Cephas
Clapp
Born in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Elijah Clapp
and Azubah (Ross) Clapp
Brother of
Rebecca Clapp, Sarah (Clapp) Bosworth, Thirza (Clapp) Merriam, William Clapp and Apollos Clapp
Husband of
Hannah (Spooner) Clapp
— married
21 Mar 1815 (to 1853) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Spooner Clapp and Dwight Clapp
Died
at age 64
in Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Dec 2013
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Biography
Cephas Clapp (1788-1863), son of Elijah Clapp and Azubah Ross. Cephas married Hannah Spooner in Massachusetts in 1815. They had eight children, six sons and two daughters, born between 1815 and 1837. Cephas died, aged 64, on 5 August 1853 in Warren, Massachusetts. [1] [2]
Cephas was born in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts on 20 October 1788, the son of Azubah and Elijah Clapp. [3]
Cephas Clapp passed away in 1853. He was the son of Elijah Clapp (1751-1817) and Azubah Ross (1752-1816). Cephas married Hannah Spooner on 21 March 1815. They had a son, Elbert Clapp (1815-1901). Cephas, Hannah, and Elbert are buried together at Pine Grove Cemetery, Warren, Massachusetts. [4]
Cephas Clapp and Hannah Spooner were married on 21 March 1815 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts.[5]
Cephas and Hannah Clapp are mentioned in the birth record of their daughter, Harriet Clapp, born on 10 November 1817 in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts.[6]
In 1850, Cephas Clapp, 62, his wife Hannah, 58, and their son Dwight, 13, lived with Cephas and Hannah’s son Elbert, 35, and his wife Lucretia, 35. They lived on a farm in Warren, Massachusetts. Also living with them was Phebe Clapp, 48 (uncertain relation). All members of the household were born in Massachusetts. Elbert Clapp was a farmer. His property was valued at $1500.[7]
Sources
- ↑ familysearch.orgLife Sketch, with sources (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCV5-MHC)
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7K5-YXQ : 2 March 2021), Ceppas Clapp, 05 Aug 1853; citing Warren, Massachusetts, v 77 p 178, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,169.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6V-3FC : 4 December 2014), Cephas Clap, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0547195 IT 1.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #141823708 with grave photo.
- ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCHN-5QZ)
- ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXD-7L2)
- ↑ United States Census, 1850, Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD94-NRB : 9 November 2014), Cephas Clapp in household of Elbert Clapp
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