Birth: 22 JUL 1634 Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Baptized: 27 JUL 1634 Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Immigration: 1637
Details: With his parents
Marriage: 16 FEB 1658
Birth of Son: 04 MAR 1659
Name: John Chandler
Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Died 15 DEC 1659 at the age of 9 months
Birth of Daughter: 20 FEB 1661
Name: Elizabeth Chandler
Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Birth of Son: 16 APR 1665
Name: John Chandler
Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Religion: 28 MAY 1665
Details: John and wife were admitted to the church.
Note: John was active in the settlement of Woodstock and served on important committees. He had first choice of a home lot and took one on the brook on the highway at the north end. He was on the committee to build a meeting house on Plaine Hill, nearly in front of the Bowen mansion. He was one of the six who bought the Moshamoquet Purchase of James Fitch of Norwich.
Birth of Son: 03 APR 1667
Name: Joseph Chandler
Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Birth of Daughter: 18 SEP 1669
Name: Hannah Chandler
Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Birth of Daughter: 24 AUG 1673
Name: Mehitable Chandler
Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Birth of Daughter: 19 NOV 1676
Name: Sarah Chandler
Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Birth of Son: 04 JUN 1683
Name: Joseph Chandler
Place: Pomfret, Connecticut
Moved to: 1683
Place: Woodstock, Windham Co, Connecticut
Note: Was one of the first settlers there.
Land Rec: 1687
Details: In the first division of lands, John proved to be one of the best families who settled there.
Selectman: 1693, 1694
Place: Woodstock, Windham Co, Connecticut
Note: He was also a moderator in 1694
Occupation: 1698
Details: A licensed taverner
Will: 01 JUN 1702
Death: 15 APR 1703 Woodstock, Windham Co, Connecticut
Burial: Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham Co, Connecticut
Details: Inscription reads: Here lies buried the body of deacon John Chandler aged about 68 years Died April 15th 1703
Click here to see parents: William Chandler and Annis Bayford
Elizabeth Douglas
Birth: 26 AUG 1641 Ipswich, Massachusetts
Death: 23 SEP 1705 New London, Connecticut
Click here to see parents: William Douglas and Anna Motley
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