Manellus Church Chapin
b: 10 NOV 1816
d: 28 DEC 1896
Biography
Lived in the Berkshire hills of Massachusetts for 50 years. InJanuary 1866, he moved his family to Winnenago, Illinois for tenyears. They moved to settle Fairmont, Nebraska and arrived March 18,1878.

Nebraska Bulletin Fairmont, NE April 5, 1883
MC Chapin and wife have returned to Fairmont and have joined withtheir son Fred in building a fine house on the latter's farm, the mainpart of the house is to be 16x24, with a wing 16x12.

Chapin, Manellus Church, son of Sheldon & Altha (Huggins) Chapin
Born: November 10, 1816 Sheffield, Berkshire CO., MA Died: December28, 1896 near Fairmont, NE
Buried: Blk 11 Lot 4 Space 4 Lot Owner: W. H. Chapin
Came to Nebraska March 18, 1876
Facts
  • 10 NOV 1816 - Birth - ; Sheffield, Massachusetts
  • Burial - Fairmont Cemetery Fairmont Fillmore County Nebraska, USA Plot: ; Fairmont, Nebraska
  • 28 DEC 1896 - Death - ; Fairmont, Nebraska
  • 1860 - Residence - Age in 1860: 43 ; Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
  • 18 JUN 1880 - Residence - Age: 53; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self ; Fairmont, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States
  • 1870 - Residence - Age in 1870: 53 ; Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
  • 1850 - Residence - Age: 33 ; Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
  • 1885 - Residence - Age: 67 ; Fairmont, Fillmore, Nebraska
  • 1855 - Residence - ; Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
  • 1865 - Residence - Marital Status: Married ; Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
  • 1860 - Residence - Age in 1860: 43 ; Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
  • 18 JUN 1880 - Residence - Age: 53; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self ; Fairmont, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States
  • 1870 - Residence - Age in 1870: 53 ; Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
  • 1850 - Residence - Age: 33 ; Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
  • 1885 - Residence - Age: 67 ; Fairmont, Fillmore, Nebraska
  • 1855 - Residence - ; Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
  • 1865 - Residence - Marital Status: Married ; Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Ancestors
   
Amos Chapin
07 JUN 1752 - 13 NOV 1833
 
 
Sheldon Chapin
24 JUN 1792 - 18 JUN 1863
  
  
  
Tryphena Sheldon
BET 1751 AND 1778 - 19 FEB 1850
 
Manellus Church Chapin
10 NOV 1816 - 28 DEC 1896
  
 
  
Joseph Huggins
1743 - 1797
 
 
Altha Huggins
06 JUL 1794 - 06 JAN 1880
  
  
  
Altha Burrell
BET 1752 AND 1775 - BET 1797 AND 1863
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) Sheldon Chapin
Birth24 JUN 1792Sheffield, MA
Death18 JUN 1863 Sheffield, MA
Marriage21 FEB 1814to Altha Huggins at Sheffield, MA
FatherAmos Chapin
MotherTryphena Sheldon
PARENT (F) Altha Huggins
Birth06 JUL 1794Sheffield, MA
Death06 JAN 1880 Sheffield, MA
Marriage21 FEB 1814to Sheldon Chapin at Sheffield, MA
FatherJoseph Huggins
MotherAltha Burrell
CHILDREN
MManellus Church Chapin
Birth10 NOV 1816Sheffield, Massachusetts
Death28 DEC 1896Fairmont, Nebraska
Marriage16 APR 1839to Leonora Freeman at New Marlboro, MA
MHarvey Sheldon Chapin
Birth13 JUL 1820Massachusetts, United States
DeathBET 1821 AND 1910Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
MMarion Altha Chapin
Birth30 MAY 1822
Death26 SEP 1899
MJoseph Huggins Chapin
Birth13 DEC 1823Massachusetts, United States
DeathBET 1824 AND 1913Ashley Falls, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
FLucy Maria Chapin
Birth02 MAY 1826Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
DeathBET 1827 AND 1920Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
FAnn Jane Chapin
Birth28 APR 1815
DeathBET 1816 AND 1909
MHenry Burrell Chapin
Birth23 AUG 1818Massachusetts, United States
DeathBET 1819 AND 1908Lakeville, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
FTamer Janette Chapin
Birth12 FEB 1828
Death07 JUN 1916
MWilliam Marcellus Chapin
Birth19 NOV 1830Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
DeathBET 1831 AND 1920Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
MEdwin Wallace Chapin
Birth19 SEP 1832Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
DeathBET 1833 AND 1922Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
MNorman Clay Chapin
Birth04 OCT 1835Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
DeathBET 1836 AND 1925Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Manellus Church Chapin
Birth10 NOV 1816Sheffield, Massachusetts
Death28 DEC 1896 Fairmont, Nebraska
Marriage16 APR 1839to Leonora Freeman at New Marlboro, MA
FatherSheldon Chapin
MotherAltha Huggins
PARENT (F) Leonora Freeman
Birth02 MAY 1817Marlboro, MA
Death20 APR 1897 Lincoln, NE
Marriage16 APR 1839to Manellus Church Chapin at New Marlboro, MA
FatherHerman Freeman
MotherHarriet Hitchcock
CHILDREN
FHarriot Altha Chapin
Birth25 MAR 1840Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Death1925Nebraska, United States
Marriage25 OCT 1860to Edwin Henry Tuttle at Sheffield, MA
Marriageto Harriot Altha Chapin
Marriage22 DEC 1903to Dr Malcolm M. Akin at Fairmont, NE
MKasson Freeman Chapin
Birth04 MAY 1844New Marlboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Death02 NOV 1845
MClarence Calvin Chapin
Birth19 JUN 1842Sheffield, Massachusetts
Death30 SEP 1915Evanston, Illinois
MarriageOCT 1872to Clara Christiana Morgan at Fairmont, Nebraska
FJennie E Hager
Birth05 SEP 1851Sheffield, MA
Death17 JUN 1946Los Angeles, California
Marriage24 NOV 1870to Orson Hager at Winnebago Co., IL
MFredrick Manellus Chapin
Birth01 AUG 1855Sheffield, Massachusetts
Death09 MAY 1933Sandwich, Illinois
Marriage1877to Carrie Ella Fisher
Marriage1921to Ella McKee
FElizabeth Alice Chapin
Birth01 NOV 1859Sheffield, Massachusetts
DeathAPR 1931Fairmont, Nebraska
MJohn Freeman Chapin
Birth23 APR 1862Great Barrington, MA
Death13 SEP 1944Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA
Marriage1893to Minnie Annis McCann at Vancouver, WA
Marriageto Hadley
FJane Elizabeth Chapin
Birth05 SEP 1851Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Death16 JUN 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
MWilliam Henry Chapin
Birth10 OCT 1846Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Death1847
FLizzie A. Chapin
BirthABT 1860Massachusetts
Death
MJohn Freeman Chapin
BirthABT 1862
Death13 SEP 1944Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington
Evidence
[S43] World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1
[S38] wft976vol3.FTW
[S59] 1880 United States Federal Census
[S81] 1850 United States Federal Census
[S52] 1870 United States Federal Census
[S85] Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885
[S84] 1860 United States Federal Census
[S432] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
[S174] Web: Nebraska, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2011
[S470] Massachusetts, State Census, 1855
[S473] Massachusetts, State Census, 1865
[S91] Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
Descendancy Chart
1 Manellus Church Chapin b: 10 NOV 1816 d: 28 DEC 1896
+ Leonora Freeman b: 02 MAY 1817 d: 20 APR 1897
2 Harriot Altha Chapin b: 25 MAR 1840 d: 1925
+ Edwin Henry Tuttle b: 04 OCT 1837 d: 03 JAN 1879
3 Alice Chapin Tuttle b: 22 DEC 1866
+ Harriot Altha Chapin b: 25 MAR 1840 d: 1925
3 Alice C Clark b: 1867
2 Kasson Freeman Chapin b: 04 MAY 1844 d: 02 NOV 1845
2 Clarence Calvin Chapin b: 19 JUN 1842 d: 30 SEP 1915
+ Clara Christiana Morgan b: 25 DEC 1852 d: 24 NOV 1926
3 Ernest Manellus Chapin b: 30 JUN 1873 d: 21 MAY 1960
+ Isabella (Belle) Ardell b: 27 DEC 1874 d: AFT 1929
4 Ruth Chapin b: 26 NOV 1896 d: 02 JUL 1975
+ Francis Johnstone Gerhard b: 04 AUG 1890 d: JAN 1979
4 Clarence Ardell Chapin b: 20 APR 1899 d: 11 APR 1981
+ Marion Alice Bell b: ABT 1903 d: 1943
3 Constance Leone Chapin b: 24 SEP 1877 d: 15 AUG 1954
+ Herbert Edward Sharp Dr. b: 08 FEB 1881 d: 15 APR 1957
4 Clara "Claire" Helen Sharp b: 30 JAN 1910 d: 07 DEC 1998
+ Frank Miles Flint b: 26 FEB 1906 d: 01 DEC 1980
4 Barbara Sharp b: 1920 d: 1958
4 Herbert Edward Sharp Jr. b: 19 JUN 1912
3 Jessie Jo Chapin b: 20 JUL 1874 d: 10 JAN 1925
+ Alfred Gideon Sharp b: 20 MAR 1879 d: 29 MAY 1963
4 Constance Lee Sharp b: 11 SEP 1907 d: 16 OCT 2002
+ Ford Woodruff Sammis b: 06 FEB 1906 d: 02 FEB 1969
5 Lee Chapin Sammis b: 15 FEB 1931 d: 12 FEB 2013
4 Robert Chapin Sharp b: 15 OCT 1909 d: 04 FEB 1985
+ Florence Waldene Lingle b: 26 AUG 1911 d: 10 SEP 1998
4 Donald Deane Sharp b: 06 SEP 1915 d: 20 DEC 1997
+ Jessie Jo Chapin b: 20 JUL 1874 d: 10 JAN 1925
2 Jennie E Hager b: 05 SEP 1851 d: 17 JUN 1946
+ Orson Hager b: 14 JUL 1847 d: 1919
3 George Abram Hager b: 13 AUG 1882 d: 30 MAY 1954
3 Ralph Bristow Hager b: 13 MAR 1878 d: 14 OCT 1941
3 Effie Chapin Hager b: 03 OCT 1873 d: 05 APR 1948
3 Leonora Katherine Hager b: 12 OCT 1871 d: 21 OCT 1952
2 Fredrick Manellus Chapin b: 01 AUG 1855 d: 09 MAY 1933
+ Carrie Ella Fisher b: 25 FEB 1860 d: 15 NOV 1919
3 Mason Isaac Chapin b: 10 JUL 1884
2 Elizabeth Alice Chapin b: 01 NOV 1859 d: APR 1931
2 John Freeman Chapin b: 23 APR 1862 d: 13 SEP 1944
3 Marjorie Joanne Chapin b: 02 FEB 1894
+ Hadley b: 1859 d: 1888
3 Lee Chapin b: 1885
3 Lulu Fay Chapin b: 30 APR 1887
2 Jane Elizabeth Chapin b: 05 SEP 1851 d: 16 JUN 1946
2 William Henry Chapin b: 10 OCT 1846 d: 1847
2 Lizzie A. Chapin b: ABT 1860
2 John Freeman Chapin b: ABT 1862 d: 13 SEP 1944