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Jane Chapman 1759 – 1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1759

Birth Location: Huddersfield Hawnby, North Riding, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 20 Mar 1820

Death Location: Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: William Chapman

Mother: Mary (Chapman)

Spouse(s): John Smith

Children(s): William Preacher

The story of Jane Chapman began in 1759 in Huddersfield Hawnby, North Riding, North Yorkshire, England. Jane Chapman married John Smith, and had children including William Benjamin Smith wooden legged Willie the Preacher. Jane Chapman passed away in 1820 in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Jane Chapman began in 1759 in Huddersfield Hawnby, North Riding, North Yorkshire, England.
  • Jane Chapman married John Smith, and had children including William Benjamin Smith wooden legged Willie the Preacher.
  • Jane Chapman passed away in 1820 in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Jane Chapman's Ancestors

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Jane Chapman
1759 – 1820
Birth Place: Huddersfield Hawnby, North Riding, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Chapman
1729 – 1794
Hawnby Hall Arden, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England
Mary (Jane Ibbitson) (Chapman)
1732 – 1788
Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Chapman
1705 – 1763
Hawnby Hall, Yorkshire, England
Ann Sadler
1692 – 1751
Arden Hall, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England
Henry Ibitson
1688 – 1740
Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
(Richard) Sadler
1664 –
Elisabeth Yates
1664 –
John Ibbitson
1675 – 1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sadler
1633 – 1709
Alse Thackwray
1635 – 1665

Jane Chapman's Descendants

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Jane Chapman (7 Jan 1759 – 20 Mar 1820) m. John Smith (1755 – 1831)
  1. 1. William (Benjamin Smith wooden legged Willie the) Preacher (28 Mar 1782 – 28 Sep 1842) m. Jane (Bulmer) (Smith) (15 May 1785 – 9 Mar 1824) m. Elizabeth (222) Harrison (28 Mar 1798 – 28 Jul 1860)
    1. 1. John (Nelson) Smith (1803 – 1875)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Smith) (Horton) (22 Nov 1804 – 1882)
    3. 3. George Smith (19 May 1809 – 24 Sep 1875) m. Esther Brown (18 Jul 1806 – 23 Sep 1899)
      1. 1. Jerusha (Jane) Smith (21 Oct 1831 – 11 May 1889) m. Thomas (A) Boss (30 Sep 1830 – 29 May 1901)
        1. 1. Jerusa Boss (1856 – )
        2. 2. Cynthia (Selina Boss) (Austin) (15 Jul 1856 – 21 Dec 1919) m. Henry Austin
        3. 3. Haliburton Boss (21 Aug 1857 – 07 Nov 1937)
        4. 4. Esther boss (1860 – )
        5. 5. Priscilla Boss (16 Jan 1861 – 31 Jan 1861)
        6. 6. Sarah (Esther) Boss (3 Aug 1862 – 17 Dec 1935) m. Edward (Samuel) McAloney (21 Oct 1849 – 24 August 1924)
        7. 7. Moses (Young) Boss (07 Jan 1864 – 20 May 1941)
        8. 8. Azeal (Wellington) Boss (25 Feb 1866 – 13 Dec 1927)
        9. 9. Rupert (Sellar) Boss (19 May 1870 – 19 Aug 1931)
        10. 10. David (Nelson) Boss (11 Sep 1871 – 21 Dec 1936)
      2. 2. John (William) Smith (25 Jan 1832 – 06 Apr 1898)
      3. 3. Thomas (Brown) Smith (08 Jul 1834 – 26 Apr 1867)
      4. 4. Tillot (Harrison) Smith (1839 – 28 Feb 1870)
      5. 5. Stephen (M) Smith (11 Jan 1844 – 13 May 1857)
      6. 6. Burton (Bliss) Smith (1885 – )
      7. 7. Thomas (Benjamin) Smith (1885 – )
    4. 4. William (Nelson) Smith (24 Oct 1811 – 21 Apr 1867*)
    5. 5. Henry Smith (17 Oct 1813 – 10 May 1878)
    6. 6. Susannah (Jane Smith) (Herrett) (13 Apr 1816 – 27 Jul 1862*)
    7. 7. Ann (Anita Smith) (Atkinson) (10 Oct 1818 – 24 Feb 1877)
    8. 8. John (Nathaniel) Smith (1821 – 1875)
    9. 9. Mary (Bulmer Smith) (Boss) (7 Nov 1821 – 11 Sep 1897)
    10. 10. John (Nathaniel) Smith (5 Jan 1824 – 10 Aug 1895)

Jane Chapman's Timeline

2 Records

1759
7 Jan 1759
Birth of Jane Chapman in Huddersfield Hawnby, North Riding, North Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield Hawnby, North Riding, North Yorkshire, England
1820
20 Mar 1820
Age 61
Death of Jane Chapman in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1759
    Event Place: Huddersfield Hawnby, North Riding, North Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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