Chamberlain family.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914), soldier, educator, and politician, married Frances Caroline Adams (1825-1905) in 1855. He taught religion, rhetoric, and languages at Bowdoin College (1856-1862), became a Major General in the Union Army, was governor of Maine (1866-1870), and president of Bowdoin (1871-1883). He also wrote military histories, developed Florida railroads and industry, and was Surveyor of Customs for Portland, Me. (1900-1914). Adams was raised by her cousin in Brunswick, Me., studied music in New York City, and taught music in Georgia before her marriage. They had two children: Grace ("Daisy") Dupee, and Harold Wyllys.
From the description of Papers of the Chamberlain-Adams family, 1827-1931 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006951
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creatorOf | Chamberlain family. Papers of the Chamberlain-Adams family, 1827-1931 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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associatedWith | Abbott, Jennie M. | person |
associatedWith | Adams, Charlotte Amelia, 1817-1855. | person |
associatedWith | Adams family. | family |
associatedWith | Allen, Grace Chamberlain, 1856-1937. | person |
associatedWith | Allen, Horace Gwynn. | person |
associatedWith | Bowdoin College. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Chamberlain, Frances Caroline Adams, 1825-1905. | person |
associatedWith | Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914. | person |
associatedWith | Clark, Mary P. | person |
associatedWith | Farrington, Sarah Chamberlain, 1836- | person |
associatedWith | Folsom, Deborah G. | person |
associatedWith | Keene, Annie Chamberlain. | person |
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Active 1931