James Chapman

Male1806–

Brief Life History of James

James Chapman was born in 1806, in Massachusetts, United States. He married Mehitable Wilson Cloutman on 21 February 1843, in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States for about 15 years.

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Family Time Line

James Chapman
1806–
Mehitable Wilson Cloutman
1824–1900
Marriage: 21 February 1843
Mary Susan Chapman
1844–1902
James Chapman
1848–1853
Anna Chapman
1854–1883
Josephine D. Chapman
1864–1865

Sources (24)

  • James Chapman, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
  • James Chapman, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • James Chapman, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 February 1843Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  • Children (4)

    World Events (8)

    1808

    Age 2

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812

    Age 6

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1846

    Age 40

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    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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