John Story Chambers, Jr.^[1]

1823 - 1901  (77 years)

• Name	John Story Chambers
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	27 Nov 1823	Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Feb 1901	Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
  Person ID	I4318	Scudder
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	John Story Chambers,   b. 18 Oct 1782, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey d. 10 Nov 1834, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Scudder,   b. 9 Apr 1800, Oxford Township, Pennsylvania d. 24 Dec 1878, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1822	Hunterdon county, New Jersey
  Family ID	F1492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Maria Fish,   b. 27 Dec 1825, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey d. 16 Apr 1910, New Jersey (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1846	Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
  Children	1. John Story Chambers,   b. 1 Apr 1848, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey d. 30 Mar 1904, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey (Age 55 years)   2. William Moore Chambers,   b. 22 Mar 1849, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey d. 23 Aug 1871, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey (Age 22 years)   3. Benjamin Fish Chambers,   b. 15 Aug 1850, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey d. 22 Aug 1885, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey (Age 35 years)   4. Colonel Thomas Stryker Chambers,   b. 13 Mar 1852, Lawrence, Mercer, New Jersey d. 21 Oct 1919 (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F1552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  John was clerk of the board of trustees of the First Presbyterian Church for sixteen years, and elder from 1866 to 1874. He was active in the volunteer fire department and president of the Union Fire Co. 1860, served in the State militia during the Civil war and went with the State troops to defend Harrisburg. PARENTS: JOHN STORY CHAMBERS AND ELIZABETH SCUDDER RESIDENCES: TRENTON, NEW JERSEY LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY TRENTON, NEW JERSEY RELIGION: WAS CLERK OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TRENTON FOR SIXTEEN YEARS AND ELDER FROM 1866 AGE AT DEATH: 77 INFORMATION: "EARLY SETTLERS IN TRENTON AND EWING", BY REVEREND ELI COOLEY COMPENDIUM OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY THE SOPER MANUSCRIPT, VOLUME IV (347,565) THE SOPER MANUSCRIPT, VOLUME V (415,394) THE SOPER MANUSCRIPT, VOLUME IX (914,000)

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Genealogy of Early Settlers of Trenton and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey, p. 36. [S1009] 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1254789; National Archives Film T9-0789; Page 403C.