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Dorothy Church Chandler 1770–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1770

Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut

Death Date: 14 Aug 1847

Death Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Charles Chandler

Mother: Marian Ely

Spouse(s): James Backus

Children(s): Mary Backus, William ESQ., Lucy Backus, Sarah Backus, Jane Backus, Frances Backus, Nancy Backus, Henry Backus

Dorothy Church Chandler was born in 1770 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, the child of Charles Church Chandler And Marian Ely. Dorothy Church Chandler married James Backus, and had children including Frances Backus, Henry Titus Backus, Jane Backus, Lucy Backus, Mary Backus, Nancy Backus, Sarah Backus, William Wolcott Backus Esq. Dorothy Church Chandler passed away in 1847 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Church Chandler was born in 1770 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, the child of Charles Church Chandler And Marian Ely.
  • Dorothy Church Chandler married James Backus, and had children including Frances Backus, Henry Titus Backus, Jane Backus, Lucy Backus, Mary Backus, Nancy Backus, Sarah Backus, William Wolcott Backus Esq.
  • Dorothy Church Chandler passed away in 1847 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Dorothy Chandler's Ancestors

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Dorothy Chandler
1770–1847
Birth Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Parents
Charles Church Chandler
1747–1787
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Marian Ely
1750–1829
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Chandler's Descendants

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Dorothy (Church) Chandler (19 Aug 1770–14 Aug 1847) m. James Backus (14 Jul 1764–29 Sep 1816)
  1. 1. Mary Backus 1794–1847
  2. 2. William (Wolcott Backus) ESQ. 1803–1892
  3. 3. Lucy Backus 1796–1827
  4. 4. Sarah Backus 1798–1843
  5. 5. Jane Backus 1800–1873
  6. 6. Frances Backus 1806–1890
  7. 7. Nancy Backus 1801–1802
  8. 8. Henry (Titus) Backus 1809–1877 m. Juliana (Trumbull) Woodbridge 1815–1860
    1. 1. Julia (Maria) Backus 1843–1845
    2. 2. Leverett (Dudley) Backus 1853–1856
    3. 3. William (Woodbridge) Backus 1836–1877
    4. 4. James (Henry) Backus 1851–1889 m. Bertha (E.) Loff 1860–1940
      1. 1. Flavius Backus 1878–
      2. 2. William Backus 1879–1879

Dorothy Chandler's Timeline

3 Records

1770
19 Aug 1770
Birth of Dorothy Church Chandler in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
1770
25 Nov 1770
Dorothy Church Chandler was baptized in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
1847
14 Aug 1847
Age 77
Death of Dorothy Church Chandler in Connecticut
Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1770
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Chandler family, the descendants of William and Annis Chandler who settled in Roxbury, Massachu

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1770
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1847
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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