Greetings Chant list, Ken, Sherron and Richard
It seems we are still unrespolved but getting
closer with Richard checking a good secondary
source. Census records, birth certificates
marriage certificates, death certificates and
more parish records should provide a clearer
picture.
So at present it does not appear this family
are originally from Sherborne but keeping an
open mind for any new evidence to change this.
To start we have James Chant b? who married
Charlotte Bateman on their son George's Death
Certificate in 1892. James possibly d around
1814--gored by a bull according to oral history.
We have not got marriage details as yet for James
and Charlotte which makes it hard.
Son George Chant b 1814 bp 1814 d: February 01, 1892
other siblings unknown but said to be all sisters.
Marr 25 Dec 1834 George Chant signed to Harriet Minterne signed Licence John
Parsons Vicar witnesses Robert
Reeves and John Pavit from Sherborne Parish Register.
Oral history from Harriet to one of her daughters claims
15 children of which only 7 survived to Adulthood. It is likely upon the
death of one child and the birth of the
next that the second child is given the same name of the
dead one. This has been found to be very common in the past so care on all
Chant lines should be taken. Without death/burial details of the time you
could be listing a
dead Uncle or Aunt as your ancestor.
George and Harriet's children known
Children
1 Emily Chant
b February 27, 1838 in Haydon, Dorset,UK
Chr: March 25, 1838 Haydon, Dorset,UK
d: April 10, 1910 Where ?
m: July 24, 1866 Where ?
Rev George Rodgers
b November 22, 1823 in Boss Farm, Epworth, Lincolnshire,UK 1A) James
Percy Rodgers
b March 18, 1873 in Yeovil, Somerset, England m 1st 1883 in
Ramsey County, Minnesota
d ? after 1932 at ?
Dr Emma Henderson Washburn
b 1861 in Bethel, Vermont
d: 1932 in Oregon
m 2nd 1932 at ?
Juanita Buck
1B) Thomas Gladstone Rodgers
b December 21, 1868 in Stalbridge, Somerset,UK
d ?
1C) Laura H Rodgers
b May 20, 1867 in Stalbridge, Somerset, England m ?
d ? in Seattle, Washington
W. Hempstead
1D) Carie Elva Rodgers
b September 24, 1875 in Glyndon, Minnesota m ?
d ?
M O Jackson (Jackman)
1E) Emily Augusta Rodgers
b April 09, 1870 in Yoevil, Somerset, England
d?
2 James Chant
b January 15, 1840
Chr December 28, 1840 Holwell by Sherborne, Dorset, England
m ?
d April 08, 1908 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Elizabeth Rowe Wills
b ?
d: Abt. 1910 in Hawley, Minnesota
2A)Agnes Wills Chant
b October 23, 1874 in Hawley, Minnesota m 1901 in Minneapolis,
Hennepin, Minnesota
d: 1965 in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Ai Biley Smith
b January 27, 1872 in Minneapolis, Hennepin,
Minnesota
d May 28, 1941 in East Lansowes, Pennsylvania
3 Annie Chant
b ABT 1840
Chr December 25, 1843 Holwell by Sherborne, Dorset, England
d ? maybe before Sept 1844
4 Annie Chant
born Sept 24, 1844 according to death certificate
m ?
d ?
5 Mary Chant
b 1846 where ? Yeovil, Somerset maybe
Chr June 28, 1857 Holwell by Sherborne, Dorset, England
6 Laura Chant
b April 01, 1848 where ?
m ?
d: September 30, 1938
7 Thomas Chant
b ?
d ?
8 John Chant
b 1849 in Holwell by Sherborne, Dorset, England
Chr June 28, 1857 Holwell by Sherborne, Dorset, England
d?
9 Helena Chant
b 1854
Chr June 28, 1857 Holwell by Sherborne, Dorset, England
d ? Maybe young
10 Augusta Chant
b 1854
Chr June 28, 1857 Holwell by Sherborne, Dorset, England
d ? Maybe young
5 Children unknown
Lot of gaps here need to be checked.
Anyone on list able to add to this would be very helpful
Regards
Michael Cheeseman