Brief Life History of Chester
When Chester Chapin was born on 17 July 1787, in Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Isaac Chapin, was 30 and his mother, Hulda Manning, was 28. He married Pamela Gray in 1814, in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 25 January 1849, in Waupun, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Cattaraugus Cemetery, Waupun, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Chester Chapin, "Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924"
- Chester Chapin, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Chester Chapin, „Find A Grave Index“
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
French and Spanish: from Old French eschapin, Spanish chapín ‘type of overshoe made of cork’, applied as a nickname for someone who habitually wore this type of footwear or a metonymic occupational name for someone who made them.
English: variant of Chopin , more commonly surviving in England as Chopping and Chappin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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