Maj. John Wilkes Chandler

1769 - 1808  (38 years)

• Name	John Wilkes Chandler  [1]
  Prefix	Maj.
  Born	4 Jul 1769	Pomfret, Windham Co., CT   [2]
  Christened	9 Jul 1769	Pomfret, Windham Co., CT   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jan 1808	Pomfret, Windham Co., CT   [3]
  Notes	Maj. John Wilkes Chandler was born 4 July 1769, a time of great political excitement in England; for at this time John Wilkes - the ardent democratric champion "for the rights of the people" - was creating so much interest in London in favor of the people against the castes; and when the watchword of "Wilkes and liberty" was as familiar a cry in Boston as in London.  Hence, probably, the baptismal name of John Wilkes was given him, as democracy and liberty were then the watchwords of his father, as they became afterwards those of his son. John Wilkes Chandler was a successful farmer.  The first year of his married life he kept tavern in the north-west corner house in Pomfret, where his brother Charles afterwards lived.  He then bought of his father the "Chandler Homestead", the first house in Pomfret on the road from South Woodstock - "the 114 acres on the Mashamoquett Line."  He was selectman in 1804-5.  About the time of the close of "the Oliver Dodge Schism," he was on the committee of the "old Society."  He was a delegate to the Jeffersonian Convention of the State.  He was commissioned, 19 May 1805, by Gov. Jonathan Trumbull, major of the 5th Reg't of Cavalry. While captain of the Troop of Horse, he had his company warned to meet at his own house; and he entertained his soldiers as well as his neighbors that day at his own expense - an event that was long remembered and talked of.  He was a school-committee man in 1799 and 1807. He died 22 Jan 1808, at the age of 38 years, from a hernia brought on by hisexertions in sledding wood.  He had been much beloved and respected by his neighbors for his kindness of heart and civil deportment, and his memory was long cherished and his kindly acts spoken of by those who had known him.
  Person ID	I5853	Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	Peter Chandler,   b. Abt 1732,   d. 25 Oct 1816, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Hodges,   b. Abt 1732, Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ,   d. 14 Sep 1796, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	Bef 1758
  Family ID	F2581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Stedman,   b. 16 Jan 1772, Windham, Windham Co., CT ,   d. 5 Jan 1832, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT  (Age 59 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1792	Pomfret, Windham Co., CT   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Emily Chandler,   b. 8 Sep 1793, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT ,   d. Unknown   2. Hannah Stedman Chandler,   b. 12 Jul 1795, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT ,   d. 15 Aug 1831  (Age 36 years)   3. Mary Chandler,   b. 30 May 1797, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT ,   d. 5 Jul 1819, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT  (Age 22 years)   4. John Wilkes Chandler,   b. 10 Nov 1798, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT ,   d. Unknown   5. Marian Chandler,   b. 15 Sep 1800, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT ,   d. 16 Mar 1857  (Age 56 years)   6. Peter Chandler,   b. 12 Jan 1803, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT ,   d. 2 Jan 1848, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY  (Age 44 years)   7. James Stedman Chandler,   b. 20 Jul 1804, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT ,   d. Unknown   8. Dr. George Chandler,   b. 28 Apr 1806, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT ,   d. 1893  (Age 86 years)   9. Lemuel Chandler,   b. 26 Apr 1808, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT ,   d. 3 Aug 1809, Pomfret, Windham Co., CT  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006
  Family ID	F2574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jul 1769 - Pomfret, Windham Co., CT Christened - 9 Jul 1769 - Pomfret, Windham Co., CT Married - 20 Nov 1792 - Pomfret, Windham Co., CT Died - 22 Jan 1808 - Pomfret, Windham Co., CT  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler, George Chandler, (1872), p. 103 (Reliability: 3). [S143] The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler, George Chandler, (1872), p. 170 (Reliability: 3). [S143] The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler, George Chandler, (1872), p. 363 (Reliability: 3). [S6] Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records, Lorraine Cook White, Pomfret, Vol. 2, p. 114 (Reliability: 3).