Hi everyone,
I'm trying to determine who the parents were of my Ephraim Chamberlain who
wed a Betsy Dimmick in 1812, according to the old family bible.
Betsy Dimmick was the daughter of Jeduthan Dimmick and Marcy Chamberlain so
presumably, Betsy and Ephraim were cousins.
Ephraim and Betsy's son, John W. Chamberlain, born in 1838 in Connecticut,
was my husband's 3rd great grandfather. He wed Sylvia Smith.
Typewritten notes in the family bible indicate that this line is 'of'
Joseph Chamberlain 'of' Hadley Massachusetts, who wed Mercy Dickinson and
whose father, William Chamberlain, was the son of Henry Chamberlain of 1595
and wife, Jane.
The notes also indicate that Ephraim was 'of' Dalton, Massachusetts and
that his father was either a Jacob Chamberlain or a Benjamin Chamberlain; I
can't tell which, as there's no dates in the notes.
Any help in resolving the 'mystery' of parentage of Ephraim Chamberlain or
his mother-in-law, Marcy Chamberlain, would be greatly appreciated.
This family also has a history of changing the spelling of their last name
from Chamberlin to Chamberlain and vice versa.
thanks.
Hope