Individual Details
Joseph Chandler
(30 Jan 1753 - 27 Nov 1827)
His parents are John Chandler and Hannah Phelps Abbott.
Joseph worked for Elias Hasket Derby in Salem, one of the wealthiest merchants of the era and a pioneer in trade with China. Joseph later worked for Elias's son John Derby.
McKey, Richard Haskayne. "Elias Hasket Derby, Merchant of Salem, Massachusetts, 1739-1799." PhD diss., Clark University, 1961.
Joseph worked for Elias Hasket Derby in Salem, one of the wealthiest merchants of the era and a pioneer in trade with China. Joseph later worked for Elias's son John Derby.
McKey, Richard Haskayne. "Elias Hasket Derby, Merchant of Salem, Massachusetts, 1739-1799." PhD diss., Clark University, 1961.
Events
| Birth | 30 Jan 1753 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 12 Nov 1780 | Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts - Dorcas Abbott |  | ||
| Death | 27 Nov 1827 | Salem, Essex, Massachusetts |  | ||
| Probate | 1 Jan 1828 | Salem, Essex, Massachusetts | |
Families
| Spouse | Dorcas Abbott (1755 - 1821) |
| Child | Hannah Chandler (1781 - 1856) |
| Child | Dorcas Chandler (1785 - 1843) |
| Child | Joseph Abbot Chandler (1789 - 1861) |
| Child | John Chandler (1795 - 1803) |
| Father | John Chandler (1721 - 1759) |
| Mother | Hannah Phelps (1709 - 1781) |
| Sibling | John Chandler (1748 - 1749) |
| Sibling | John Chandler (1750 - 1832) |
Notes
Death
Joseph, b. Andover, "many years in the employment of the late Elias Hasket Derby, Esq., and for several years with John Derby, Esq., his son," sudden, Nov. 27, 1827, a. 76 y.Probate
Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case number 4951, Probate of Joseph ChandlerThe heirs-at-law providing their consent to the presentation of the will were Joseph A. Chandler and his wife Deborah Chandler, Dorcas Chandler, and Hannah Kenney.
In his will dated 28 March 1826, Joseph Chandler named son-in-law Jonathan Kenney as executor. Son Joseph Abbot Chandler had debts to the father totalling $219.34, and the bequest to Joseph Abbot is to include this owed amount. Joseph Abbot will receive a one-third part of the estate but this is to be held by Jonathan Kenney and all the profit from this third is to be paid to Joseph's wife Deborah as long as she remains his wife or his widow. After Deborah's decease, that third of the estate is to go to grandson Joseph T. Chandler. The remaining two-thirds of the estate goes to daughter Dorcas Chandler and daughter Hannah Kenney. The real estate was valued at $1,325.00 and the personal estate was $1,939,15 which included about $1,700 in cash, notes, and bank deposits.
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).