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Absalom Chapman 1877–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1877

Birth Location: Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1951

Death Location: fairview cemetery, Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada

Father: Mathew *

Mother: Lydia Fried

Spouse(s): Jessie Urquhart, Mary Shearer

Children(s): Bert Chapman, Florence Chapman, Frank Chapman, Elmer Chapman

Absalom Chapman was born in 1877 in Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada, the child of Mathew William Chapman And Lydia Fried. In 1901, Absalom Chapman was recorded in the census in Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada. In 1911, Absalom Chapman was recorded in the census in Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada. Absalom Chapman married Jessie Maud Urquhart, Mary Shearer, and had children including Bert Carlyle Chapman, Elmer Fried Chapman, Florence Marion Chapman, Frank Reginal Chapman. Absalom Chapman passed away in 1951 in fairview cemetery, Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Absalom Chapman was born in 1877 in Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada, the child of Mathew William Chapman And Lydia Fried.
  • In 1901, Absalom Chapman was recorded in the census in Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1911, Absalom Chapman was recorded in the census in Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
  • Absalom Chapman married Jessie Maud Urquhart, Mary Shearer, and had children including Bert Carlyle Chapman, Elmer Fried Chapman, Florence Marion Chapman, Frank Reginal Chapman.
  • Absalom Chapman passed away in 1951 in fairview cemetery, Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Absalom Chapman's Ancestors

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Absalom Chapman
1877–1951
Birth Place: Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Mathew William Chapman *
1822–1884
Edgefield, Norfolk, England
Lydia Fried
1854–1919
Canada
Grandparents
Philip (Chapman) *
1784–1837
Edgefield, Norfolk, England
Amy ((Emma) Reynolds) *
1783–1862
Corpusty, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Chapman
1749–1801
Elisabeth *
1755–1824
William Rannalds
1756–1833
Margaret Taylor
1756–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Chapman
1702–1781
Mary Dan
1716–1766
Robert Green
1715–1774
Hannah Pye
1715–
Joseph *
1733–1802
Elizabeth Halfnights
1738–1766
Joseph *
1730–1802
Hannah *
1732–1793

Absalom Chapman's Descendants

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Absalom Chapman (14 Sep 1877–1951) m. Jessie (Maud) Urquhart (24 Sep 1879–14 Jul 1915) m. Mary Shearer (1 Apr 1882–1964)
  1. 1. Bert (Carlyle) Chapman 1903–1983
  2. 2. Florence (Marion) Chapman 1923–2007 m. Edward Hunsberger 1919–1975
    1. 1. Kenneth (Edward) Hunsberger 1949–2014
  3. 3. Frank (Reginal) Chapman 1907–1997 m. Alice (M.) Taylor 1916–1998
  4. 4. Elmer (Fried) Chapman 1922–2006 m. Doreen (Margaret Ada Grace) Cann 1924–2012

Absalom Chapman's Timeline

7 Records

1877
14 Sep 1877
Birth of Absalom Chapman in Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 24
Absalom Chapman appeared in census in Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 34
Absalom Chapman appeared in census in Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada
1921
1921
Age 44
Absalom Chapman appeared in census in Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 54
Absalom Chapman appeared in census in Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada
1951
1951
Age 74
Death of Absalom Chapman
None
1951
1951
Age 74
Burial of Absalom Chapman in fairview cemetery, Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada
fairview cemetery, Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1951

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: fairview cemetery, Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada

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