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Rev Eliphaz Chapman Sr.

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Rev Eliphaz Chapman Sr.

Birth
Newmarket, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
20 Jan 1814 (aged 63)
Maine, USA
Burial
Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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Rev. Eliphaz Chapman, Sr., the man credited with naming Bethel in 1796.

Rev Eliphaz Chapman, born Mar 7, 1750, New Market, NH., died Jan 20, 1814, son of Samuel Edward Chapman, came to Sudbury Canada 1791.

Married 1st, Mary Symonds

Married 2nd, Hannah Jackman Chapman (mother of the children), born Jul 24, 1753, died Dec 15, 1839 age 92 yrs, dau of Timothy Jackman of Newbury.

Children: 1. Hannah Chapman, born Jun 24, 1773, died young.

2. Eliphaz Chapman, Jr., born Jun 16, 1775.

3. Elizabeth Chapman, born May 27, 1777, married John Swan, no children.

4. Abigail Chapman, born Dec 29, 1778, died Oct 3, 1807, married James Walker.

5. George Whitefield Chapman, born Dec 25, 1780 died 1875, married Polly Greenwood.

6. Timothy Chapman, born Feb 17, 1783

7. Samuel Chapman, born Feb 28, 1785, died May 2, 1827, married Desire Curtis.

Rev. Eliphaz Chapman, Sr., the man credited with naming Bethel in 1796.

Rev Eliphaz Chapman, born Mar 7, 1750, New Market, NH., died Jan 20, 1814, son of Samuel Edward Chapman, came to Sudbury Canada 1791.

Married 1st, Mary Symonds

Married 2nd, Hannah Jackman Chapman (mother of the children), born Jul 24, 1753, died Dec 15, 1839 age 92 yrs, dau of Timothy Jackman of Newbury.

Children: 1. Hannah Chapman, born Jun 24, 1773, died young.

2. Eliphaz Chapman, Jr., born Jun 16, 1775.

3. Elizabeth Chapman, born May 27, 1777, married John Swan, no children.

4. Abigail Chapman, born Dec 29, 1778, died Oct 3, 1807, married James Walker.

5. George Whitefield Chapman, born Dec 25, 1780 died 1875, married Polly Greenwood.

6. Timothy Chapman, born Feb 17, 1783

7. Samuel Chapman, born Feb 28, 1785, died May 2, 1827, married Desire Curtis.


Inscription

in the 66 yr of his age
"I have waited for thy salvation, God"



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