Japhet Chapin

M, b. before 15 October 1642, d. 20 February 1712
FatherDeacon Samuel Chapin b. b 8 Oct 1598, d. 11 Nov 1675
MotherCecily Penny b. b 21 Feb 1601/2, d. 8 Feb 1682/83
     Japhet was born in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was christened there on 15 October 1642 in the first Church of Roxbury.1 Japhet married Abilene Cooley on 22 July 1664 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.2,3 Japhet & Abilenah had children: Samuel [7/04/1665-10/19/1729], Sarah [3/15/1668-11/23/1747], Thomas [5/20/1671-8/27/1755], John [5/14/1674-6/01/1759], Ebenezer [6/26/1676-12/12/1772], Hannah [6/21/1679-7/07/1679], Hannah [7/18/1680-9/30/1765], David [11/16/1682-7/17/1772], Jonathan [2/20/1685-3/01/1686] & Jonathan [9/23/1688-2/23/1761].2 Japhet's wife, Abilene, died on 17 November 1711 in Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, leaving him a widower.4 Japhet departed this life on Saturday, 20 February 1712 in Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.2 He was buried there in the Springfield Cemetery.5

Family

Abilene Cooley b. b 12 Mar 1643, d. 17 Nov 1711

Citations

  1. [S1713] Howard Millar Chapin, The English Ancestry of Dea, Samuel Chapin of Springfield, Mass., page 355 - Japhet, bapized at Roxbury, Mass., 15 October 1642. - http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/…
  2. [S1703] Gilbert Warren Chapin, The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data, With Brief Biological Sketches of the Descendants of Deacon Samuel Chapin, page 3.
  3. [S2083] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
  4. [S2067] Massachusetts, U. S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - Ancestry.com: image 432 - Abilene Chapin the wife of Japhet Chapin was sicke & died Nov-17, 1710.
  5. [S953] Find a grave - www.findagrave.com.