburg, N.J. He died 1865, aged 77, having married Catharine, daughter of Abner Houghton and Margaret Van Dyke.* Their children were: Abner H., died in childhood; Theodore Van Dyke, died 1867; Margaret Matilda, married Dr. Edwards Hall, a physician of New York city, a graduate of Hamilton College and of the Medical College of Albany, a brother of Hon. Willis Hall, a lawyer, and formerly attorney general of New York state, both sons of Rev. Nathaniel Hall, of Middle Granville, N. Y.; they have two daughters, Charlotte Chambers and Sarah Frances ; Abner Reeder (11); and Robert and Mary Frances, both died in childhood.

Chambersburg, Trenton, New Jersey[4]^[2]

Named for Robert Chambers.

Chambersburg is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is considered part of South Trenton. Chambersburg was an independent municipality from 1872 to 1888.

Chambersburg was named for Robert Chambers, a founder of the area, whose family is memorialized by the local Chambers Street. Chambers died in 1865, shortly before the borough was created.

Chambersburg was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1872, from portions of Hamilton Township.[5] On March 27, 1874, the municipality was reincorporated as the Borough of Chambersburg Township.[5] On May 1, 1888, Chambersburg was annexed to Trenton.

Chambersburg is the home of fictional bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, a character created by author Janet Evanovich. A significant portion of each of the novels featuring Plum takes place in or around "The 'Burg."

As many Italian families replaced the W.A.S.P (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) in Chambersburg they affectionally referred to themselves as "Burger-bits". At one time there were many extremely elegant Italy cuisine restaurants and pizza restaurants which in Trenton is know as "Tomato pie". Sadly today the Burg has changed and many of the former Italian families have moved on.

CHAMBERS STREET[5]^[3]

This thoroughfare memorializes the name of Chambers Family. Robert Chambers was the founder of Chambersburg. The Abner Chambers mansion, which stood at Greenwood Avenue and Chambers Street, was demolished soon after the new Central High School was built. Robert Chambers died February 22, 1865.

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A020480
• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=1110523&MyLineageCount=1
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambersburg,_Trenton,_New_Jersey

1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=tZ1DAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA384&lpg=PA384&dq=~genealogy+Rachel+Stille&source=bl&ots=IyxTqwPV8O&sig=FZuJHMw7X8wOSG785ClUEa26Hn4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjh7qb4o7WAhVLrFQKHb2xCzgQ6AEIOzAE#v=onepage&q=~genealogy%20Rachel%20Stille&f=false
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambersburg,_Trenton,_New_Jersey#:~:text=Chambersburg%20was%20named%20for%20Robert,before%20the%20borough%20was%20created.
3. ↑ https://trentonhistory.org/the-city/how-streets-of-trenton-obtained-present-names/

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