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LEVI, b. Dec. 22, 1768; known as Maj. Levi; lived and d. in our town. EDE, b. 1773; d. young.
JOEL, b. March 4, 1777; m. Rosanna Fairbanks; d. Holl., Nov. 23, 1804. ELI, b. May 1, 1780; well-remembered townsman; d. in advanced yrs.
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AMOS, b. July 5, 1782; Dea. Amos, well remembered and respected.
The mr. d. Dec. 19, 1807. The fr. m., 2d, Anna Tidd of Holl. She was a wid. ; pedigree not traced ; cer. 1809. Lieut. Ephraim d. March 26, 1812. Vari- ous records and references to him plainly indicate that he was an enterprising, energetic, and responsible man, who stood well as a ch. member and citizen. His wid.'s death-date not ascertained.
CHAPIN, Dea. SETH, of Mendon 5 (Ebenezer,4 Seth,8 Josiah,2 Samuel1), b. 1746; and m. Ruth Bullard of Holl. for his 1st wf., Sept. 10, 1765. She d. without chn. in early wifehood. He m., 2d, Elizabeth Rawson of Mendon, Oct. 27, 1767. She was a dr. of Dea. Edward and Mary (Morse) Rawson, b. April 4, 1750. Their chn. were, -
PERRY, b. Feb. 26, 1769.
ELIZABETHI, b. Jan. 5, 1771.
LoIs, b. Feb. 18, 1773.
MARY, b. March 26, 1775.
Elizabeth, the 2d wf., d., date not ascertained. Dea. Seth m., 3d, Eunice Thompson of Medway, Oct. 19, 1778 or 9. Their chn. were, -
SILVE, b. Sept. 26, 1781.
SETH, jun., b. Jan. 25, 1783.
RUTH, b. Jan. 14, 1786.
MOSES THOMPSON, b. Feb. 7, 1788.
PHILO, b. Nov. 4, 1790.
BETSEY, b. April 17, 1792.
No further traced.
CHAPIN, EBENEZER, jun., of Mendon 5 (Ebenezer,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1),
b. 1752; and m. Martha Green of Mendon, Sept. 11, 1774; her pedigree not ascertained. Their chn. were, -
ABIGAIL, b. July 16, 1775; d. early.
PATTY, b. Feb. 25, 1777; d. early.
CLARISSA, b. July 14, 1778.
SAMUEL, b. May 25, 1780; d. early.
ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 20, 1782.
EBENEZER, b. Oct. 7, 1784.
SAMUEL GREEN
b. Feb. 7, 1787.
BETSEY { (twins), b. Feb. 7, 1787.
SARAH, b. Feb. 2, 1789; d. early.
ELIPHAZ, b. Jan. 11, 1791.
PATTY, b. Dec. 15, 1792.
MARY, b. Jan. 8, 1795.
I have but imperfectly traced many of these Chapin families, especially those out of town. Nor was it practicable for me to give dates and details so fully as I desired. But a thorough Chapin genealogist, when he arises, will find what I have presented suggestive and helpful.
CHAPIN, STEPHEN6 (Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. 1745; and m. Rachel Rawson, Jan. 21, 1768; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Thomas and Anna (Walden) Rawson; b. March 6, 1747. Their chn. were, -
SARAH, b. May 17, 1768; d. Oct. 14, 1777.
CALVIN, b. Sept. 28, 1769; m .; set. in Pelham; a farmer.
RACHEL, b. Aug. 14, 1771; m. Elijah Albee, Mil., farmer, Aug. 14, 1771.
CYNTHIA, b. Nov. 4, 1773; m. Nahum Wedge, Mil .; set. Pelham; farmer.
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LUTHER, b. March 22, 1777; m. Polly Wedge, Mil. ; set. in Pelham.
STEPHEN, b. Nov. 4, 1778; he was taught the alphabet by his uncle, Adams Chapin, in his seventh year; grad. H. U., 1804; ord. a Cong. minister, Hills- boro', N.H., 1805, and m. there; installed later at Mount Vernon, N.H., where he became a Baptist; later made Professor of Theology in Water- ville Col., Me., from 1822 to 1828; and then elected Pres. of Columbia Col., Washington, D.C. He recd. the title of D.D. from Brown University, in 1822. He d. in Washington City, 1846.
The remaining chn. of Stephen and Rachel Chapin were, -
SETH, b. Jan. 7, 1783; m. Polly Wood of Mendon.
OTIS, b. Aug. 30, 1785; m. Abigail Hayward, Mil .; set. in Monson; a manu- facturer of woollen goods. He has several descendants in Monson.
Stephen Chapin had his homestead on both sides of the Sherborn road (so called in former times), since owned in various portions by Newton Daniels, Sylvanus Adams, Charles F. Chapin, etc. Rachel, the mr., d. Dec. 2, 1797. Stephen, the fr., d. March 30, 1816. Both left highly-respected memories.
CHAPIN, ADAMS, Esq.6 (Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel1), b. 1750; and m. Olive Sumner of Mil., Dec. 21, 1775; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Ellis) Sumner, b. March 17, 1759. Their chn. were, -
ALEXANDER, b. Jan. 6, 1778; demented by disease; d. Nov. 15, 1835.
JOSIAH, b. March 15, 1781; m. Mary Willard, July 3, 1805; set. Orrington, Me.
BETSEY, b. Dec. 27, 1782; m. John Daniels, Holl., June 6, 1805.
HENRY, b. March 8, 1785; d. Sept. 16, 1798.
SIMEON, b. June 11, 1787; m. Ann Tidd, Sept. 22, 1814.
RUFUS, b. May 15, 1789; m. Lydia Tufts in Wrenth., 1814.
AMASA, b. Oct. 30, 1791; lived unm., and d. in Hop., July 11, 1854.
MARY, b. Aug. 28, 1793; m. David Jones, 1833. She d. Sept. 17, 1866.
JOSEPH, b. Sept. 21, 1795; d. Aug. 22, 1798.
EBENEZER, b. July 12, 1798; d. same day.
HENRY, b. Jan. 5, 1801; m. Jerusha Miller, Holl., June 4, 1832.
Adams Chapin, Esq., had his family homestead where Samuel Walker now dwells, inheriting it wholly or partly from Josiah, his father. He was naturally of bright intellect and promising capabilities. He acquired valuable scholastic knowledge from such schools as were accessible to him in early youth. Among these he used to mention one as peculiarly profitable, taught by Alexander Scammell (afterwards adjutant-general under Washington), during his college course at Cambridge. That school was kept in the ancient dwelling- house of his gd. fr., Seth Chapin, jun., the room being fitted up in the most rude and primitive style. With the start in learning thus gained, he was per- suaded to set up as a school-master, at the age of fifteen, by his uncle, Moses Chapin, who had an humble domicile next beyond where our Town Asylum stands ; whose doors had not a single iron hinge, but were hung on leather, and had wooden fastenings. There his schoolroom was even plainer, more con- tracted, and rougher furnished than the one before mentioned. But his school was small, and his success flattering. He next taught in his native district, in a house at the junction of now Elin and Green Sts., then belonging to one of the Sumners. He was proud to tell, that there he taught the alphabet to his nephew, Stephen Chapin, then over six or seven yrs. old, who became a gradu- ate of Harvard U., a D.D., and d. Pres. of Columbia Coll., Washington City. From such a beginning he naturally rose to distinction in precinct and town
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offices. He belonged, at the outbreak of the Revolution, to Capt. Samuel Warren's company of minute-men, about 30 in number; and when the alarm came of the battle at Lexington, most of the co. started in hot haste for the scene of conflict. Chapin was outside the Precinct, at work on a job of stone wall, and was the last to get notice. He instantly threw off his leather apron, ran home, equipped himself, halted a moment at Ebenezer Sumner's to bid his betrothed Olive a sad adieu, and, with great exertion, overtook his comrades at Brighton. He remained several months in camp, but came home in season to be m. in Dec., as aforesaid. Later in life he was intrusted with various respon- sible municipal positions. In 1804 he was commissioned as just. peace by Gov. Caleb Strong, and held that office towards 30 yrs. down to his death. Mrs. Olive, his wf., d. suddenly Oct. 5, 1822, to his great grief; and he never after- wards regained his mental buoyancy. His latter yrs. were clouded by depres- sion of spirits and partial derangement. He d. Oct. 23, 1832, a. 82 yrs.
CHAPIN, MARVEL 6 (Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel1), b. 1768; and m., 1st, Polly Nelson, Mil., Nov. 25, 1790; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr., I presume, of Dea. Seth and Silence (Cheney) Nelson, otherwise recorded as Mary, and b. June 8, 1774. Their chn. were, -
ANNA, b. Oct. 15, 1791; d. Aug. 4, 1808.
HOLLIS, b. Aug. 12, 1795; went West, and d. some yrs. ago.
LINDA, b. Feb. 18, 1798; m. Eleazer Parkhurst, Dec. 3, 1818.
MARVEL Jun., b. Dec. 25, 1800; untraced.
MARY NELSON, b. July 13, 1803; untraced.
WILLIAM STRONG, b. Feb. 10, 1806; d. Nov. 17, 1814.
The mr. d. Oct. 13, 1808. The fr. m., 2d, Susanna Brooks of Upton, May, 1809; cer. by Rev. Benjamin Wood. No chn. by this mge. on record.
The homestead of Marvel Chapin, certainly the principal one on which his family dwelt, is now owned by Joseph L. Clark, farmer, Purchase St. Nothing definite comes down to me respecting his social, civil, and religious standing. I shall take for granted that it was respectable. It seems that after his second marriage there was some unpleasantness in the relations of himself and wf. with the ch. here; which, according to the records, was ultimately brought to a satisfactory termination ; and both were recommended for admission into Dr. Sabine's ch., Boston, whither they had removed between 1820 and 1823. How long they res. in Boston, I am not informed, nor when or where the 2d wf. d. But our town record shows Mr. Chapin to have d. (and prob. here) Sept. 3, 1838.
CHAPIN, DAVID 6 (Moses,5 Seth, jun.,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel1), b. 1757; and
m., 1st, Judith Thayer, dr. of Seth and Judith (Thayer) Thayer, b. in our Precinct, July 4, 1756; cer. 1777. Their chn. were, -
ELISHA, b. April 10, 1778; m. Sarah Wood of Upton, July 8, 1802 .* HENRY, b. May 17, 1781; d. July 26, 1781.
The mr., Judith, d. April 29, 1783. The fr. m., 2d, Martha Bates, Feb. 12, 1784; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Joseph and Martha (Chilson) Bates, b. Mendon, Dec. 20, 1764. Their chn. were, -
JUDITHI, b. Mil., 1785.
SARAHI, b. Mil., 1789.
LYDIA, b. Mil., 1791.
* Elisha and Sarah (Wood) Chapin were the parents of the late Hon. HENRY CHAPIN of Worcester, long Judge of Probate in our Co. He was b. in Upton, May 13, 1811; m. succes- sively 2 drs. of Joseph Thayer, Esq., Uxbridge.
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JOSEPH BATES, b. Mil. or Up., 1793; m. Priscilla Sadler, and res. mainly, if not wholly, in Up.
DAVID, b. Up., July 2, 1795. I know nothing of him but what is told in the following sketch given in " The Boston Herald" of March 1, 1880, and copied into our " Milford Journal" with subsequent corrections : -
"OBITUARY. - David Chapin, whose death occurred Sunday, was one of the pioneers in the wood and coal business of this city. He was born at Upton, Mass., July 3, 1795, and came to Boston in 1820. He shortly thereafter engaged in the wood business, conducting it in the most primitive manner, a hand-cart serving as the medium of conveying supplies to his customers. He formed the firm of Prescott & Chapin in 1822, and, adding coal to their stock in trade, the firm became very successful, remaining together some fifty years, Mr. Chapin retiring from active business Jan. 1, 1872. Mr. Chapin was for 40 years a di- rector in the Boston and Hingham Steamship Company, serving for 30 years as treasurer and agent of the company. He was a member of the common council in 1850-51-52, and built one of the first houses which was erected in Chester Square."
Mr. David seems to be credited with no wf. or chn., and I have not been informed that he had any. If he had any, it is a pity that the reporter could not have said so, or the contrary if he were a celibate. David Chapin, the fr., and his wf. were disd. from Mil. Cong. Ch. to that of Upton in 1796. They d. in Upton; but I have not their death-dates at my command.
CHAPIN, JOSEPH BATES 7 (David,6 Moses,5 Seth, jun.,4 Capt. Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. in Mil., 1793; mr.'s maiden name, Martha Bates; moved, with his parents, in infancy, to near the 5 Corners in the edge of Up .; m. Pris- cilla Sadler of Up .; pedigree, birth-date, mge. particulars, etc., not given. Issue : -
HARRY WOOD, b. Up., Aug. 23, 1817; m. successively 4 wives. See his record further on.
DAVID GILBERT, b. Up., June 17, 1819; m. Harriet E. Lackey, Jan. 13, 1842; 2 drs.
JOSEPH J., b. Up., June 7, 1823; m. Alice Kenyan, July S, 1860; 2 chn.
ELMIRA A., b. Up., Sept. 7, 1825; m. Horace Walker, Sept. 7, 1842; 1 son, James E.
ELISHA, b. Up., Aug. 20, 1827; m., 1st, Miranda Walker, Dec. 31, 1857; 2d, Sarah C. Frets, Aug. 28, 1866.
JOHN S., b. Up., April 25, 1830; m. Mary M. Walker, Oct. 22, 1851. No chn. SARAH P., b. Up., April 10, 1832; d. May 11 ensuing.
CHARLES, b. Up., Nov. 5, 1835; d. Aug. 26, 1858.
I understand that Joseph Bates Chapin and wf. res. in Up., and d. there; but I have not their death-dates. Several of their chn. have made their homes in our town. Harry W., David G., and John S. are well known among us. David G. and wf. have had b. to them 2 drs .; viz., Ellen M., b. Sept. 12, 1850; m. Emery D. Lothrop, Oct. 13, 1869, who have a son Frank C., b. Oct. 26, 1873; and Alice J., b. Nov. 5, 1854; m. S. A. Eastman, April 5, 1876, who have a son Gilbert C., b. Dec. 5, 1880. Joseph J. Chapin d. April 4, 1869, leaving Mrs. Alice, his wid., and 2 chn .; viz., Sarah P., b. July 16, 1862; and Charles J., b. Oct. 11, 1865. John S. and wf. have no chn. Elisha, by 2d wf., has Joseph B., b. Feb. 4, 1869; and Sarah M., b. March 7, 1876.
V CHAPIN, Dea. NATHAN 6 (Moses,5 Seth, jun.,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel1), b.
1765; and m. Lucretia Parkhurst, Mil., Jan. 1, 1793; cer. by Amariah
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Frost, Esq. She was a dr. of Ebenezer and Mercy (Hill) Parkhurst, and b. Feb. 3, 1775. Their chn. were, -
VEBENEZER PARKIIURST, b. Dec. 2, 1795; m. Emeline Hayward, Feb. 24, 1828.
YSAMUEL JONES, b. Dec. 15, 1798; m. Mary Worth, Feb. 14, 1832, went South, had chn., and d. May 13, 1841.
MERCY JONES, b. Jan. 17, 1801; m. Sumner Pond, Jan. 27, 1825.
LOUISA, b. Jan. 16, 1805; m. Charles Sawtelle, July 15, 1857; she d. 1869.
AMANDA MARIA, b. July 31, 1807; m. Capt. Albert Newhall, Sept. 18, 1827.
MOSES SANFORD, b. July 31, 1810; m. Martha W. Comstock, Nov. 18, 1833.
VNATHAN TYLER, b. Oct. 23, 1813; m., 1st, Sarah M. Comstock; 2d, Sarah F. Godfrey; 3d, Julia M. Leach.
Dea. Nathan inherited his fr.'s homestead next north of the present Town Asylum. He and his family were held in high estimation. He was chosen dea. of the ch. in 1802, and served faithfully in that office down to old age. As a citizen and neighbor, he enjoyed corresponding respect. Mrs. Lucretia d. April 18, 1847. He himself d. May 19, 1851. A small monument in Vernon-grove Cemetery indicates the present resting-place of their remains. Also of his son Nathan's 2d wf., Sarah F. (Godfrey), and Milton, her son.
CHAPIN, OLIVER 6 (Daniel,5 Seth, jun.,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. 1759; and m. Mary Jones, April 29, 1784; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Jona. and Mary Jones, and b. Oct. 2, 1765. Their chn. here were, - CYRUS, b. June 10, 1785.
JONATHAN, b. May 5, 1787.
I am obliged to forego tracing this family further.
CHAPIN, Major LEVI6 (Ephraim,5 Joseph,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. Dec. 22, 1768; m. Olive Thayer, Nov. 26, 1789; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Elijah and Sarah (Robinson) Thayer, and b. Oct. 14, 1771. Their chn. were, -
ELIAS, b. March 19, 1790; m. Rhoda Darling of Bell, perhaps 1815; he d. April 8, 1826.
EDE, b. March 18, 1792; d. in advanced maidenhood, 10 or 12 yrs. ago.
LEONARD, b. Jan. 27, 1794; m. Semira Howard, Dec. 6, 1821.
CYRUS, b. -; d. Sept. 21, 1797.
RUBY, b. July 29, 1798; m. Dexter Walker, Dec. 23, 1821. See Walker.
The family homestead was the same afterwards owned by his son Leonard, and once occupied by Josiah Nelson as a tavern-stand. He was by trade a black- smith, a man of active business enterprise, a respectable citizen, and by mili- tary promotion an artillery major. He d. May 18, 1830, at the age of 62 yrs. His wf. Olive d. Aug. 29, 1835, at the age of 64 yrs.
CHAPIN, JOEL 6 (Ephraim,5 Joseph,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel1), b. March 4,
1777; m. Rosanna Fairbanks ; pedigree, birth-date, and particulars of cere- mony not ascertained. They had one child, posthumous, -
JOEL, recorded as bap. July 28, 1805, by Rev. D. Long, 6 mos. after his fr.'s death. He d. in 1804. Joel b. (as since found) June 5, 1805. No further traced.
CHAPIN, ELI6 (Ephraim,5 Joseph,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel1), b. May 1, 1780; m., 1st, Libby Thayer, Mil., April 4, 1803; cer. by Rev. D. Long. She was a dr. of Elijah and Sarah (Robinson) Thayer, and b. Sept. 17, 1783. Their chn. were, -
NANCY, b. Dec. 1, 1803; m. Silas Moore, April 2, 1829.
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GEORGE, b. Jan. 14, 1806; in., 1st, Mary A. Howard, April 30, 1829; 2d, Mary- line Warren.
HANNAH T., b. March 28, 1808; m. Joseph Walker, Hop., April 16, 1828. See Walker.
JANE L., b. Jan. 30, 1811 ; m. Erastus Spear, April 7, 1835; no further traced. JAMES ROBINSON, b. July 28, 1813; d. Nov. 13, 1814.
HOLLIS, b. Nov. 10, 1815; m. Sarah Dickinson; he d. Hartford, Ct., July 23, 1873; wid. and dr. survive.
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, b. Oct. 15, 1818; m. Caroline Rand, who d. Worcester, Dec., 1874; he is now in Kansas.
SARAH, b. April 29, 1821; m. Asa H. Moore, Worcester, May 21, 1840.
JAMES ROBINSON, b. Dec. 14, 1823; d. unm., Feb. 21, 1879.
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FRANCIS, b. Aug. 12, 1828; d. unm., Aug. 23, 1850.
The family homestead was for many yrs. the one now occupied by Fenner M. Inman on the Upton road. Afterwards, in declining yrs., the fr. purchased or built a cottage on West St. The mr. became a member of the Cong. ch. in 1832, and the fr. in 1834. Mrs. Libby d. Sept. 4, 1850. The hus. m. a 2d wf. some 2 yrs. later; no particulars of pedigree, cer., etc., given. He d. March 31, 1869.
CHAPIN, Dea. AMOS 6 (Ephraim,5 Joseph,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel1), b. July 5, 1782 ; m. Harriet Stowell, pedigree untraced; cer. prob. in Shrewsbury early in 1807; particulars not ascertained. Their chn. were, -
MARY CHAMBERLAIN, b. Nov. 14, 1808; d. July 31, 1825, a. 16 yrs.
HARRIET ELIZABETH, b. March 31, 1810; m. Obed Daniels, Dec. 6, 1832.
LAURA MARIA, b. Nov. 27, 1812; m. Otis Torrey Nelson, May 3, 1838; d. Aug. 23, 1844.
CHARLES FREDERIC, b. Aug. 25, 1815; our well-known and esteemed fellow- citizen.
JAMES EDWIN, b. April 1, 1820; d. Feb. 16, 1837.
Dea. Amos and family dwelt on the homestead, Elm St., now occupied by his son-in-law, Obed Daniels, and wf. They enjoyed much respect and con- fidence in the ch. as well as general society. The fr. and mr. joined the ch. in 1811, and he was chosen deacon in 1815. He d. Dec. 25, 1830; his wid. d. Sept. 19, 1878.
CHAPIN, LUTHER 7 (Stephen,6 Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. March 22, 1777; m. Polly Wedge, Mil., March 5, 1796; cer. by Amariah Frost, Esq. She was a dr. of perhaps Daniel and Hannah Wiswall; b., date not found. Their chn. recorded here were, -
MARINDA, b. April 26, 1796; d. Dec. 6, 1798.
ALANSON, b. Oct. 28, 1798.
BETSEY, b. -; d. March 25,.1802.
Luther Chapin removed with his family to Pelham, date not ascertained. No further traced.
CHAPIN, OTIS 7 (Stephen,6 Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. Aug. 30, 1785; m. Abigail Hayward, Jan. 2, 1805; cer. by Rev. D. Long. She was a dr. of Jacob and Elizabeth (Thayer Heath) Hayward, birth-date not found. Their chn. recorded here were, -
WARREN, b. March 26, 1805; set. in Monson, where his descendants are. INFANT, b. Sept. 1806; d. Oct. 8 ensuing, a. 4 wks.
The fr. and family removed to Monson, perhaps 1806 or 1807, where he was a manufacturer of woollen goods. No further traced.
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CHAPIN, JOHN, jun.6 (Elder John,5 John,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. 1768;
m. Lydia Wedge, dr. of Daniel and Hannah (Wiswall) Wedge, b. Nov.,
1769 ; particulars of cer. not found. Their chin. recorded here were, ---
PHEBE, b. Feb. 21, 1793.
CANDACE, b. Oct. 26, 1794; d. Jan. 12, 1797.
SALLY, b. Feb. 26, 1796.
I am baffled in my attempt to trace this family. Perhaps they emigrated from this general neighborhood.
CHAPIN, SIMEON 7 (Adams,6 Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1),
b. June 11, 1787; m. Ann Tidd, Sept. 22, 1814; cer. by Rev. D. Long. She
was a dr. of Daniel and Ann Tidd, probably b. in Holl. Their chn. were, - AMANDA A. E., b. Sept. 22, 1814, d. Sept. 25, 1834. ect Bom Quet 11. 1815
ALONZO S., b. March 31, 1817; m. Aurilla P. Howe, Nov. 26, 1840.
DANIEL SIMEON, b. Oct. 27, 1818; m. Angeline P. Nelson, April 30, 1842. See his record.
LEMUEL PARKHURST, b. May 11, 1820; d. Sept. 11, 1843.
SUMNER, b. June 16, 1822; m. Mary C. Baker, Orrington, Me., and res. there.
Alonzo S. enlisted 1862, went South into the civil war, and is supposed to have perished therein, as he has never been heard from since. The hus. and fr. d. in 1828. Mrs. Ann subsequently m. Benjamin Drake, who d. in Orring- ton, Me., and left her again a wid. She d. there in 1876. As above indicated, the youngest son, Sumner Chapin, m., set., and still res., in said Orrington.
CHAPIN, Capt. RUFUS 7 (Adams,6 Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Setlı,3 Josiah,2 Sam- uel 1), b. May 15, 1789; m. Lydia Tufts, dr. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Liv- ingston) Tufts, b. Marlboro', N.H., Aug. 18, 1796; cer. in Wrentham, Dec., 1814, by Rev. Mr. Fisk. Their chn .: -
ANGENETTE, b. March 10, 1816; m. Ziba Thayer, March 22, 1838.
ADAMS, b. March 8, 1818; m. Polly R. Stone, Hop., April 25, 1842; he d. West. LORENZO, b. June 22, 1819; m. Mary Anna Cheney, Mil., March 18, 1841.
AMASA, b. May 28, 1821; m. Almira E. Bowker, Hop., Aug. 30, 1845; res. Chicago.
LYDIA TUFTS, b. June 17, 1823; m. Benjamin Kimball; res. Chicago.
OLIVE SUMNER, b Sept. 17, 1825; m. John N. Cummings; d. 25 yrs. ago.
RUFUS, jun., b. Dec. 4, 1827; m. Julia Fisher, Franklin; res. Chicago. LIVINGSTON H., b. July 17, 1835; unm .; res. Chicago.
Capt. Rufus had his domicile, most of his business life, on or near the site of the place next west of the Hop. R.R., on Main St. He was one of the pioneer boot-manufacturers of this town, and as such deserves honorable com- memoration by those who have entered into the fruition of his labors. He d. Oct. 29, 1840, a. about 52 yrs. His wid. survived him many yrs., and d. in Chicago, 1879.
CHAPIN, AMASA 7 (Adams,6 Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Seth,3 Josialı,2 Samuel 1), b. Oct. 30, 1791; was a farmer, and dealt largely in cattle; never m. He d. on one of his farms in Hop., July 11, 1854. His remains rest in Vernon- grove Cemetery.
CHAPIN, HENRY 7 (Adams,6 Josiah,5 Seth, jun.,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. Jan. 5, 1801 ; m. Jerusha Miller of Hol., June 4, 1832; cer. by Rev. D. Long. I have not at ready command her pedigree and birth-date.
Mr. Chapin, as the son of his father's old age, remained with him on the paternal homestead, dutifully managing the same, and ministering to the old gentleman's comfort during the troubles of his declining yrs. till death. Later
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in life he settled in Mil. Centre, on the ancient Jonas Parkhurst place, now 65 Purchase St. As a teacher of common schools during the earlier part of active manhood, an economical farmer, a trusted official citizen, and a member of the Cong. ch., as well as in his domestic and social relations, he left a good record and an honored memory. 'He d. quite suddenly, of something like sunstroke, on Sunday, July 2, 1876, at the ripe age of over 75 yrs. It was a great surprise to me; as I had recently seen him in health, and received from him much valu- able information for the enrichment of this volume. His worthy wid. survives at the present writing, but does not res. in town.
CHAPIN, ELIAS7 (Levi,6 Ephraim,5 Joseph,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1), b. March 19, 1790; m. Rhoda Darling of Bell .; cer. in Bell., perhaps 1815, exact date not found. She was a dr. of Samuel and Sarah (Burr) Darling, birth-date not ascertained. Their chn. were, -
CHARLES, b. March 6, 1816; m., 1st, Pedee Albee, July, 1839; 2d, Adaline Albee, May 25, 1872.
MARIA, b. some time in 1818; m. Enoch P. Hastings, 1839; res. now in Spencer.
HOLLIS, b. some time in 1820; d. unm. ; dropped instantly d. several yrs. ago. CYRUS, b. some time in 1822; m. Aurelia J. Perry, May 25, 1843; she d. Feb. 12, 1854.
Besides others older, an infant dr. named ADDIE AMELIA. She was adopted by her uncle Charles, grew up in his family, and became the wf. of Joseph Yeager, who have 1 son.
Cyrus Chapin has survived some cloudy experiences in life, and is an enter- prising business man now res. in Spencer. Since the death of Mrs. Aurelia he has remained unm. He and his descendants are the only representatives of Elias Chapin and Rhoda (Darling) Chapin, unless Enoch P. Hastings and wf. Maria have offspring. Charles and Hollis left no issue. See Cyrus Chapin's chn., mentioned in connection with Capt. Waldo Perry's family record. Elias Chapin d., I think, in Bell., April 8, 1826. His wid., a woman of many sorrows, survived him several yrs., but at last, under the pressure of her tribulations, put an end to her days by strangulation, March, 1854.
CHAPIN, LEONARD7 (Levi,6 Ephraim,5 Joseph,4 Seth,3 Josiah,2 Samuel 1),
b. Jan. 27, 1794; m. Semira Howard, Mil., Dec. 6, 1821; cer. by Rev. D. Long. She was a dr. of Zuriel and Olive (Twitchell) Howard, and b. March 4, 1802. Their chn. were, -
JOEL, b. Oct. 26, 1822; m. Izanna C. Hero, July 13, 1843; he d. July 24, 1864.
WILLARD, b. Dec. 11, 1825; m. Lydia Wait Perry, Aug. 28, 1851.
WARREN, b. Dec. 9, 1827; m., 1st, Eliza M. Bowker, Hop., Nov. 4, 1850; 2d, Augusta Bridges, 1862.
LOVETT, b. Jan. 21, 1830; m. Sarah W. Howard, June 8, 1854; res. Sing Sing, N.Y.
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