Brief Life History of Simeon Rumrill
When Simeon Rumrill Chapin was born on 4 November 1761, in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Josiah Chapin, was 42 and his mother, Rachel Albee, was 36. He had at least 1 son with Roxana Chapin. He died in 1784, in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States, at the age of 23.
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- Simeon Chapin, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Simeon Chapin, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Simeon Chapin, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1777
Historical Boundaries: 1777: Chatham, Georgia, United States
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
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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