Beginnings

by Cleadie B. Barnett

Chandler, Joshua   4 Oct 1999
Joshua Chandler, b. 1 Mar 1728, Woodstock, CT; d. 10 Mar 1787, ae 61 yrs perished due to shipwreck off Musquash, Saint John Co, 9 Mar 1787; s/o Joshua Chandler (his eldest son) & Elizabeth Cutter. He m. 21 Sep 1747 Sarah Miles, b. 6 Oct 1722; d. 14 Nov 1783 Annapolis, NS; d/o Joseph Miles of New Haven, CT
 (also see)

1. Sarah, b. 10 Jul 1748, New Haven, CT; d. 18 Jul 1748, New Haven, CT

2. John, b. 10 Jul 1749; d. 10 Jul 1749

3. Elizabeth, b. 7 Aug 1750; d. young

4. Sarah B. b. 29 Mar 1752, New Haven, CT; {or 1758}; m. 1770, Amos Botsford, of New Haven, CT; b. 31 Jan 1744, Newtown, CT; d. 14 Sep 1812

5. John remained in the US; b. 1 Feb 1754; d. 10 Dec 1804; m. Sarah Whittlesey

6. William, b. 8 Jan 1756 New Haven, CT; d. 9 Mar 1787, ae 29 yrs, in shipwreck with father; unmarried

7. Elizabeth; chr. Jan 1758, New Haven, CT; d. 11 Mar 1787 ae 27 yrs

8. Thomas B.; chr. 18 Nov 1759, New Haven, CT; d. ae 61 yrs, Pictou, NS; m. Elizabeth Chandler, b. 15 Nov 1759; d. 27 Oct 1806; m.2) Eliza Grant, b. 1775, d/o Alexander & Sarah (Kent) Grant

9. Samuel; b. 1760; chr. 11 Dec 1763, New Haven, CT; d. 1840, ae 80 yrs; m. 1796, Ft. Lawrence, NS, Sarah Watson; {d/o Sheriff Thomas, Cumberland Co, NS; b. 1776; d. 1850. They had a son - James Watson / Hon. / MLA Charlotte Co 1857. He was b. 18 Jul 1801, Cunberland Co, NS; d. 4 Oct 1870, Dorchester, Westmorland Co, NB, who m. 1 Feb 1843, Isabella Hatheway. She d. 19 Apr 1910, ae 90 yrs.

10. Mary; b. 28 Oct 1761, New Haven, CT; d. 7 Oct 1826; m. 11 Dec 1792, Joshua Upham (Col) of Hampton, NB; b. 3 Nov 1741, Brookfield, MA; d. 1 Nov 1808, London, Eng

11. Charles Henry; b. 13 Jun 1768, New Haven, CT; d. 13 Apr 1851, ae 83 yrs; m. 1 May 1790, Annapolis, NS, Elizabeth Rice; b. 14 Apr 1771; d. 23 Dec 1869 ae 98 yrs; d/o Timothy or Thomas, Loyalist of Amherst, NS

(Loyalist Collection / CBB = not proven)
Ref: - see source list for more proper citation names

01: Westmorland County Genealogies, Douglas Ayer, mss
     Along with the family of Joshua, there was listed a John Chandler, b. 1 Feb 1754, New Haven, CT - d. 10 Dec 1804. He m. 31 Oct 1776 to Sarah Whittlesey, b. 31 Oct 1749 - d. 1 Jul 1803, New Haven, CT. He was a desc. of Wm. & Annie Chandler, of Roxbury, Mass. Native of Woodstock, Conn.
02: Early History of Dorchester, W. C. Milner
03: The Chignecto Isthmus, Howard Trueman, pp. 263-264
04: History of Sackville, New Brunswick, W. C. Milner, pp. 138-141
     Husband and children #s 07: & 11:, buried in the Old Cemetery, Saint John.  About 70 years later, what remains could be found were reintered in the Amos Botsford plot in the "Rural Cemetery", Woodside, Saint John, NB (now Fern Hill Cemetery). Husband graduated from Yale 1747, member of the CT Legislature 1775, etc.
05: Graves Papers, PANB

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