Re: Chamberlain/Moody
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Re: Chamberlain/Moody
Ronna Chamberlin 4/21/06
Thank you for sharing that with me.It's hard to lose a father suddenly no matter what age.I was eleven at the time and it shaped my views on life deeply.My father was not as wise as respects his habits as your Dad, he smoked and had what we refer to as the "Chamberlain temper".But I have aheart arrythmia and morid(no known cause and not helped by medication) hypertension.So as respects my direct line,this is typical.My father's male relatives were as thin as rails and over six feet tall.So I take your point when it comes to weight being a factor.
It's a small world isn't it? Rochester is the next town over from the town I was raised in Milton.At the time Samuel Chamberlain (son of William of Dover,Strafford,NH)lived there, Milton was Rochester.
I was raised to think that being a Chamberlain was as close to being royalty as one could come,;even though we were from humble origins.But,my father's family were a very close knit group and were never want for fun and adventure.They acted and sang in various town events and were always,on stage,so to speak.A drive down a country road turned into stories about how native americans and settlers were at odds with each other and I could envision natives lurking behind trees with hachets(although that could be collective memory as my Dover,NH relatives actually did experience wars with the natives) and a stormy night would become a time to read Poe's poetry outloud and talk again would shift to why our shutters on the house were called"Indian shutters".Older ones always raved about my father's singing voice and his performances of"Casey at the Bat" were legend and the poetry my grandfather wrote was put in a local newspaper many years later,when I became an adult.So I appreciate your sense of loss at having missed that in your less than stationary life.
Where did you Chamberlains' come from when they arrived in America?
It seems my direct line stayed in Massachustts,New Hampshire and Maine.Although on some other trees I've seen Vermont.So until someone comes along to disabuse me of that belief,we seem to be pretty entrenched in New England.
I have the luxury of going to the places they lived and are buried (although most of the old gravestones are just stumps).My point being that although my father's family have all died I have a strong sense of being a part of New England that still bond me to this family.
Thanks for your post,it's amazing how glancing encounters on these boards can touch one.I never realized before your post how I took for granted my family of origin and how rich I have been as respects my family( sans the "temper" thing).Thanks for that unexpected gift!
Elizabeth
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Ronna Chamberlin 4/25/06
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Elizabeth Finn 4/25/06
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