Brief Life History of Ezra
When Ezra Chapman Sr. was born on 10 August 1749, in Marlboro, Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Ichabod Chapman, was 38 and his mother, Hannah Jones, was 37. He married Mary Dewey on 11 June 1772, in Windsor, Broome, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He registered for military service in 1777. He died on 31 August 1778, in New Windsor, New Windsor, Orange, New York, United States, at the age of 29.
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- Ezra Chapman, "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783"
- Ezra Chapman, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
- Ezra Chapman, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
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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