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i. DOROTHY2, b. June 30, 1760.
ii. LYDIA2, b. Nov. 7, 1763.
iii. PATIENCE2, b. Nov. 7, 1766; d. young.
iv. Son2, b. Mch. 8, d. Apr. 2, 1777.
v. PATIENCE2, bap. Aug. 8, 1773.
vi. HULDAH2, bap. May 14, 1775.
CARPENTER HOMESTEAD, DR. CARPENTER AND WIFE.
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CARPENTER, DR. ELIJAH WOODWARD®, (John', John®, David®, David', Samuel3, William2, William1,) was b. in Brattleboro, Vt., Sep- tember 7, 1788 ; m. (1) Sophia Field of Northfield. Dec. I, 1814. She was b. July 14, 1783 ; d. May 18, 1822. He m. (2) Vallonia, dau. of Dea. Timothy Slate, Dec. 5, 1822. She was b. Dec. 25, 1798 ; d. Aug. 23, 1873.
Dr. Carpenter came of good New England stock. The son of a Revolutionary soldier, who was with Washington at Val- ley Forge, and who emigrated to Vermont from the ances- tral home at Rehoboth immediately after the war, he inher- ited to a marked degree those qualities which characterized the men and women of that period, and which won such suc- cess for him in after life. Working on a farm until he was twenty-one years old, he mastered the common branches by himself, and by attending one term at Brattleboro Academy, taught successfully, and then studied medicine for three years with Dr. Cyrus Washburn of Vernon, Vt., attending lectures also at Yale Medical College, and later at Berkshire Medical Institute. He began practice here in 1814, at first in North Bernardston, where he taught the district school in the winter of 1814-15. He soon removed to Bernardston village, living for a short time in the house of Hon. Poly- carpus L. Cushman, then settling on the site of the familiar homestead (built 1829) on the corner of "the Green," a cut of which is herewith shown. Here he continued to live and to practice his profession in this and the neighboring towns until his death, Nov. 28, 1855. His funeral was held in the Unitarian church, Rev. Thomas Weston preaching the ser- inon, and the other pastors of the town assisting in the ser- vice. The sermon was published, together with a tribute from his life-long friend, Lieut. Gov. Cushman, extracts from which follow :
"For upward of forty years past, Dr. Carpenter has continued un- interruptedly, night and day, in storm and in sunshine, the practice of the profession to which he has given his whole attention and de- voted all his energies. Success has, therefore, crowned his efforts. But few men have stood better with the community in which they have
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lived for so long a period, or with the brethren of their profession. For many years he has been a member of the Massachusetts Med- ical Society and recently a Councillor of that society, and was Presi- dent at the organization of the Franklin County Medical Society, being the senior member present. As a physician, he was neither a radical reformer nor an unyielding conservative, but early applied to his profession the injunction of Scripture, 'prove all things, hold fast that which is good.' Hence he was all his days a close student of Nature as well as Art. In his practice he was cautious and care- ful, believing that good nursing and the operation of nature were the great restorative remedies.
He therefore had the entire love and confidence of his patients. *
* * In all the relations of life he was, emphatically, a true man. No one ever even suspected his integrity, for honesty and reliability were his most marked character- istics. He was for many years an active and valuable member of the school committee of Bernardston, and held other offices of honor and respectability.
Although Dr. Carpenter was never a member of any church, yet the religious element in his character was marked and decided. He was a constant attendant (when his professional duties would per- mit) on the services of the Unitarian society, and was for many . years a teacher or superintendent of the Sunday School of that soci- ety. * * His whole life of threescore and seven years was a perfect commentary of what a good man and a Christian physician should be. But in the nearer relation of husband and father, Dr. Carpenter was most respected and beloved. There, at his own fire- side, no one was ever truer or better. There, where a man will ever show his true character, he was a pattern of goodness and parental love, mingled with prudence and discretion."
Dr. Carpenter was an " old line Whig " in politics, but at the breaking up of that party, he promptly followed the anti- slavery movement, sending word by his neighbor Newcomb to a political convention at Greenfield, which he was unable to attend : "Tell them I am a true Free Soil Whig temper- ance Republican!" Children :
i. EDWARD JENNER9, b. Aug. 4, 1825; m. Mary Jane, dau. of Lyman Frink of Greenfield, Feb. 14, 1850; she d. May 16, 1900. From 1849 proprietor of periodical bookstore in Brattleboro, Vt., and for twenty-seven years librarian of the Brattleboro library. He
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removed to Amherst in 1896; d. there June 16, 1900. 'Had: I. Clarence E., b. Mch. 31, 1851; civil engineer, Topeka, Kansas. 2. Edward W., b. July 1, 1856; printer and publisher, Amherst; m. Ester M. Hastings, Apr. 25, 1882; two children. 3. Allan Lawrence, b. Oct. 31, 1858; d. Feb. 25, 1860. 4. Maud, b. Oct. 11, 1867; m. Malcolm A. Carpenter, Mt. Auburn, Mass., Feb. 24, 1896; one child.
ii. JOHN ERASMUS9, b. March 11, 1827; m. Elvira Homer of Chicopee Falls, July 8, 1851; she d. June 5, 1869. In early days clerk for Z. C. Newcomb, Bernardston, and also in Greenfield and Chicopee Falls; then bookkeeper for the C. R. R. R., at Spring- field, and station agent at Northampton; went with George H. Burrows to Rochester, N. Y., in 1853, as paymaster on N. Y. Central R. R .; in 1855 to Toledo, O., as paymaster on Toledo, Wabash and Western R. R., filling that position until his death (the result of an accident, when on his pay train), Nov. 29, 1875. The following is quoted from the funeral sermon preached by his pastor at Toledo: " Reared by parents in whom the sturdi- est truth and virtue bloomed and fruited in sunniest kindliness and most active charity, and spending his life in a calling that gave him an extended and intimate acquaintance with his fellow- men, Mr. Carpenter inherited both in his blood and in the de- veloping circumstances of his life, a large and true heart, which he suffered no trials or temptations ever to narrow or to harden, but which he preserved without change, except towards increas- ing generosity to the very end of his life. With that filial affec- tion which cared for an aged mother even as she once cared for him, with that generous charity that moved so freely at every call of suffering, with that openness and kindness of soul which in so many ways nobly distinguished him, he had a fixed- ness of moral principle, a discriminating judgment, a sensitive conscience, a sterling sense of honor, right and propriety, an intelligent and orderly habit of thought, a painstaking industry and an independent self-reliance that gave strength, solidity and reliability to his convictions, his purposes and his work." Had: 1. John Albert, b. Oct. 13, 1853; d. (drowned) May 21, 1870. 2. Charles H., b. Sept. 21, 1858; d. Dec. 12, 1863. 3. Minnie H., b. Dec. 2, 1863; d. Jan. 15, 1864.
iii. TIMOTHY BROWN9, b. June 13, 1829; m. Jennie Swail of Detroit, Mich., Feb. 2, 1887; in earlier years, cabinet maker with Miles
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and Lyons, Greenfield; lived with his mother in Bernardston until her death; has since resided in Toledo, O.
iv. CYRUS WASHBURN9, b. Jan. 6, 1831. In early life clerk for Z. C. Newcomb, Bernardston, and for S. Allen's Sons, Greenfield; then clerk in dry goods business in Springfield and Rochester, N. Y .; from 1854 to 1858 conductor on N. Y. Central R. R. between Rochester and Niagara Falls; afterwards in hotel busi- ness at Rochester, St. Johnsville, N. Y., Staten Island, and Newark, N. J., being proprietor in latter city of the Continen- tal hotel, 1874-86; has since resided in Dover, N. J., where he is interested in real estate matters.
V. CHARLES ELIJAH9, b. Nov. 9, 1833; d. May 18, 1834.
vi. MARY SOPHIA9, b. Jan. 24, 1835; a young lady of lovely character and of marked success as a teacher in the town, until her early death, Mch. 30, 1856.
vii. CHARLES CARROLL9. b. July 9, 1836; m. Feronia N., dau. of Ezra and Luthera (Knowlton) Rice of Auburn, Mass., May 1, 1862. When a boy he was clerk in Major H. Tyler's "periodical de- pot" and telegraph office, Greenfield, and several years later in Merriam's bookstore. He began attending Goodale Academy under the principalship of Pliny Fisk when nine years old, and afterwards fitted for college there, at Williston Seminary, and at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H. Feeble health, however, prevented him from entering college. In a summer trip to the coast of Labrador, taken for the benefit of his health, he became interested in the unprivileged condition of the shore- men of that wild country, and afterwards (1858) went there un- der the auspices of the Canada Foreign Missionary Society of Montreal to explore the region with reference to the beginning of missionary work. A station was located at Caribou Island, in the Straits of Belle Isle, and lumber taken down the St. Law- rence for a mission house there, convenient to the fishing fleets. Another station, with church and school, was subsequently es- tablished on Eskimo river, for the benefit of the native popula- tion, who wintered in the interior. There being no physician on the coast, the young missionary, having taken two courses of lectures at Harvard Medical College, was able to be of ser- vice to the sick, both sailors and shoremen. The severity of the climate compelled him and his wife to leave the coast in the
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your cordially, le. Co Carpenter.
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fall of 1864, although he returned to his mission for the follow- ing summer. In the winter intervening, he was in the service of the U. S. Christian Commission at City Point, Va., acting as cashier of the commission for the "Armies operating against Richmond," entering Petersburg on the morning of its capture, and being at Richmond a few days later when General Charles Devens reviewed the Union troops in front of the Confederate Capitol, and a hundred guns were fired in honor of Lee's sur- render.
From 1866 to 1872, Mr. Carpenter was superintendent of the "Lookout Mountain Educational Institutions" on Lookout Mountain, Tenn., established by Christopher R. Robert of New York, with the design of furnishing a loyal, Christian education to the white youth of the South, impoverished by the long war. From 1872 to 1875 he resided at Andover, Mass., engaged in theological study; was pastor of the Rockville Congregational church, Peabody, Mass., 1875-80, and at Mt. Vernon, N. H., 1880-85. He then retired from the active ministry, and has since resided at Andover, Mass. He was the first editor of the Andover Townsman, 1887-89, and since 1886, has been a con- tributing editor of the Congregationalist, writing in part over the non de plume of " Mr. Martin." For ten years, 1890-1900, he has been the secretary of the alumni of Andover Theological Seminary, publishing its annual necrologies and address lists. He has also worked for several years on a biographical catalogue of the Phillips Academy, Andover. While in Essex County he he was a member of Essex Institute, Salem, and has been since 1885 a resident member of the New England Historic Geneal- ogical Society. He received the honorary degree of A. M. from Hamilton College in 1869, and from Dartmouth College in 1887. Had: 1. George Rice, b. Oct. 25, 1863, at Eskimo River, Labrador; fitted for college at Phillips Academy, Andover; graduated at Harvard University 1886, being assistant instructor in English, 1885-86; studied in Paris and Berlin, under a fel- lowship from the University, 1886-88; post-graduate student at Harvard, 1888-89; instructor in English there, 1889-90; asso- ciate professor of English, Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy, 1890-93; non-resident lecturer at Wellesley College, 1892- 93; professor of Rhetoric and English Composition, Columbia University, New York, from 1893. Author of several text-books
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in English Grammar and Rhetoric; editor of "Translation of Dante's Fleven Letters," "Selections from Steele," "Selections from American Prose," "Longman's English Classics, etc .; m. Mary Seymour of New York City, June 11, 1890; one child. 2. Charles Lincoln, b. June 17, 1867, at Amherst, Mass .; fitted for college at McCollom Institute, Mt. Vernon, N. H .; graduated at Dartmouth College, Chandler Scientific Department, 1887, and at the Thayer School of Engineering, 1889; assistant engi- neer on Nicaragua Canal (chief of hydrographic party, Grey- town), 1889-91; Boston Board of Survey, 1891-98; connected with an exploring and mining expedition in Northern Alaska (the Koyukuk River) since 1898; m., Charlotte F. Sullivan of Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 15, 1892; two children. 3. William Bancroft, b. Feb. 10, 1869, at Lookout Mountain, Tenn .; fitted for college at Phillips Academy, Andover; studied three years in Amherst College, and graduated at Harvard University, 1890, where he took a post-graduate year, 1890-91; instructor at Southboro (St. Mark's School) and Taunton; sub-master of high school, Woonsocket, R. I., 1893-1900; instructor in math- ematics, Mechanic Arts High School, Boston, from 1900; m. Katherine M. Hoyt of Newfane, Vt., Dec. 21, 1893; one child. 4. Jane Brodie, b. Nov. 4, 1871, at Lookout Mountain, Tenn .; fitted for college at Punchard High School and Abbot Academy, Andover; graduated at Mt. Holyoke College, 1897; assistant instructor in English there, 1897-1900; post-graduate student at Teachers' College, Columbia University, 1900-01. 5. Miriam Feronia, b. Sept. 21, 1881, at Mt. Vernon, N. H .; fitted for col- lege at Punchard High School, Andover; now in Mt. Holyoke College, class of 1903.
viii. SARAH ALEXANDER, b. Jan. 26, 1839; m. June 29, 1865, Henry Martyn McCloud, son of Lewis and Minerva (Slate) McCloud of Amhert, Mass., editor and printer; later, insurance and real estate agent. Had: 1. Mary Carpenter, b. Nov. 28, 1867; d. Jan. 19, 1868. 2. Mabel, b. and d. Aug. 14, 1868. 3. Albert Carpenter, b. May 24, 1870; in business with his father; m. Edna A. Carter, Aug. 8, 1894.
CARRIER, AMOS2, (Kneeland' of Gill,) b. 1792; m. (1) Mary®, dau. of Consider7 Cushman, Oct. 28, 1817. She was b. Nov. 5, 1799 ;
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d. Nov. 2, 1829. He m. (2) 1831, Mrs. Sarepta®, widow of Stillman Spurr, and dau. of Consider' Cushman. She was b. Feb. 19, 1795; d. Jan. 11, 1889. Mr. Carrier resided on South street, at the place now owned by his son-in-law, Mr. F. L. Burrows. Here he had a shoe-maker's shop which was located south of the house. He d. May 26, 1862. Children :
i. CONSIDER CUSHMAN3, b. Jan. 17. 1818; d. Aug. 22, 1852.
ii. BENJAMIN NELSON3, b. Sept. 29, 1819.
iii. DELIA ELMINA3, b. Aug. 26, 1821; m. S. Russell2 Hills, May 27, 1845. She d. Nov. 6, 1891.
iv. DWIGHT A.3, b. Nov. 10, 1823.
V. RALPH A.3, b. Nov. 1, 1827.
vi. MARY C.3, b. Oct. 7, 1829; d. in Covington, Ky., July 12, 1850. By second wife :
vii. GEORGE ALBERT3, d. Aug. 8, 1832, ae. 16 mos.
viii. GEORGE ALBERT, 2nd.3, d. Jan. 25, 1834, ae. seven months.
ix. JOSEPHINE S.3, b. Nov. 3, 1834; m. Frank L.4 Burrows, Nov. 28, 1855. She d. Sept. 15, 1892.
CATLIN, JOHN4, (Joseph3, John2, John1 of Wethersfield, Ct.,) b. 1704. He early entered the military service, attaining the rank of captain. Served under Captain Kellogg in Father Rasle's War; was lieutenant of a company of snow-shoe men in 1743 ; in command of Fort Shirley from Dec. 10, 1747 to Apr. 3, 1749 ; in the summer of 1749, was in command of a company above Northfield ; Sept. 13, 1757, he led a company of 52 men from Deerfield to Fort Massachusetts. In 1758 he was in command of the cordon of twelve forts extending from North- field to Pontoosuc on the West, with headquarters at Burk's Fort in Bernardston, where he d. Sept. 24, 1758. He m. June 15, 1727, Mary, dau. of Benjamin Munn. She d. Nov. 10, 1763, ae. 58 years. Children :
i. JOHN5, b. Aug. 8, 1727; d. Aug. 9, 1727.
ii. CATHERINE5, b. Jan. 8, 1728-9; m. Jan. 10, 1750, Ebenezer Clapp of Northampton.
iii. RACHAEL5, b. Sept. 9, 1730; m. June 1, 1749, Abner Barnard of Northampton.
iv. JOSEPH5, b. Aug. 4, 1732; settled in Connecticut.
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v. SETH5, b. July 16, 1734; settled in Deerfield.
vi. MARY5, b. Nov. 27, 1736; m. Oct. 5, 1758, John P. Bull.
vii. OLIVER5, b. Jan. 16, 1738-9.
viii. MERCY5, b. Sept. 13, 1741; m. Dec. 11, 1765, Consider Arms of Conway.
ix. DOROTHY5, bap. Dec. 18, 1743; m. Dec. 29, 1763, Phineas Munn.
CHADWICK, WILLIAM. Went out as a minute man Apr. 19, 1775 ; was discharged from the service Aug. 12, 1777, having served several enlistments.
CHAMBERLAIN, ELIEZUR, came to town from Durham, Ct., in 1808, lived in the log house on the Institute grounds two years, then built and removed to the house recently owned by his nephew, Samuel Atherton, between the library and town hall. He m. Content, dau. of Samuel Pickett. She d. June 27, 1862, ae. 74. Had :
i. MARY M., b. June, 1808; d. Apr. 5, 1878; unm.
CHAPIN, CALEB4. The progenitor of those bearing this name in New England is believed to have been Dea. Samuel Chapin, who removed from Dorchester or Boston to Springfield in 1642. He d. in Springfield, Nov. 11, 1675; had eight children. Of these, a son, Japhet2, was b. in 1642. He was twice mar- ried, settled in Chicopee, and was in the Falls Fight. His son, Thomas3, was one of the original grantees of the Falls Fight Township, but sold his right to his nephew, Caleb', the fifth child of his oldest brother, Samuel.3
1. CHAPIN, CALEB4, (Samuel3, Japhet', Samuel',) was b. May 29, 1701 ; m. Catherine Dickinson of Hatfield, Dec. 9, 1726. He re- moved from Springfield to his purchase of his Uncle Thomas" right in this township, in or about the year 1740, having then four living children. ' He was in the expedition against the French and Indians, and was killed in battle near Lake George, Sept., 1755, as heretofore described, during the French and Indian War. His wife d. July 16, 1791, ae. 86
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years. He resided on the west side of South street, the house being back quite a distance from the road and between the farms of Messrs. Root and Barber. Children :
i. CATHERINE5, b. Oct. 27, 1727; d. Oct. 22, 1734.
ii. CALEB5, b. Nov. 13, 1729; d. Sept. 17, 1734-5.
2. iii. JOEL5, b. Apr. 22, 1732.
iv. CATHERINE5, b. May 2, 1734; m. Elias Sheldon of Northampton.
3. v. CALEB5, b. July 2, 1736.
vi. HEZEKIAH5, b. Nov. 11, 1738; m. Eleanor Smith, who d. Nov. 28, 1818, ae. 74 years. He was selectman and assessor 1779, 82, 83. He served in the French and Indian War in Col. Whitcomb's Regiment, Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co., stationed at Colrain, Octo- ber 19, 1756, to Jan. 23, 1757. In the Revolutionary service he went out as private in Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co., Col. Saml. Williams' regiment of minute men, which marched Apr. 20, 1775. The latter part of his life his residence was in Guilford, Vt. He d. Mch. 24, 1820. Had: 1. Catherine6, m. Feb. 14, 1795, Seth Shattuck; settled in Vermont. 2. Hezekiah6, b. July 8, 1779; in. Widow Lydia Ellenwood, Dec. 5, 1810; d. May 30, 1862. 3. Cynthia6. 4. Sally6. 5. Nelly6, m. in Guilford, Vt. Per- haps that Eleanor who m. Dec. 6, 1809, Henry Lawrence.
vii. DANIEL5, b. Sept. 30, 1741; m. Susanna Wells. He was tithing- man in 1772, surveyor of highways 1774-78, constable and col- lector 1780. Went out as a private May 1, 1775, in Col. Asa Whitcomb's regiment, Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co. He later re- sided in Leyden. Had: 1. Hepzibah6. 2. Ruth6, m. twice, and had two sons who became Mormons. 3. Sabra6, d. young. 4. Daniel6, d. in Leyden. 5. Ezra6, d. in Vermont. 6. Su- sanna®, m. Salem Baker; d. in 1852. 7. Calvin6, resides in Black River Country, N. Y.
viii. HANNAH5, b. Sept. 21, 1744.
ix. SUBMIT5, b. 1747; d. 1815.
4. X. SELAH5, b. Aug. 18, 1750, in Burk Fort.
2. CHAPIN, LIEUT. JOEL®, (Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet2, Samuel',) born Apr. 22, 1732, in Springfield; m. (1) Sarah Burk, who died Apr. 16, 1781, ae. 40. His marriage intention with Widow Rhoda Scott of Winchester was recorded Dec. 26, 1790. He was selectman in 1771, also held other minor town offices.
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He had quite a military record, serving with his father in the French and Indian War, acquiring there the title of lieutenant. Dec. 11, 1755, to Oct. 18, 1756, he was out " to the westward"; in Capt. Israel Williams' Co., stationed at Colrain, Oct. 19, 1756, to Jan. 23, 1757. His name appears on John Burk's enlistment roll ending Nov. 30, 1758. At the time of the Revolutionary War he was on the Committee of Inspection 1775, and of Inspection, Correspondence and Safety 1777 and 1780. He was out in active service as ser- geant in Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co., Col. Samuel Williams' regiment of minute-men, which marched Apr. 20, 1775, three months, to Dec., 1786, at which time his mileage money for 120 miles, at Id., was 10 pounds, II shillings. He d. Mch. 17, 1803, according to his gravestone, or 1805, as given in the town records. Children :
i. JOEL6, b. Sept. 7, 1763; m. June 14, 1797, Alice Penfield. He d. June 27, 1803; is buried in old cemetery. Had: 1. William7, b. Feb. 20, 1798. 2. Henry7, b. Oct. 20, 1799; d. Oct. 6, 1800. 3. Joel, d. Aug. 17, 1803.
ii. EDDY BURKE6, b. Jan. 30, 1765; m. Sept. 3, 1795, Ruth Parmenter of Bernardston or Sudbury. They resided in Guilford, Vt., where he d. Mch. 12, 1818. Had: 1. Sally Burk7, b. June 29, 1796; m. Oliver Bagg, Oct. 20, 1817. She d. Mch. 28, 1872. 2. Sophia Parmenter7, b. May 22, 1800; m. Charles Babcock of Guilford, Vt., where they resided.
5. iii. ISRAEL6, b. Apr. 23, 1767.
iv. SOLOMON6, b. Dec. 27, 1769; m. about 1799, Rebecca Porter of Rhode Island. She d. Nov. 26, 1854, ae. 78. Resided in Guil- ford, Vt., where Mr. Chapin d. Feb. 9, 1822.
v. SARAH6, b. Aug. 9, 1772; d. Sept. 15, 1777.
vi. THANKFUL6, b. Nov. 11, 1774; m. Joel6 Warner, Apr. 27, 1799; d. Apr. 5, 1812.
vii. OLIVER6, b. Mch. 22, 1778; d. in Thomson, Ct.
viii. GRATIA6, m. Joel Warner.
3. CHAPIN, CALEB®, (Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet', Dea. Samuel',) b. July 2, 1736; m. Rebecca®, dau. of Ezekiel4 Bascom of Gill. She was bap Dec. 24, 1740 ; d. Feb. 14, 1825, ae. 84 years. His occu-
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pation was making mill stones, laying stone and farming. After leaving his father's farm, where he spent a portion of his early manhood, he located on a farm around West Moun- tain, now owned by Mr. Pratt. He was selectman 1774, 81, 91. He began his military career under Major Burke, his name appearing on the enlistment roll of the latter, ending Nov. 30, 1758. At the Revolution, he was Committee of Cor- respondence, Inspection and Safety for 1776, was in the ser- vice at Cambridge, and later made captain of the fourth Co., 5th Reg., 2nd Brigade of the 4th Division of Militia, July I, 1781. His captain's commission is still preserved in the family. He was captain of the military Co. in town, and went with the Hampshire troops under Gen. Shephard to Springfield at the time of the Shays Rebellion. He died Nov. 10, 1815. Children :
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6. i. CALEB6, b. Aug. 20, 1759, in Burk Fort.
ii. REBECCA®, b. Nov. 26, 1761; d. May 12, 1766.
7. iii. ZALMUNA6, b. Apr. 3, 1764.
iv. CONSIDER6, b. Aug. 26, 1766; resided Elk Creek, Tenn .; d. 1860.
v. CYRENIUS®, b. Feb. 7, 1769; went as waiter to his father in the Shays Rebellion. He m. Sylvia6, dau Elisha5 Burnham, about 1790. She d. Oct. 1, 1863. He resided in Buffalo, N. Y., where he d. Feb. 20, 1838; was a physician and surgeon; in the war of 1812 was Col. of the militia; taken prisoner when Buffalo was taken by the British, but by great skill and daring, escaped with his men while being taken under a guard to Kingston; was again taken prisoner, sent to Montreal and kept nine months. He returned to find his home burned by the Indians in the destruc- tion of the town in 1813, and his family scattered. In 1818 he returned with his reunited family to Buffalo, and was reimbursed by the Government for the loss he had sustained.
4. CHAPIN, SELAH®, (Caleb', Samuel8, Japhet2, Dea. Samuel',) b. in Burk Fort, Aug. 18, 1750; m. Oct. 15. 1772, Jerusha, dau. of Capt. Elisha Burnham. She was b. Mch. 27, 1752; d. June 30, 1817. He served in the Revolution two months at Cam- bridge ; was hayward 1775 ; surveyor of highways 1780; con- stable 1782. He d. May 30, 1830; resided in that part of the town set off as Leyden. Children :
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i. SELAH6, b. Sept. 10, 1773.
ii. ABNER6, b. July 22, 1775; m. and had four children.
iii. HANNAH6, b. Aug. 29, 1777; m. Apr. 29, 1798, Benjamin Green of Leyden.
iv. JERUSHA6.
v. ELISHA6, b. May 24, 1782; m. (1) July 13, 1808, Ann Ward, who was b. Jan. 28, 1782; d. July 24, 1812; m. (2) Abigail Judd. He resided in Beaver Meadow, Leyden, where he was promi- nently connected with town affairs, being justice of the peace 73 years; on the board of selectmen 13 terms; a member of the Legislature four years, and in 1820 assisting in the revision of the State Constitution. He d. June 23, 1835. Had: I. Den- nis7, b. June 10, 1809; grad. Amherst College, 1837; m. Annie R. Smith; resided in Vermont; was a minister. 2. Oliver™, b. Feb. 12, 1811; m. June 13, 1843, Louisa Caroline9, dau. James Coach8 Root. After his death she resided several years in Ber- nardston, later with her nephew, Herman Root. Mr. Chapin was selectman of Leyden for 11 years. By second wife: 3. George7, b. Apr. 19, 1817. 4. Harriet7, b. Sept. 25, 1818; m. John E. Shattuck, Mch. 1845. 5. William7, b. May 22, 1820. vi. ABIGAIL6, m. Solomon6 Allen of Leyden; d. Mch. 24, 1833.
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