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Samuel F. Chance 1784 – 1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1784

Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 1838

Death Location: Catawba, Clark, Ohio, USA

Father: John Chance

Mother: Martha Watkins

Spouse(s): Mary Smallwood

Children(s): Elizabeth Chance

The story of Samuel F. Chance began in 1784 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Samuel F. Chance married Mary R Wilson Smallwood, and had children including Elizabeth Chance. Samuel F. Chance passed away in 1838 in Catawba, Clark, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel F. Chance began in 1784 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  • Samuel F. Chance married Mary R Wilson Smallwood, and had children including Elizabeth Chance.
  • Samuel F. Chance passed away in 1838 in Catawba, Clark, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Chance
1759 – 1838
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Martha Watkins
1761 – 1825
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British America
MW

Spouses(s)

Mary Smallwood
1789 – 1870
Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
MS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Chance
1810 – 1875
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
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Samuel Chance's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Chance
1784 – 1838
Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Parents
John Chance
1759 – 1838
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Martha Watkins
1761 – 1825
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British America
Grandparents
Jeremiah Chance
1715 – 1790
Tingrith, Bedfordshire, England
Wealthy (Ann) Meadows
1725 – 1760
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Samuel (M.) Watkins
1717 – 1795
Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
Frances Hardesty
1734 – 1802
Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Francis Hardesty
1707 – 1734
Dorcas Linthicum
1700 – 1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Linthicum
1674 – 1741
Deborah Wayman
1680 – 1732

Samuel Chance's Descendants

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Samuel (F.) Chance (Jan 1784 – 21 Oct 1838) m. Mary (R Wilson) Smallwood (1789 – 1 Mar 1870)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Chance (21 March 1810 – 17 November 1875) m. John Wingfield (11 Mar 1808 – 16 Aug 1844)
    1. 1. Sarah (J.) Wingfield (22 Aug 1842 – 2 May 1902) m. Elias (Eli) Orahood (2 May 1838 – 23 Sep 1892)
      1. 1. Alex (H) Orahood (1868 – 1942)
      2. 2. Frank (W) Orahood (1870 – 22 December 1930)
      3. 3. Addie (Bell) Orahood (26 Jan 1873 – 17 Dec 1946) m. Wesley (Heaston) Hines (01 Jul 1873 – 09 Mar 1944)
        1. 1. Mabel (Rachel) Hines (17 Sep 1895 – 18 Nov 1970)
        2. 2. Leah (Marie) Hines* (26 Nov 1897 – 6 Aug 1944) m. Carl (A.) Ayres (10 Apr 1889 – 13 May 1969)
        3. 3. Nina (B Hines) Michael (12 Oct 1900 – 24 Apr 1966)
        4. 4. Wilson (Joseph) Hines (13 Jan 1902 – 10 Jun 1974)
        5. 5. Emma (Leota Hines) Gale (9 Oct 1904 – 09 Sep 1970)
        6. 6. Alice Pifer (20 September 1906 – 25 April 1985) m. James (Clark) Pifer (25 February 1911 – 6 March 1996)
        7. 7. Charles (Wesley) Hines (3 Jan 1909 – 16 Feb 1980)
      4. 4. George (W.) Orahood (3 May 1875 – 12 May 1946)
      5. 5. Lenna Slotterbeck (13 January 1878 – 2 May 1933)
      6. 6. Elizabeth (May) Watts (20 May 1880 – 11 December 1948)
      7. 7. Infant (Son) Orahood (23 December 1882 – 16 January 1883)
      8. 8. Ettie Wormley (Feb 1883 – )
      9. 9. Charles (Asa) Orahood (25 September 1888 – 27 December 1921)
      10. 10. Orahood ( – 22 September 1899)

Samuel Chance's Timeline

2 Records

1784
Jan 1784
Birth of Samuel F. Chance in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1838
21 Oct 1838
Age 54
Death of Samuel F. Chance in Catawba, Clark, Ohio, USA
Catawba, Clark, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1784
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1838
    Event Place: Catawba, Clark, Ohio, USA
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