US Chamberlain, Fanny

Frances Caroline "Fanny" Adams Chamberlain
From A to Z - Women​

Born: August 12, 1825

Birthplace: Boston Massachusetts

Father: Asher Adams 1777 – 1860

(Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Mass.)​

Mother: Emily Wyllys Unknown – 1854

(Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Mass.)​

Husband: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 1828 – 1914

(Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine)​

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Married: December 7, 1855 in Brunswick, Maine

Children:

Grace Dupee "Daisy" Chamberlain Allen 1856 – 1937​

(Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine)​

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Infant Son Chamberlain 1857 – 1857​

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Harold Wyllys Chamberlain 1858 – 1928​

(Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine)​

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Emily Chamberlain 1860 – 1860​

(Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine)​

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Gertrude Lorraine Chamberlain 1865 – 1865​

(Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine)​

About:

Played music and sung First Parish Congregationalist Church​

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Voice Teacher at Girl's School​

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Piano Lessons Tutor​

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Played Organ at Presbyterian Church in Milledgeville, Georgia​

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1855: Married her husband Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain​

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1860: Her Daughter Emily died from effects of Scarlet fever​

Life during War:

1863: Travelled to Manhattan New York hoping to see her husband​

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1863: Remained in New York during the Battle of Gettysburg, PA.​

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1864: Nursed his husband for 3 months while expecting Child​

Life After War:

1865: Daughter Lorraine died from effects of Scarlet Fever​

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1867 – 1871: First Lady of the State of Maine​

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Suffered from vision problems eventually going blind​

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1905: Fell and broke her hip​

Died: October 18, 1905

Place of Death: Brunswick, Maine

Age at time of Death: 80 years old

Burial Place: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine

 

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Frances Caroline "Fanny" Adams Chamberlain​

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Born: August 12, 1825

Birthplace: Boston Massachusetts

Father: Asher Adams 1777 – 1860

(Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Mass.)​

Mother: Emily Wyllys Unknown – 1854

(Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Mass.)​

Husband: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 1828 – 1914

(Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine)​

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Married: December 7, 1855 in Brunswick, Maine

Children:

Grace Dupee "Daisy" Chamberlain Allen 1856 – 1937​

(Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine)​

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Infant Son Chamberlain 1857 – 1857​

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Harold Wyllys Chamberlain 1858 – 1928​

(Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine)​

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Emily Chamberlain 1860 – 1860​

(Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine)​

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Gertrude Lorraine Chamberlain 1865 – 1865​

(Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine)​

About:

Played music and sung First Parish Congregationalist Church​

​

Voice Teacher at Girl's School​

​

Piano Lessons Tutor​

​

Played Organ at Presbyterian Church in Milledgeville, Georgia​

​

1855: Married her husband Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain​

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1860: Her Daughter Emily died from effects of Scarlet fever​

Life during War:

1863: Travelled to Manhattan New York hoping to see her husband​

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1863: Remained in New York during the Battle of Gettysburg, PA.​

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1864: Nursed his husband for 3 months while expecting Child​

Life After War:

1865: Daughter Lorraine died from effects of Scarlet Fever​

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1867 – 1871: First Lady of the State of Maine​

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Suffered from vision problems eventually going blind​

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1905: Fell and broke her hip​

Died: October 18, 1905

Place of Death: Brunswick, Maine

Age at time of Death: 80 years old

Burial Place: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine

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Her gravestone in Brunswick

 

[Forks of the Ohio]

I find it interesting that 3 of her children died in infancy, and the other two lived to the age of 70 and 80.

 

[Ole Miss]

Fairly common back in the days before antibiotics unfortunately. I notice all the small stones and little lambs on so many old grave markers all pre WW II
Regards
David

 

[Cavalry Charger]

Incredibly sad they lost 3 of their 5 children in their first year of life

We really don't know how lucky we are sometimes.

 

[donna]

So many at that time lost young children. It was hard for them but they carried on.

 

[Seduzal]

Thanks for sharing this awesome article. Enjoyed reading it.

 

[FarawayFriend]

With many of us having a noble image in mind, coming from "Killer Angels", we cannot believe that the married life of Fanny and Joshua Chamberlain was not always full of harmony and love. Indeed, in 1868 Fanny publicly accused Joshua of using physical violence toward her. As a reaction, Chamberlain wrote this letter to her on November 20:

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They reconciled in a way and the marriage held until Fanny's death in 1905, but their marriage sure was a troubled one.

 

[JPChurch]

What would Mira Sorvino say about Fanny?? Their troubled marriage was made evident in the G's and G's motion picture