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Rev William Chauncey Fowler

Birth	:	1 Sep 1793 Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	15 Jan 1881 Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Old Durham Cemetery, Durham, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4744797, -72.6804199
Inscription	:	REV. WILLIAM CHAUNCEY FOWLER L.L.D. Born in Killingworth Sept. 1, 1793. Died in Durham Jan. 15, 1881.
Description	:	From Deceased Graduates of Yale University, 1880-1890 • WILLIAM CHAUNCEY FOWLER, second son of Reuben R. and Catharine (Chauncey) Fowler, was born in Killingworth, now Clinton, Conn., Sept. 1, 1793. In 1797 his parents removed to Durham, Conn., and in his 15th year he went to Middletown, Conn., where for nearly two years he was engaged as a clerk in a store. Meantime his parents had removed to East Guilford, now Madison, Conn., where he was prepared for college. • Before his graduation at Yale he was appointed Rector of the Hopkins Grammar School, in New Haven, and he acted... Read More	From Deceased Graduates of Yale University, 1880-1890 • WILLIAM CHAUNCEY FOWLER, second son of Reuben R. and Catharine (Chauncey) Fowler, was born in Killingworth, now Clinton, Conn., Sept. 1, 1793. In 1797 his parents removed to Durham, Conn., and in his 15th year he went to Middletown, Conn., where for nearly two years he was engaged as a clerk in a store. Meantime his parents had removed to East Guilford, now Madison, Conn., where he was prepared for college. • Before his graduation at Yale he was appointed Rector of the Hopkins Grammar School, in New Haven, and he acted in that capacity during the last term of the college course. By these double duties his health was impaired, and in November 1816 he went South for a year, spending the time as private tutor in a family in Fauquier County, VA. • He then resumed his position as Rector of the Grammar School, beginning also the study of theology under Professor Fitch. He was appointed in 1819 a Tutor in the college, and filled that office for five years lacking one term. During this period he was licensed to preach, and on the 31st of August, 1825, was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church in Greenfield, Mass. In 1827 he was dismissed to accept the appointment of Professor of Chemistry and Natural History, in Middlebury College, VT where he remained till 1838, when he went to Amherst College, Mass., as Professor of Rhetoric. He resigned this professorship in 1843, but continued to reside in Amherst till 1858, when he removed to Durham, Conn , where he died, after a brief illness of pneumonia, Jan. 15, 1881, in his 88th year. • From the time of his resignation as Professor, he was engaged in preparing various works for the press. In 1845 he edited the University edition of Webster’s Dictionary (octavo). He next prepared three volumes, composing a series of English Grammars, the first of the series (entitled The English Language in its Elements and Forms. N. Y , 1850, octavo) being a work of great labor. In 1858 he published Memorials of the Chaunceys; in 1863, The Sectional Controversy; in 1866, a History of Durham, Conn.; in 1872, a treatise on Local Law in Mass, and Conn.; and later several collections of Essays. The degree of LL D. was conferred upon him by Lafayette College in 1861. • In 1850 he was elected to the Massachusetts Legislature from the town of Amherst and represented the 18th district of Connecticut in the State Senate in 1864. • Professor Fowler was married, July 21, 1825, to Harriet, third daughter of Dr. Noah Webster, and widow of Edward Cobb of Portland, ME; she died in Amherst, March 30, 1844. Of their four children, one son died in early childhood, and another in middle life. The remaining son and one daughter are still living.

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Rev William Chauncey Fowler's memorial is located at: Old Durham Cemetery, Durham, Middlesex County, USA.
When did Rev William Chauncey Fowler death?
Rev William Chauncey Fowler death on 15 Jan 1881 in Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Latitude: 41.4744797
Longitude: -72.6804199

Family Members:

Parent

Reuben Rose Fowler

(1763 - 1844)

Catherine Chauncey Fowler

(1765 - 1841)

Spouse

Siblings

Eliza Ann Fowler

(1796 - 1849)

Charles Augustus Fowler

(1798 - 1825)

Children

Charles Chauncey Fowler

(1829 - 1876)

William Worthington Fowler

(1832 - 1881)

Webster Winthrop Fowler

(1835 - 1842)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Old Durham Cemetery
Durham, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4744797, -72.6804199

2. Durham Cemetery
Durham, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4710503, -72.6813889

3. Mica Hill Cemetery
Durham, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4448509, -72.6831818

4. Middlefield Cemetery
Middlefield, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5187302, -72.7082062

5. Old North Burying Grounds
Middlefield, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5292015, -72.7142029

6. Adath Israel Cemetery
Middletown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5337982, -72.6621017

7. Pine Grove Cemetery
Middletown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5346985, -72.6583023

8. Industrial School for Girls Cemetery
Middletown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5360756, -72.6616211

9. Old Farm Hill Cemetery
Middletown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5347328, -72.6415558

10. New Farm Hill Cemetery
Middletown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5353820, -72.6421810

11. Bluff Head Cemetery
Guilford, New Haven County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4071999, -72.6975021

12. Rockland Cemetery
Madison, New Haven County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4087982, -72.6521378

13. Stone House Cemetery
Killingworth, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4188995, -72.6177979

14. Saint Sebastian Cemetery
Middlefield, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5456009, -72.7016983

15. Little City Cemetery
Haddam, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4496994, -72.5868988

16. Saints Peter And Paul Cemetery
Wallingford, New Haven County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4611015, -72.7855988

17. First United Methodist Church Memorial Garden
Wallingford, New Haven County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4541016, -72.7843018

18. Indian Hill Cemetery
Middletown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5546989, -72.6628036

19. Wesleyan University Cemetery
Middletown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5550613, -72.6586380

20. Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery
Middletown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5484314, -72.6248703

21. Washington Street Cemetery
Middletown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5584297, -72.6606903

22. Calvary Cemetery
Middletown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5486107, -72.6231232

23. Gethsemane Cemetery
Meriden, New Haven County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5292015, -72.7686005

24. Old South Side Cemetery
Middletown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5630989, -72.7074966