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Author: stphnchlmrs
Surnames: Chalmers
Classification: queries
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I believe I am a descendant of Patrick Chalmers, although I have not been able to connect
my ancestry to him directly. My great-great-grandfather, Charles Leven Chalmers
(1825-1911) was born in Virginia and moved to Louisiana sometime before the Civil War.
That is as far back as I have been able to trace that branch of my ancestry. Patrick
Chalmers is the only Chalmers I have been able to find information on who settled in
Virginia in the 18th century, though, and it is an oral tradition in our family that we
are descendants of Jacobite rebels who were banished to the colonies, which is consistent
with the available information on Patrick. If anyone has any more information on his
descendants, please post.
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