Anna (Chappell) Aiken (abt. 1815 - 1853)

Born about 1815 in Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Aiken — married 8 Mar 1832 in Richford, Franklin, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 22 May 1853 at about age 38 in Glen Sutton, Sutton, Brome, Canada East

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Biography

Anna Chappell was born in Vermont in about 1814, the daughter of Daniel Chappell and Clarissa Teall. When she was about 17, she migrated with her parents to Lower Canada. Note that the 1851 census referenced below lists her age at 38.

In 1832, she married Samuel Aiken in Richford Vermont^[1]. They settled right across the border in Glen Sutton, Sutton, Brome, Lower Canada, and had 12 children there over the next 21 years:

1. Leander A. b. 11 Nov. 1832; m1. Persis Parker Kellogg, 16 July 1853; m2. Mary Barnett, 1858; d. 29 July 1897
2. Frederick Levinsworth b. 1 Aug 1834; m. Celia P. Learned, 28 Aug. 1858; d. 8 Oct. 1895
3. Chester, b. 16 Apr 1836; m. Harriet A. Ruiter, 15 Sept. 1859; d. 22 May 1909
4. Samuel Jr. b. 17 July 1838, d. 16 Oct 1841; buried Brock Memorial (Glen Sutton)
5. Truman b. 1 March 1840, m. 24 July 1859 Laura Barnett, d. 17 Dec 1859
6. Elvira M. b. 23 Jan 1842; m. Isaiah N. Stanhope, 24 Nov. 1861; d. 7 March 1920
7. Clarissa b. 1 May 1844; d. 8 Oct. 1848; buried Brock Memorial (Glen Sutton)
8. Daniel Edward b. 8 Aug 1846; d. 16 Aug. 1938
9. Rufus Herbert b. 26 Aug 1848; m1. Julia Emma Goodale, 6 Nov. 1876; m2. Florence Ida May Hooker, 1 Jan. 1878; d. 16 Nov. 1907
10. Alonzo Henry b. 18 May 1850; d. 2 Aug. 1923
11. Anna Mary b. 18 May 1853; d. 9 Nov. 1914, and
12. Fanny Ellen b. 18 May 1853; d. 16 June 1926.

The census of 1851 shows Anna and Samuel on the Aiken family farm, always in Sutton township (Glen Sutton). Per that census, the household included Anna and her husband, her mother and his mother, Samuel's uncle Benjamin Barnett Jr and all 8 surviving children (two had died young)^[2].

Anna passed away at only 37 years of age, just 4 days following the birth of her twins in 1853. She was buried at the Glen Sutton Cemetery (Brock Memorial Park), Plot #195.^[3][4] Even her mother survived her by at least a decade.

Sources

1. ↑ Richford Town Records, Book 1, Pg 302
2. ↑ 1851 Canada East Census, District 16 Missisquoi, SubDistrict 219 Sutton, Pg. 31, Line 19| 1851 Canada East Census, "Anna Aiken, Age 38"
3. ↑ Potton Methodist Church Records, 1853, | Folio 6
4. ↑ FindAGrave, Memorial #184012070, Anna Chappell, First wife of Samuel Aiken. Created by brknhrt, April 3, 2013.

See Also:

• Family Search | Anna Chappell