Joseph Chambers and Sarah Aston Madeira

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Husband Joseph Chambers ¹

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           Born: 15 Feb 1799 - Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA 2
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           Died: 6 Oct 1851 2
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         Father: Capt. Benjamin Chambers (1755-1813) 1 3 4 5
         Mother: Sarah Brown (1759-1837) 1

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Sarah Aston Madeira ⁶

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           Born: 25 Nov 1799 6
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           Died: 26 Jun 1867 6
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         Father: John Madeira (      -      ) 6
         Mother: Mary Aston (      -      ) 6

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Children

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1 M Benjamin J. Chambers ⁶

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           Born: 5 Jan 1832 6
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           Died: 15 Jun 1833 6
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Mary Aston Chambers ⁶

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           Born: 12 Feb 1835 6
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           Died: 2 Apr 1870 6
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         Spouse: Thomas B. Wigfall (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 2 Jun 1866 6

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3 F Lucy Chambers ^{6 7}

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           Born: 6 Jun 1838 8
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         Spouse: Benjamin Ross George (1836-      ) 6 7
           Marr: 17 Dec 1872 7 8

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4 M Benjamin Chambers ⁶

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           Born: 5 May 1840 6
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           Died: 21 Aug 1841 6
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Chambers

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He received his preparatory education at the Chambersburg Academy under the Rev. David Denny, and attended the college of New Jersey at Princeton, where he was graduated at Nassau Hall in 1818, with much distinction, being awarded the highest honors of his class. He read law with his brother, George Chambers, and was graduated from the celebrated Law School of Judge Gould (from which that brilliant statesman J. C. Calhoun of South Carolina was graduated), at Litchfield, Connecticut, was admitted to the Franklin County Bar Aug. 24, 1821, and later to practice before Courts of the county of Allegheny, and the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania. After practicing his profession for some time at Pittsburgh, Mr. Chambers returned to the place of his nativity, and there continued to practice until the time of his death. He was a member of the Chambersburg Town Council, 1834-36. When Mr. Chambers died, the Franklin County Bar held a meeting to testify to its respect for his memory. Judge Jeremiah S. Black presided and Thomas B. Kennedy, Esq., was secretary of the meeting. The adoption of the resolutions of respect was moved by Frederick Smith, Esq., and was seconded by the Hon. James X. McLanahan.

1 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 7.

2 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 12.

3 Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D., Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876), Pg 139.

4 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 625.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 446.

6 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 13.

7 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 798.

8 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 16.