Zachariah Chipman (1814 - abt. 1883)

Born 18 Apr 1814 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Eliza (DeWolf) Chipman — married 15 Sep 1842 in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died about 16 Oct 1883 at about age 69 in St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Zachariah Chipman, eighth son of Thomas Chipman and Elizabeth Andrews, was born in Cornwallis, April 18, 1814, and for many years until his death was a prominent merchant in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.

He married, Sept. 15, 1842, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of William and Amelia (Fitch) DeWolf, of Wolfville. The 1 Oct 1842 edition of the New Brunswick Courier reported: “m. Wolfville, N.S., 15th ult., by Rev. J. Pryor, Zachariah Chipman, merchant of St. Stephen (Charlotte Co.) / Mary Eliza DeWolf only d/o William DeWolf, Esq.” ^[1]

He died Oct. 16, 1883, aged 69, and is buried in the St Stephen Rural Cemetery , Saint Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada ^[2]

Children :

1. Alice, born Dec. 10, 1843, married Oct. 27, 1867, as his second wife, to Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley;
2. Lucy Florence, born Nov. 10, 1845, married to Owen Jones;
3. Anna Fairbanks, born Oct. 7, 1847, married to F. Toller, of Ottawa ;
4. William Henry, born Feb. 18, 1850, died young;
5. Kate Andrews, born March 2, 1852, died young ;
6. Laura Edith, born May 20, 1854, married to W. H. Howland, of Toronto ;
7. John De Wolf, born April 10, 1856;
8. Henry Havelock, born April 23, 1858, died young;
9. Elizabeth Thompson, born Feb. 19, 1860, died young.

The following bio courtesy of Martin Ingham https://genealogyquest306088641.wordpress.com/2023/02/18/entry-68-zachariah-chipman/

Zachariah Chipman was born either the 8th or 18th of April 1814 in Nova Scotia, the son of Thomas Holmes and Elizabeth (Andrews) Chipman. He married Mary Elizabeth DeWolfe on 15 September 1842 and the family soon moved to St. Stephen, where their numerous children were born.

When researching this photo, I discovered a bit of local history, as I live just a few miles from the Canadian border and St. Stephen. As it turns out, Zachariah Chipman was a wealthy businessman, so wealthy that some of the first paper money issued in St. Stephen bore his name (Z. Chipman).

Zachariah Chipman - Name on Money

When he died, Zachariah left a sizeable fortune, and donated many thousands to different Methodist churches in New Brunswick. His house was also converted into a hospital, though when exactly I do not know. I would have to dig deeper to discover the details behind that.

Sources

1. ↑ marriage notice
2. ↑ Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton. The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Heart of the Acadian Land, Giving ... The Salem Press Company. 1910. Zachariah Chipman, Esq., pg. 480

• Zachariah Chipman (1814-1883) on Find A Grave: Memorial #168746513 retrieved 03 March 2021
• "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KML2-8ML : accessed 9 March 2016), Zachariah Chipman and Mary Eliza Dewolf, 1842, Marriage; citing p. 8045, volume 1800, , Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
• "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6W-6K4 : accessed 9 March 2016), Zachariah Chipman, St Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada; citing p. 91; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13179, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,815.
• "New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGZ6-MJ9 : accessed 9 March 2016), Zachariah Chipman in entry for Alice Starr Tilley, 25 May 1921; citing Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, certificate 038166, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,134,648.

• Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Zachariah Chipman and Mary Eliza DeWolf married on 15 September 1842 at Guysborough County, Registration: Year: 1842 number: 8045

https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=7591