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Japhet Chapin 1642–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: bef 15 August 1642

Birth Location: Roxbury, Massachusetts

Death Date: 20 February 1711/12

Death Location: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Deacon Chapin

Mother: Cicely Penney

Spouse(s): Dorothy Chapin

Children(s): Samuel Deacon

Japhet Chapin was born in 1642 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the child of Deacon Samuel Chapin And Cicely Penney. Japhet Chapin married Dorothy Chapin, and had children including Samuel Chapin Puritan Deacon. Japhet Chapin passed away in 1711 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Japhet Chapin was born in 1642 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the child of Deacon Samuel Chapin And Cicely Penney.
  • Japhet Chapin married Dorothy Chapin, and had children including Samuel Chapin Puritan Deacon.
  • Japhet Chapin passed away in 1711 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Japhet Chapin's Ancestors

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Japhet Chapin
1642–1711
Birth Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Parents
Deacon Samuel Chapin
1598–1675
Paignton, Torbay Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Cicely Penney
1601–1683
Paignton, Torbay Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Grandparents
Henry Penny
1571–1630
Paignton, Devon, England
Jane Dabinott
1573–1637
Chardstock, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Joan\Johane\Joanna Collins
1564–1624
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Collins\Collyns
1528–1593
Alice Rawlin
1524–1612

Japhet Chapin's Descendants

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Japhet Chapin (bef 15 August 1642–20 February 1711/12) m. Dorothy Chapin (20 May 1654–1731)
  1. 1. Samuel (Chapin, Puritan) Deacon 1665–1729 m. Hannah Sheldon 1670–1742
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) Chapin 1705–1791 m. Capt. (John Horton of) Shipmuck 1702–1761
      1. 1. Abraham (Horton) Sr. 1722–1816 m. Martha Williams 1726–1808
        1. 1. John (Brissell) Horton 1748–1827 m. Mary (Ann) Green 1762–1850

Japhet Chapin's Timeline

2 Records

1642
bef 15 August 1642
Birth of Japhet Chapin in Roxbury, Massachusetts
Roxbury, Massachusetts
1711
20 February 1711/12
Age 69
Death of Japhet Chapin in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: bef 15 August 1642
    Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 February 1711/12
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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