John Chandler (1762 - 1841)

Born 1 Feb 1762 in Epping, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Whittier) Chandler — married before 20 Aug 1784 in Monmouth, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Sep 1841 at age 79 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States

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Preceded by Office established at Statehood, March 15, 1820

John Chandler US Senator (Class 2) from Maine 1820—1829

Succeeded by Peleg Sprague

Biography

John Chandler is Notable.

John Chandler is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-131183
Rank: Private

Gen. John Chandler was born at Epping, New Hampshire, 1 Feb 1762, the son of Joseph Chandler and Lydia Eastman ^{[1] [2]} died at Augusta, Maine, 25 Sep 1841, and is buried there in the Mount Vernon Cemetery (the oldest section of Augusta's Mount Hope Cemetery); ^{[3] [4]} married Mary Whittier, born at Monmouth, Maine, 16 Feb 1764; died at Augusta, 16 Sep 1846, and buried with her husband. ^{[5] [6]}

Following the death of his father, John sailed from Newburyport, Massachusetts, aboard an American privateer in 1778, and was captured; but escaped his prison ship near Delaware Bay to return to Monmouth, Maine, then still a part of Massachusetts, about 1780, where he married Mary Whittier (1764-1846) on 27 August 1783. Their children were:

1. Caroline Elizabeth (Chandler) Prescott (born 20 August 1784)
2. a twin, 1st Clarissa (born 20 August 1784 and died the following day)
3. 2nd Clarissa (1786-1792)
4. John Alfonzo Chandler (born 19 May 1791)
5. Anson Gonzalo Chandler (born 14 October 1793)
6. 3rd Clarissa Augusta (Chandler) Nourse (1797-1834)
7. William Henry Augustus Chandler (born 24 April 1803)

John worked as a blacksmith in Monmouth, and held a number of government offices, including town clerk, surveyor, selectman, and representative to the legislature in Boston. He represented Massachusetts in Congress from 1805 to 1808; and served as a general in the Massachusetts Militia through the war of 1812. His capture during a night attack by British forces near Stoney Creek, Ontario, was a major British victory and turning point in the Niagara campaign. He was in the General Court of Massachusetts at Boston during the 1819 convention which drafted the constitution for a separate state of Maine. He became president of the Maine senate before being elected as one of the first two United States Senators from the State of Maine. In 1822 he was part of the committee which selected Augusta as the Maine state capitol. In 1829 he was appointed by President Jackson as collector for the Port of Portland, Maine; and he held that position until he moved to Augusta in 1837 where he died a few years later.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2L-Z5T : 22 May 2019), John Chandler, 01 Feb 1762; citing Epping, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,375.
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJS-BJ1 : 18 January 2020), John Chandler, 1762.
3. ↑ "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQ8-9YZ : 13 March 2018), John Chandler, 26 Sep 1841; citing Death, , State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,001,837.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 January 2020), memorial page for John Chandler (1 Feb 1762–25 Sep 1841), Find A Grave: Memorial #7670370, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
5. ↑ George Chandler, The Chandler Family: the Descendants of William and Annis Chandler Who Settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1637 (Press of Charles Hamilton, Worcester, Mass., 1883, 1315 pages) p. 401
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 January 2020), memorial page for Mary Whittier Chandler (16 Feb 1764–16 Sep 1846), Find A Grave: Memorial #55020652, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Tim Cooper (contributor 46907821) .
7. ↑ George Chandler, op. cit., pp.401-404

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