Brief Life History of Malvina A.
When Malvina A. Chapman ii was born on 7 July 1833, in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States, her father, Timothy Chapman, was 50 and her mother, Abigail Blanchard, was 47. She married Samuel Barker Twitchell on 11 December 1853. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died on 9 February 1889, at the age of 55, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Malvinia A Chapman in household of Timothy Chapman, "United States Census, 1850"
- Melvina A. Chapman, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Melvina A. Chapman Twithell, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1829–1905 Male
1833–1889 Female
Children (3)
1855–1918 Female
1861–1941 Female
1869–1948 Female
Parents and Siblings
1783–1871 Male
1787–1837 Female
Siblings (7)
1820–1825 Male
1823–1824 Male
1827–1829 Female
1829–1871 Female
1831–1888 Male
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World Events (7)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
1838 · The Aroostook War
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1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a merchant or trader, Middle English chap(pe)man, chepman, Old English cēapmann, cēpemann, a compound of cēap ‘barter, bargain, price, property’ + mann ‘man’.
Jewish: adopted probably for a like-sounding or like-meaning name in some other European language; see for example Kaufman .
History: This name was brought independently to North America from England by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. John Chapmen (sic) was one of the free planters who assented to the ‘Fundamental Agreement’ of the New Haven Colony on June 4, 1639.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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