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Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts



 


Latitude: 42.1014831, Longitude: -72.589811


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Chapin, Samuel - 'The Pilgrim'
Chapin, Samuel - "The Pilgrim"
Monument to Deacon Samuel Chapin, Founder of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Kelly Drive at Lemon Hill Drive, Philadelphia (relocated 1920)
Bronze, on fieldstone base
Height 9'1" (base 1'7")
Gift of the New England Society of Pennsylvania
Owned by the City of Philadelphia

AUDIO SLIDESHOW - VIEW HERE
"Museum Without Walls": Audio: The Pilgrim by artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens, from Fairmount Park Art Association

Augustus Saint-Gaudens was one of the most influential and successful artists of the late nineteenth century. His James A. Garfield Monument was installed along East River (now Kelly) Drive in 1895. The Puritan, the first version of The Pilgrim, was commissioned by Chester W. Chapin as a monument to one of the founders of Springfield, Massachusetts—Deacon Samuel Chapin (1595–1675). The New England Society of Pennsylvanians asked Gaudens to make a replica of The Puritan for the city of Philadelphia. For the later commission Gaudens made some changes in the figure's dress and adjusted the facial characteristics to represent a New England type: "For the head in the original statue, I used as a model the head of Mr. Chapin himself, assuming that there would be some family resemblance with the Deacon, who was his direct ancestor. But Mr. Chapin's face is round and Gaelic in character, so in the Philadelphia work, I changed the features completely, giving them the long, New England type, besides altering the folds of the cloak in many respects, the legs, the left hand, and the Bible." The Pilgrim was originally placed on the South Plaza of City Hall but was relocated to its present site in 1920.

Adapted from Public Art in Philadelphia by Penny Balkin Bach (Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 1992).


Chapin, Samuel - 'The Puritan'
Chapin, Samuel - "The Puritan"
One of the Founders of Springfield, Massachusetts

1595 Anno Domini Deacon Samuel Chapin
Located at the Quadrangle in Springfield, Massachusetts, the statue of The Puritan memorializes Deacon Samuel Chapin, one of Springfield's earliest settlers.

http://kinnexions.com/album/chapin/

Documents
Indian Attack, Abel Wright's family
Indian Attack, Abel Wright's family
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Birth

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
301 Taylor, Anna  17 Aug 1680Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43778
302 Taylor, Jonathan  1624Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5518
303 Taylor, Jonathan  11 Mar 1655Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43773
304 Taylor, Mary  1 Aug 1649Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43770
305 Taylor, Mary  1682Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43779
306 Taylor, Rebecca  5 Jun 1657Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43774
307 Taylor, Rebecca  7 Nov 1675Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43776
308 Taylor, Ruth  18 Aug 1678Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43777
309 Taylor, Samuel  8 Sep 1652Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43772
310 Taylor, Thomas  9 Sep 1660Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43775
311 Terry, Rebecca  5 Dec 1673Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3970
312 Warriner, Bathsheba  10 Feb 1760Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29954
313 Warriner, Benjamin  15 Apr 1698Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29934
314 Warriner, Benjamin  03 Mar 1751Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29950
315 Warriner, Elizabeth  1 Aug 1670Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12607
316 Warriner, Esther  19 Feb 1755Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29951
317 Warriner, Eunice  03 Apr 1739Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29940
318 Warriner, Gad  29 Jan 1762Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29955
319 Warriner, Hannah  17 Aug 1643Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12629
320 Warriner, Isaac  28 Aug 1745Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29942
321 Warriner, Israel  19 May 1742Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29943
322 Warriner, Jacob  19 May 1742Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29945
323 Warriner, James  21 Nov 1640Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12608
324 Warriner, James Jr.  Abt 1668Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30049
325 Warriner, Joseph  6 Feb 1645Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12631
326 Warriner, Lydia  05 Nov 1757Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29953
327 Warriner, Persis  12 Mar 1729Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29949
328 Warriner, Reuben  06 Mar 1732Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29947
329 Warriner, Reuben  1756Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29994
330 Warriner, Samuel  23 Mar 1734Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29938
331 Warriner, Sarah  01 Apr 1694Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3056
332 Wells, Mary  4 Mar 1728Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I44016
333 Wolcott, Elizabeth  19 Aug 1662Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I88123
334 Wright, Ensign Abel II  25 Sep 1664Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3615
335 Wright, Abel III  22 Aug 1695Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43553
336 Wright, Benjamin  11 Nov 1694Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43539
337 Wright, Benjamin* I  14 Mar 1667Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3462
338 Wright, Benjamin* II  22 May 1696Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3472
339 Wright, Caleb  1718Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43517
340 Wright, Deborah  Abt 1725Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43520
341 Wright, Ebenezer  Sep 1679Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5492
342 Wright, Elijah  16 Mar 1736Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3704
343 Wright, Elisha  1720Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43518
344 Wright, Elizabeth  18 Aug 1682Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3538
345 Wright, Hannah  28 Jul 1669Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3604
346 Wright, Hannah  18 May 1706Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43463
347 Wright, Helped  15 Jul 1644Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5519
348 Wright, Henry  23 May 1671Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3593
349 Wright, Henry Jr.  Abt Jan 1708Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43462
350 Wright, Henry Oliver  8 Jun 1677Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3560
351 Wright, Hester  18 Aug 1671Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5489
352 Wright, James  1639Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5514
353 Wright, Jemima  23 Jan 1730Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3747
354 Wright, John  21 Apr 1685Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3526
355 Wright, Jonathan  1686Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43766
356 Wright, Joseph Sr.  1 Sep 1660Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3626
357 Wright, Joseph Jr.  14 Oct 1690Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43537
358 Wright, Judah  10 May 1642Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5467
359 Wright, Judah  14 Nov 1673Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5490
360 Wright, Judah  May 1677Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5491
361 Wright, Martha  29 Nov 1662Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3504
362 Wright, Martha  16 Jun 1699Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43541
363 Wright, Mary  9 Mar 1675Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3571
364 Wright, Mary  20 Sep 1702Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43542
365 Wright, Mary  24 Sep 1702Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12595
366 Wright, Mary  5 Jan 1705Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3637
367 Wright, Mary*  14 Aug 1723Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I2717
368 Wright, Mercy  14 Mar 1669Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5488
369 Wright, Mindwell  24 Sep 1688Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43536
370 Wright, Mindwell  4 Mar 1697Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43540
371 Wright, Moses  Abt 1713Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43515
372 Wright, Nathaniel  5 May 1688Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5496
373 Wright, Patience  18 Apr 1684Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12289
374 Wright, Rachel  4 Dec 1706Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43543
375 Wright, Rachel (..)  16 Mar 1736Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I93635
376 Wright, Rebecca  7 Sep 1692Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43551
377 Wright, Ruth  17 Aug 1725Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3778
378 Wright, Samuel III  3 Oct 1654Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5469
379 Wright, Samuel  6 Nov 1667Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5487
380 Wright, Samuel  17 Jun 1679Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3549
381 Wright, Samuel  4 Jul 1694Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43552
382 Wright, Samuel  2 Dec 1698Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43554
383 Wright, Sarah  8 May 1673Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3582
384 Wright, Sarah  20 Nov 1692Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43538
385 Wright, Sarah  1723Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43519
386 Wright, Stephen  1716Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43516
387 Wright, Thomas  8 Apr 1682Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5493
388 Wright, Timothy  29 Aug 1727Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3767
389 Wright or Burt, (infant)  Bef Mar 1654Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43524

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