Loring Olmstead Chandler

1906 - 1991  (85 years)

• Name	Loring Olmstead Chandler  [1, 2]
  Birth	20 May 1906	Gorham, Coos, New Hampshire   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Nov 1991	Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I373370	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Flint Chandler, Sr.,   b. 26 Nov 1880, New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine d. 17 Jan 1940 (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Harriet Clark Loring,   b. May 1883, Maine d. 18 Jul 1937, ..., Alameda, California (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1904	Portland, Cumberland, Maine   [5]
  Family ID	F233750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louise L. Sweatt,   b. 23 May 1911, Phillips, Franklin, Maine d. 7 Mar 1995, Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1930	Maine   [6]
  Children	1. Ann L. Chandler,   b. 1932, Maine d. Yes, date unknown   2. Living
  Family ID	F233769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) November 27, 1991 PHILLIPSTON - Loring O. "Skipper" Chandler, 85, of The Common, died Thursday in Gardner Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He leaves his wife, Louise (Sweatt) Chandler; a son, Nicholas Chandler of Burke, Va.; a daughter, Ann Barden of Rochester, N.H.; a brother, Robert F. Chandler Jr. of Raymond, Maine; four sisters, Audrey Woodman of Thomaston, Maine, Elizabeth Baker of Sun City, Ariz., Esther Chandler of Hull, and Sallie Sutton of Zephyr Hills, Fla.; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Born in Gorham, N.H., he was a son of Robert F. and Harriet (Loring) Chandler Sr., and lived in Gloucester, Maine, and Gardner before moving to Phillipston in 1950. He was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II, serving in the North Atlantic, North African, and Pacific theaters of war. While in the Pacific, he served as captain of the LST 887 and achieved the rank of lieutenant commander. He participated in the invasion of Okinawa. Mr. Chandler worked in the sales department of the Corrugated Box Division of New England Wooden Ware Corp in Winchendon from 1946 until he retired in 1981. He had been active with the Boy Scouts, and was the former executive of the Monadnock Council in Gardner. He was the founder of the local Sea Scout Troop. He also worked for the Boy Scouts in Portland, Maine and Malden. Mr. Chandler graduated from New Gloucester High School in 1924, attended Bowdoin College, and graduated from the Schiff School for Professional Scouting in 1931. Mr. Chandler served as councilor-at-large on the Gardner City Council. After moving to Phillipston in 1950, he was a selectman for several years and town treasurer for 14 years. He was a 40-year member and past president of the Gardner Rotary Club and a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. He was a member of Phillipston Congregational Church, serving as treasurer and later as a member of its Executive Committee. He was the author of a history of the church.

  
  

• Sources

  [S21450] 1910 census, Montana, Flathead county, Year: 1910; Census Place: Flathead Indian Reservation, Flathead, Montana; Roll: T624_832; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0028 (Reliability: 3). [S23286] Draft registration WWII (Reliability: 3). Name Loring Olmstead Chandler Gender Male Race White Age 34 Birth Date 20 May 1906 Birth Place Gorham, New Hampshire Residence Place Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts Registration Date 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place Gardner, Massachusetts, USA Employer Monadnock Council Boy Scouts of American Height 5'' 11" Weight 190 Complexion Light Hair Color Blonde Eye Color Hazel Next of Kin Mrs Louise Sweatt Chandler [S43361] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, Name Loring O Chandler Gender Male Birth Date 20 May 1906 Death Date 21 Nov 1991 Claim Date 29 Mar 1971 SSN 532267100 (Reliability: 3). [S81587] Obituary, Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA), Loring O. Chandler, (November 27, 1991). [S66626] Marriage record, Maine (Reliability: 3). Name Harriet Clark Loring Gender Female Age 21 Birth Date abt 1883 Birth Place Portland Marriage Date 15 Sep 1904 Marriage Place Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA Father Lincoln R Loring Mother Jennie B Thompson Spouse Robert Flint Chandler Birth Date abt 1882 Father Andrew C Chandler Mother Sora E Bean [S53672] Marriage index, Maine, Name Loring O Chandler Gender Male Residence New Gloucester, ME Spouse's Name Louise Sweatt Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Residence New Gloucester, ME Marriage Date 22 Nov 1930 Marriage Place Maine, USA (Reliability: 3).