Roger CHANDLER

7 - 1717  (171 years)

• Name	Roger CHANDLER
  Birth	c.1636/7  [1]
  	According to the inscription on Roger's gravestone, he was "aged about 80 yrs" at the time of his 11 January 1716/17 death.
  Gender	Male
  OFFH	24 Feb 1679/80	Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2]
  	An account, dated 24 February 1679/80, found among the Concord town records, states that Roger was one of thirteen local men elected that year to serve as a Tythingman. The tythingmen were town officers elected annually to preserve good order in the church during services, to enforce the observance of the Sabbath by church members and to seek out and report any disorderly conduct within the town limits.
  Freemanship	24 May 1682	Massachusetts Bay Colony   [3]
  	Roger was granted freemanship within the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on 24 May 1682. The prerequisite for obtaining this status was proof of one's membership and good standing in a Congregational Church. The Freeman's Oath legally bound the individual to the government of the colony, and thereby, its laws and orders. Additionally, the Oath required participation by the individual in local and colonial affairs when called upon.
  Occupation	Before 1705	Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [4]
  	Roger made his living as a cooper, or barrel maker.
  Will	6 Nov 1705	Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [4]
  	Roger's 6 November 1705 will named his wife Mary as his sole executrix. His signature on the document was witnessed by Thomas Brown, Sr, John Barker, Sr. and Jacob Farrar.
  Death	11 Jan 1716/7	Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1]
  Burial	Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay
  	Old Hill Burying Ground??
  Person ID	I3706	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary SIMONS,   b. 9 Dec 1647, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 29 Aug 1728, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1671	Concord, Middlesex Co, MA   [5]
  Children	1. Mary CHANDLER,   b. 7 Jan 1671/2, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 14 Aug 1759, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 87 years)   2. Samuel CHANDLER,   b. 3 Mar 1673/4, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   3. Joseph CHANDLER,   b. 7 Oct 1678, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 14 Nov 1679, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 1 year)   4. Abigail CHANDLER,   b. 31 May 1681, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   5. Hephzibah CHANDLER
  Family ID	F426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635 - 1850., ((Boston: T. Todd, printer, 1895)). p. 89 (Concord Registers - Book II). [S1592] NEHGS, online (http://www.newenglandancestors.org). "Middlesex Statistics", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 5 (1851), p. 173. Chandler information downloaded 27 October 2007. [S1590] Lucius R. Paige; indexed by Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Paige, List of Freemen of Massachusetts, 1630 - 1691, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1978)), p. 32., ISBN 0-8063-0806-0. [S1629] Charles H. Chandler, compiler, Chandler, The Descendants of Roger Chandler of Concord, Mass., ((Provo, UT: Herald Printing Co, 1949)). pp. 23-24 [transcription of Roger Chandler's will] [S142] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635 - 1850., ((Boston: T. Todd, printer, 1895)). p. 15. (Concord Register - Book I)