Samuel Chandler was an American

United States

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-born merchant and politician in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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. He represented Londonderry township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1799 to 1811.

He was born in Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut

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, the son of Joshua C. Chandler, a loyalist and former member of the Connecticut legislature, and Sarah Miles. His father, two sisters and a brother died in 1787 after they were shipwrecked on a voyage between Digby and Saint John. In 1796, Chandler married Susan Watson. He was the first sheriff for Cumberland County

Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

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 and also served as a captain in the militia. Chandler died in Wallace

Wallace, Nova Scotia

Wallace is a Canadian rural community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.Originally called Remsheg, meaning "the place between" in the Mi'kmaq language. The homes of the Acadians who lived in the village were burned as part of the Bay of Fundy Campaign during the French and Indian War...

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His son James Watson

James Watson Chandler

James Watson Chandler was a lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1857 to 1861....

 also served in the Nova Scotia assembly. His sister Sarah married Amos Botsford

Amos Botsford

Amos Botsford was a lawyer, judge, land owner and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1812....

 and became the mother of William Botsford

William Botsford

William Botsford was a lawyer, judge and political figure in the pre-Confederation Province of New Brunswick, Canada....

. His sister Mary married Joshua Upham

Joshua Upham

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