Esther (Bliss) Chapin (1688 - 1768)

Born 2 Apr 1688 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Chapin — married 10 May 1716 in Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1768 at age 79 in Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts

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Biography

Esther Bliss, born April 2, 1688 at Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, was the youngest child of Samuel Bliss and Mary Leonard ^[1]

Bliss Family Home.

On May 10, 1716 she married Henry Chapin of Chicopee, Mass.^[2][3][4]

Esther died January 21, 1768.

Research Notes

Birth

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Christening

Christening: 2 Apr 1668 at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Children

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1. Esther was born March 11, 1717 and died November 29, 1805.She married Jonathan Ely, Jr on October 18, 1740.
2. Margaret was born July 8, 1719. She married Amos Taylor of West Springfield on September 11, 1756
3. Henry was born June 7, 1721. He married Mary Butler of Hartford.
4. Abner was born July 25, 1722. He married 1st Abigail Warner on December 23, 1742. He married 2nd Tabitha Allen of East Windsor, Connecticut on either February or March 1781. She died April 29, 1790.
5. Seth was born April 20, 1724 and died February 13, 1806. He married Hannah Sikes who died died April 20, 1807.
6. Joseph was born January 30, 1726. He married Elizabeth Field of Somers on Dec. 8, 1748. He died February 25, 1811.
7. William was born April 19, 1729. He married Martha Chapin, daughter of Japhet and Thankful Chapin, on February 21, 1754. He died November 10, 1777. She died May 10, 1775.

Burial

Burial: 21 Jan 1768, at Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Vital records of Springfield, Bk 1, p. 31, births: "Bliss... Esther, d. Samll Senr and Mary, Apr. 2, 1688."
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3Q-NXY : 4 December 2014), Henry Chapin and Esther Bliss, 10 May 1716; citing reference p 168; FHL microfilm 185,414.
3. ↑ Bliss, John H. "Bliss Family Genealogy"p. 37
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Chapin, Gilbert Warren. "Chapin Book of Genealogical Data" The Chapin Family, Hartford, Conn. 1924. V. 1, p. 14
5. ↑ ‘’”The Chapin Genealogy, containing a very large proportion of the Descendants of Dea. Samuel Chapin, who settled in Springfield, Mass. In 1642.’’” pp5, 6 11, 12, 26-28(Metcalf & Company, Northampton) 1862see at archive.org

• "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJX-4QT : 26 September 2017), Esther Bliss, 02 Apr 1688; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3Q-NXY : 4 December 2014), Henry Chapin and Esther Bliss, 10 May 1716; citing reference p 168; FHL microfilm 185,414.

• Bliss, John H. "Bliss Family Genealogy"p. 37.link

• Chapin, Gilbert Warren. "Chapin Book of Genealogical Data" The Chapin Family, Hartford, Conn. 1924. V. 1, p. 14.link