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Hello,
I would be very interested in finding out more about this Chapin family of Ohio.
Can you tell me who Amos Chapin's parents were?
My ancestor Gordon Chapin (son of Charles Chapin and Mary Smith) was born in 1786 in MA.
He went to Canada about 1812.
He married either in MA or Canada to Unknown.
In 1840 Gordon took his family to Ohio, unfortunately he is not found as the head of
household in the census. He may possibly have been living with relatives.
By 1844 he moved on to LaGrange County, IN. but his wife does not appear to have survived
by this point. I would love to find where Gordon was in OH and if his wife died there
....... possibly finding her burial place or some clue as to her name.
I have more on Gordon's ancestors and descendants if you are interested.
Kathy