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Bernard Capen or Chapin 1597–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England U.K.

Death Date: 8 Sep 1628

Death Location: Dorchester, Dorset, , England

Father: Barnard Capen

Mother: Joan Purchase

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In 1597, Bernard Capen or Chapin entered the world in Dorchester, Dorset, England U.K., born to Barnard Capen And Joan Purchase. Bernard Capen or Chapin passed away in 1628 in Dorchester, Dorset, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1597, Bernard Capen or Chapin entered the world in Dorchester, Dorset, England U.K., born to Barnard Capen And Joan Purchase.
  • Bernard Capen or Chapin passed away in 1628 in Dorchester, Dorset, , England.

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Bernard Chapin's Ancestors

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Bernard Chapin
1597–1628
Birth Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England U.K.
Parents
Barnard Capen
1563–1638
England
Joan Purchase
1578–1653
England
Grandparents
Roger (Chapyn\Chapin Capen) Webb
1534–1590
Paignton, Devon, England
Joanna (Margery Urdde Chapin) Cornish
1538–1590
Totnes, Devon, England
* (Oliver Abner Purchase (Harris) I * of Dorchester, Dorsetshire, and Dorchester,) MA
1550–1633
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Thomasine Harris
1560–1633
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sr
1508–1534
Tinsley Urdde
1510–1560
Oliver Purchase
1522–1556
Mary Perkins
1528–1571
Joan Purchase
1535–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Purchase
1501–1556
Thomas Perkins
1484–1547
John Sr.👴🏻
1515–1595

Bernard Chapin's Timeline

2 Records

1597
1597
Birth of Bernard Capen or Chapin in Dorchester, Dorset, England U.K.
Dorchester, Dorset, England U.K.
1628
8 Sep 1628
Age 31
Death of Bernard Capen or Chapin in Dorchester, Dorset, , England
Dorchester, Dorset, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England U.K.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1628
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, , England

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