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Author: tedpack
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> What has the 1870 Census entry for Phelps Chapin got to do with
Philip Chapin? They don't appear to be the same family at all.
Philip was born in 1838.
Phelps was born 1838 or 1839. (1870 - 31).
Philip was born in Connecticut.
Phelps was born in Connecticut.
Philip was married to a woman named Amelia.
Phelps is married to a woman named Amelia.
Philip's Amelia was b. 1847.
Phelp's Amelia was b. 1847 or 1848. (1870 - 22)
Philip's Amelia was b. New York.
Phelp's Amelia was b. Mass.
Philip had a daughter Anna L. b. 1868.
Phelps has a daughter Louise, b. 1868.
Philip was rich.
Philip's real property is valued at $50,000, his personal property at $30,000. That
was a fortune then.
Philip was a manufacturer.
Phelps is a manufacturer.
All in all, they match well enough that I'd be willing to bet large sums at long odds
on the two men being the same. There were not that many rich manufacturers named Chapin
married to women named Amelia in Connecticut in 1870. I spent 6 months with the LDS 1880
when it came out, 2 - 3 hours a night, 3 - 5 mights a week. I saw a lot of discrepancies.
Based on that experience, I'd say the two were the same.
Amelia's birth state is wrong, but close. Anna is probably Anna Louise.
If his name was John Miller and he was a farmer, worth $500 or less, I'd say "My,
my, what a coincidence!" As it is they look like the same person to me.
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