Olive (Sumner) Chapin (1759 - 1822)

Born 17 Mar 1759 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 5 Oct 1822 at age 63 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Olive Sumner was born March 17, 1759 at Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts; the daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Ellis) Sumner.^[1]

She married Adams Chapin, son of Josiah and Rachel (Albee) Chapin of Mendon on December 21, 1775 at Mendon. Their children were:^[1]

1. Alexander was born January 6, 1778 and died November 15, 1835, Milford. He was insane.
2. Josiah Adams was born March 15, 1781 and died November 15, 1853.
3. Betsey was born December 27, 1782 and died August 18, 1860.
4. Henry was born March 8, 1785 and died September 16, 1798.
5. Simeon was born June 11, 1787 and died November 14, 1827.
6. Rufus was born May 15, 1789 and died October 29, 1840.
7. Amasa was born October 30, 1791 and died July 11, 1855. unmarried.
8. Mary was born August 28, 1793 and died September 17, 1866.
9. Joseph was born September 21, 1795 and died August 22, 1798.
10. Ebenezer was born July 12, 1798 and died July 12, 1798.
11. Henry was born January 5, 1801 and died July 2, 1876. Married Jerusha Miller of Holliston.

Her husband was one of the first schoolmasters in Mendon. He also fought in the Lexington Alarm of 1775.^[1] Olive (Sumner) Chapin died on October 5, 1822 at Mendon; her husband Adams died October 23, 1832 at Mendon.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Chapin, Gilbert Warren. The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data (Chapin Family Association, Hartford, Conn., 1924), Vol. 1, p 612