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Ruth Emma Chapin 1899–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1899

Birth Location: Athens, Athens, Ohio

Death Date: 21 April 1988

Death Location: Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: Henry Chapin

Mother: Eudora Hoffman

Spouse(s): George Best

Children(s): George Best

The story of Ruth Emma Chapin began in 1899 in Athens, Athens, Ohio. In 1900, Ruth Emma Chapin resided in Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA. In 1910, Ruth Emma Chapin resided in Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York, USA. Ruth Emma Chapin married George Lorenzo Best, and had children including George Chapin Best, Lois Ruth Best. Ruth Emma Chapin passed away in 1988 in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Emma Chapin began in 1899 in Athens, Athens, Ohio.
  • In 1900, Ruth Emma Chapin resided in Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1910, Ruth Emma Chapin resided in Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York, USA.
  • Ruth Emma Chapin married George Lorenzo Best, and had children including George Chapin Best, Lois Ruth Best.
  • Ruth Emma Chapin passed away in 1988 in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Chapin
1859–1922
Birth Location: Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
HC
Eudora Hoffman
1865–1941
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

George Best
1900–1971
Birth Location: St. Albans, Vermont
GB

Children(s)

George Best
1927–2013
Birth Location: Brooklyn, New York
GB

Ruth Chapin's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Chapin
1899–1988
Birth Place: Athens, Athens, Ohio
Parents
Henry Edgerton Chapin
1859–1922
Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Eudora (May) Hoffman
1865–1941
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) Hoffman
1810–1873
Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Abigail (Durfee) Rice
1829–1872
Forest, Hardin County, Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jason Rice
1801–1867
Caroline Durfee
1805–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gardner Durfee
1775–1820
Elizabeth Brightman
1780–1823

Ruth Chapin's Descendants

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Ruth (Emma) Chapin (8 Oct 1899–21 April 1988) m. George (Lorenzo) Best (2 May 1900–29 July 1971)
  1. 1. George (Chapin) Best 1927–2013 m. Elizabeth (A) Singer 1927–2005

Ruth Chapin's Timeline

10 Records

1899
8 Oct 1899
Birth of Ruth Emma Chapin in Athens, Athens, Ohio
Athens, Athens, Ohio
1900
1900
Age 1
Ruth Emma Chapin resided here in Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
Ruth Emma Chapin resided here in Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York, USA
Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York, USA
1915
1 June 1915
Age 16
Ruth Emma Chapin resided here in New York, Queens, New York, United States
New York, Queens, New York, United States
1920
1920
Age 21
Ruth Emma Chapin resided here in Queens Assembly District 4, Queens, New York, USA
Queens Assembly District 4, Queens, New York, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
Ruth Emma Chapin resided here in Rockville Centre, Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York, USA
Rockville Centre, Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Ruth Emma Chapin resided here in Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York
Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York
1940
1940
Age 41
Ruth Emma Chapin resided here in Town of Hempstead, Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York, USA
Town of Hempstead, Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Ruth Emma Chapin resided here in Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York, USA
Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York, USA
1988
21 April 1988
Age 89
Death of Ruth Emma Chapin in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1899
    Event Place: Athens, Athens, Ohio
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1915
    Event Place: New York, Queens, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Queens Assembly District 4, Queens, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rockville Centre, Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02686; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 30-105

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Town of Hempstead, Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02686; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 30-105

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rockville Centre, Nassau, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rockville Centre, Na

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1988
    Event Place: Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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