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Philip Eugene Chapin, b. 1838 in Connecticut, married Amelia Bushnell, 1847 - 1878.
The LDS AF has Philip and Amelia with 4 childern:
William Bushnell Chapin 19 Jun 1868
Maurice Eugene Chapin 5 May 1872
Anna Louisa Chapin 10 Dec 1875
Katherine M. Chapin 10 Dec 1875
Is this a known problem among you all? I'm told the AF is 75% accurate; this looks
like one of the other 25%.
In 1870, Philip is in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut:
(Name, age, occupation, birthplace)
Chapin, Phelps, 31, manufacturer, Conn.
----, Amelia, 22, keeping house, Mass
----, Louise, 2, Conn.
Philip's real property is valued at $50,000, his personal property at $30,000.
In 1880 he is with his brother in Cleveland; his children are with their maternal
grandparents back in Connecticut.
(Name, Relation, Marital Status, Gender, Race, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Father's
Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio:
Geo. W. Chapin, Self, M, Male, W, 43, CT, NH, CT,
Salome M. Chapin, Wife, M, Female, W, 35, OH, NH, CT,
Harry Chapin, Son, S, Male, W, 11, OH, At School, OH, OH,
Chas. N. Chapin, Son, S, Male, W, 9, OH, School, CT, OH,
Phillip Chapin, Brother, S, Male, W, 47, CT, Merchant, NH, CT,
James Yerbaek, Other, S, Male, W, 28, OH, Servant, PRUSSIA, CT,
Delia Vannatta, Other, S, Female, W, 21, CAN, Servant, CAN, CT,
George Kidd, Other, S, Male, W, 32, IRE, Servant, IRE, IRE,
New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut:
William H Bushnell, Self, M, Male, W, 59, CT, CT, ----
Sarah J Bushnell, Wife, M, Female, W, 57, NY, Keeping House, NY, ----
Anna L Chapin, GDau, S, Female, W, 11, CT, At School, CT, ----
William B Chapin, GSon, S, Male, W, 4, CT, CT, ----
Julia Morandus, Other, S, Female, MU, 18, CT, MA, ----
Anna Louise couldn't have been born in 1875 if she was on the 1870 census. I wondered
how many more of the four birthdates onthe AF are wrong. The AF also has Katherine dying
in 1914, the same year her brother William died. If so, where is she in 1880?
I suspect that it was Anna Louise who was born in 1868. William looks to be born in 1875.
Maurice and Kathleen may have died young, or may be assigned to the wrong parents in the
AF.
Can anyone help straighten this out?