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Washburn Chipman

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Washburn Chipman

Birth
Leeds, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Death
1 Nov 1926 (aged 97)
American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA
Burial
American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.39048, Longitude: -111.7984085
Plot
I-94-2
Memorial ID
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Son of Stephen Chipman and Amanda Washburn

  1. Husband of Mindwell Houston, married 5 Dec 1855 in Alpine, Utah, Utah
  2. Husband of Margaret Vance McNicholas, married 6 Oct 1859 in Utah.
  3. Husband of Caroline Abigail Mayhew Chipman, married 30 Jun 1868 in Salt Lake City, Utah


Washburn Chipman was born in Bastard Township, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada, on April 16, 1829. Died in American Fork, Utah on November 1, 1926, in his 98th year. Father of 26 children. A Utah Pioneer of 1847. An Indian War veteran and Church worker.

  • President of 67th Quorum of the Seventies.
  • Served in the Indian Wars and rose to the rank of Colonel.
  • Sent to Iron County by Bigham Young where he assisted in building the Parowan Canal.
  • He was a successful stockman and farmer. He brought the first reaper to American Fork, Utah.
  • A director and one of the first organizers of Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Provo Woolen Mills, Provo, Utah. Director of American Fork Coop Store and Sheepman's organization.
  • He was a benefactor and an empire builder.

Son of Stephen Chipman and Amanda Washburn

  1. Husband of Mindwell Houston, married 5 Dec 1855 in Alpine, Utah, Utah
  2. Husband of Margaret Vance McNicholas, married 6 Oct 1859 in Utah.
  3. Husband of Caroline Abigail Mayhew Chipman, married 30 Jun 1868 in Salt Lake City, Utah


Washburn Chipman was born in Bastard Township, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada, on April 16, 1829. Died in American Fork, Utah on November 1, 1926, in his 98th year. Father of 26 children. A Utah Pioneer of 1847. An Indian War veteran and Church worker.

  • President of 67th Quorum of the Seventies.
  • Served in the Indian Wars and rose to the rank of Colonel.
  • Sent to Iron County by Bigham Young where he assisted in building the Parowan Canal.
  • He was a successful stockman and farmer. He brought the first reaper to American Fork, Utah.
  • A director and one of the first organizers of Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Provo Woolen Mills, Provo, Utah. Director of American Fork Coop Store and Sheepman's organization.
  • He was a benefactor and an empire builder.

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  • Maintained by: SMS
  • Originally Created by: Lee Drew
  • Added: Sep 7, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21421778/washburn-chipman: accessed ), memorial page for Washburn Chipman (16 Apr 1829–1 Nov 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21421778, citing American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA; Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005).