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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 Cooley, Benjamin  1 Sep 1656Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5072
302 Cooley, Azariah  21 Aug 1704Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12501
303 Cooley, Abigail (twin)  29 Nov 1730Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I96678
304 Cooley, Abiah  11 Mar 1721Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I90043
305 Cooley, Abel  12 Apr 1717Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I28828
306 Colton, Walter  1773Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I88109
307 Colton, Rebecca*  20 Jun 1681Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I2795
308 Colton, Lois  09 Feb 1763Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30101
309 Colton, John  9 May 1697Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12351
310 Colton, Elizabeth  5 Apr 1686Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I44024
311 Colton, Eli  24 Jul 1750Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I90047
312 Colton, Benjamin  1 Feb 1722Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I90042
313 Colton, Abigail  4 Jan 1684Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I106204
314 Charles, Elizabeth  3 Oct 1711Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12497
315 Chapin, Stephen  29 May 1718Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I47882
316 Chapin, Sarah  03 Mar 1670Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30118
317 Chapin, Noah  23 Oct 1707Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30071
318 Chapin, Mary*  Abt 1676Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3451
319 Chapin, Henry  7 Jun 1721Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I47884
320 Chapin, Henry  19 Mar 1679Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30120
321 Chapin, Henry  01 Jan 1666Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30117
322 Chapin, Hannah  2 Dec 1644Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I4860
323 Chapin, Ephraim  29 Oct 1729Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I47871
324 Chapin, Ebenezer  26 Jun 1676Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30069
325 Chapin, David  1682Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3034
326 Chapin, Chester W.  16 Feb 1842Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I47877
327 Chapin, Bethia  19 Feb 1672Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30119
328 Chapin, Benjamin  02 Feb 1682Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30111
329 Chapin, Abilene  27 Apr 1694Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I88104
330 Chapin, Abigail  26 May 1724Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I28824
331 Chapin, Deacon Aaron  20 Apr 1753Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I56497
332 Caldwell, Hannah  Abt 1675Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12360
333 Burt, Sarah Ruth  4 Sep 1656Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12521
334 Burt, Phebe  04 Aug 1728Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29986
335 Burt, Patience  18 Aug 1645Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12370
336 Burt, Mercy  27 Jul 1647Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5485
337 Burt, Mary  2 Jun 1730Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12596
338 Burt, Jonathan  12 Sep 1654Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30065
339 Burt, John  19 Sep 1699Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12594
340 Burt, John  24 Aug 1658Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30064
341 Burt, Henry  11 Dec 1663Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12606
342 Burt, Elizabeth  29 Dec 1652Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12615
343 Burt, Bethiah  Abt 1721Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12605
344 Burt, (infant)  1665Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30066
345 Brooks, Sarah  Abt 1660Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43784
346 Brooks, Deliverance  28 Feb 1673Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12587
347 Brooks, Abigail  25 Jan 1665Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12279
348 Bliss, Timothy  02 Mar 1712Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I2902
349 Bliss, Thomas  8 Feb 1668Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12359
350 Bliss, Sarah  27 Nov 1667Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43803
351 Bliss, Sarah  4 Apr 1658Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43799
352 Bliss, Sarah  11 May 1657Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43798
353 Bliss, Samuel  25 Apr 1694Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12378
354 Bliss, Samuel  16 Aug 1662Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43801
355 Bliss, Samuel  8 Jun 1660Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43800
356 Bliss, Samuel  7 Nov 1647Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3207
357 Bliss, Nathaniel  8 Sep 1678Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12371
358 Bliss, Nathaniel  26 Jan 1671Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3870
359 Bliss, Nathaniel  27 Mar 1654Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5311
360 Bliss, Margaret  12 Nov 1649Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29877
361 Bliss, John  4 Nov 1690Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12377
362 Bliss, Ichabod  19 Dec 1705Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12557
363 Bliss, Hannah  Aug 1687Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12376
364 Bliss, Hannah  16 Nov 1678Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I3863
365 Bliss, Hannah  26 May 1665Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I5267
366 Bliss, Edward  27 Jun 1719Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12367
367 Bliss, Ebenezer  7 Dec 1725Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I96679
368 Bliss, Bathsheba  15 Feb 1722Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12391
369 Bliss, Abel  18 Feb 1708Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29853
370 Bliss, (8 other children)  Between 1699-1722Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29855
371 Bartlett, Moses  09 Feb 1712Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30710
372 Bartlett, Mercy  22 Nov 1705Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I29935
373 Barber, Thomas  14 Feb 1674Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43887
374 Barber, Returne  29 May 1672Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43886
375 Barber, Mary  13 Feb 1677Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43888
376 Bancroft, Thomas  1659Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43531
377 Bancroft, Samuel  1667Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43535
378 Bancroft, Margaret  1656Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43529
379 Bancroft, Lydia  1665Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43533
380 Bancroft, Lydia  1655Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43528
381 Bancroft, Julia  1666Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43534
382 Bancroft, Anna  1663Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43532
383 Bancroft, Anna  1658Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I43530
384 Ball, Samuel  16 Mar 1647Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12633
385 Ball, Mary  12 Jun 1673Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I12518
386 Ball, Francis  04 Apr 1675Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30732
387 Ball, Elizabeth  14 Jan 1677Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30171
388 Ball, Abigail  18 Jul 1682Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I30170
389 Ashley, Mary  6 Feb 1644Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts I96677

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