Colonel Abel Chapin: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Colonel Abel Chapin was born on 5 Apr 1756 in Chicopee, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 10 Oct 1831.

Abel married Dorcus Chapin on 27 May 1778 in Massachusetts. Dorcus (daughter of Stephen Chapin and Zebia Ely) was born on 3 Dec 1754 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jul 1841 in Chicopee, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Chicopee Street Burying Ground, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Dorcas Chapin was born on 11 Apr 1801 in Chicopee, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 14 Nov 1886 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Chicopee Street Burying Ground, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.

Generation: 2

Dorcas Chapin

(1.Abel¹) was born on 11 Apr 1801 in Chicopee, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 14 Nov 1886 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Chicopee Street Burying Ground, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.

Dorcas married Hon. Chester William Chapin on 1 Jun 1825 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Chester (son of Ephraim Chapin and Mary Smith) was born on 16 Dec 1798 in Ludlow, Massachusetts; died on 10 Jun 1883 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Chicopee Street Burying Ground, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Chester W. Chapin was born on 16 Feb 1842 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 11 Nov 1922 in New York, New York; was buried in Chicopee Street Burying Ground, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.

Generation: 3

3.	Chester W. Chapin (2.Dorcas², 1.Abel¹) was born on 16 Feb 1842 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 11 Nov 1922 in New York, New York; was buried in Chicopee Street Burying Ground, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.