Daniel N Chappell (1815)

Born 27 Oct 1815 in Bennington, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Biography

Son of James Chappell and Margaret Hogadone.^[1]

He married (2) Aurelia Whittaker on 1 Jan 1868 in the residence of the officiant, P. R. L. Peirce, in Walker.^[2]

Biographical Sketch in Local History

"Dan N. Chappell, son of James and Margaret Hogadone) Chappell, was born Oct 27, 1815 in Bennington, Vt. When quite small his parents went to Madison Co., N. Y. where his father engaged in the manufacture of cloth and clothing. Mr. Chappell, of this sketch, went at 21 years of age to Shelby, Orleans Co., N. Y., and engaged in a saw and flouring mill with a man named Homer Adams and his brother, Peter Chappell. The mills were operated eight years, when, in 1844, he came to Michigan and settled. He had been here in 1838 and spent six months. He bought 80 acres on Sec. 7, to which he has added 80 more, with 100 under tillage. He was married in Orleans Co., N. Y. in 1843, to Sophia, daughter of Samuel Gill, born in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1821. Two children born to them are both living—Henrietta, born in Orleans Co., Mar. 4, 1844, and George H., born in Walker, Aug. 25, 1850. His wife died in 1860, and he was married again Jan. 1, 1868, to Aurelia, widow of Cyrus Whittaker and daughter of Joseph and Mary Ballard, born in N. Y., Aug. 15, 1832. They have one daughter—Mary F., born in Walker, Feb. 11, 1869. She is a promising girl and a great delight and comfort to her parents. She is a creditable performer on the organ and signs well and with much taste. Mr. Chappell has experienced all the vicissitudes of a Michigan pioneer; his land was all primeval forest and his first house, a log cabin, was built in the rear of the site of his present substantial residence."^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Leeson, M. A. (1881) History of Kent County, Michigan; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships ... biographies of representative citizens. History of Michigan …, Chas. C. Chapman & co., p 1393 https://archive.org
2. ↑ Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 1; Film Description: 1868 Allegan - 1868 Genesee; Record Number: 159 (Ancestry.com)
3. ↑ Leeson, M. A. (18810 History of Kent County…, p. 1393.

• 1860 US Federal Census; Census Place: Walker, Kent, Michigan; Roll: M653_550; Page: 529; Family History Library Film: 803550 (Ancestry.com)

• 1880 US Federal Census; Census Place: Walker, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 587; Page: 612C; Enumeration District: 122 (Ancestry.com)