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Lydia (Brown) Chapin 1677–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1677

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 29 March 1758

Death Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Josiah Capt.

Mother: Lydia Brown

Spouse(s): Daniel Soldier

Children(s): Josiah Taft

The story of Lydia (Brown) Chapin began in 1677 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Lydia (Brown) Chapin married Daniel Taft Son Of American Revolution War Soldier, and had children including Josiah Taft. Lydia (Brown) Chapin passed away in 1758 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia (Brown) Chapin began in 1677 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Lydia (Brown) Chapin married Daniel Taft Son Of American Revolution War Soldier, and had children including Josiah Taft.
  • Lydia (Brown) Chapin passed away in 1758 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Capt.
1634–1726
Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, England
JC
Lydia Brown
1658–1711
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
LB

Spouses(s)

Daniel Soldier
1677–1761
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
DS

Children(s)

Josiah Taft
1709–1756
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
JT

Lydia Chapin's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Chapin
1677–1758
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Josiah "Penny" Chapin Sr., Capt.
1634–1726
Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, England
Lydia (Pratt) Brown
1658–1711
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Grandparents
Cicely ((Dabinott)) Penny
1601–1683
Paignton, Torbay Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Faith Lord
1628–1679
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir Penny
1571–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Chapin's Descendants

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Lydia ((Brown)) Chapin (29 Sep 1677–29 March 1758) m. Daniel (Taft Son of American Revolution War) Soldier (1677–24 Aug 1761)
  1. 1. Josiah Taft 1709–1756 m. Lydia (Chapin 1st Female Voter Grant Permission by the Town of Uxbridge, MA Bay British Colony \ Ancestor to 20th U.S. President Howard) Taft 1712–1778
    1. 1. Chloe Taft 1753–1843
    2. 2. Bezaleel Taft 1750–1839
    3. 3. Caleb Taft 1739–1756
    4. 4. Joel Taft 1742–1745
    5. 5. Asahel Taft 1740–
    6. 6. Ebenezer Taft 1735–1735
    7. 7. Joel Taft 1748–1749
    8. 8. Josiah Taft 1733–1761

Lydia Chapin's Timeline

2 Records

1677
29 Sep 1677
Birth of Lydia (Brown) Chapin in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1758
29 March 1758
Age 81
Death of Lydia (Brown) Chapin in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1677
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1758
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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