Ancient Burying Ground
Hartford, Connecticut
Robert Chapman
Born: September 16, 1646
Died: November 10, 1711
Robert was my 8th great-grandfather.
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Plaque on a tree at Cypress Cemetery, Saybrook, Connecticut
TO THE
HONOURED MEMORY
OF
ROBERT CHAPMAN (FATHER OF ABOVE ROBERT CHAPMAN)
1612 -- 1887
NATHANIEL CHAPMAN
1653 -- 1726
CALEB CHAPMAN
1706 -- 1785
ELISHA CHAPMAN
1740 -- 1825
GEORGE HENRY CHAPMAN
1789 -- 1877
ROBERT CHAPMAN
1831 -- 1923
SIX PLAIN MEN
WHO FOUNDED AND MAINTAINED IN THIS COMMUNITY A HOME THAT HAS OUTLIVED
THREE CENTURIES HANDING ON FROM FATHER
TO SON AN UNBROKEN TRADITION OF
SERVICE IN CHURCH AND CIVIL STATE
THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED
IN FILIAL GRATITUDE
BY
THEIR CHILDRENS CHILDREN
THE FATHER TO THE CHILDREN SHALL ALL KNOW.
Robert was my 8th great-grandfather.
--------------------
TO THE
HONOURED MEMORY
OF
ROBERT CHAPMAN (FATHER OF ABOVE ROBERT CHAPMAN)
1612 -- 1887
NATHANIEL CHAPMAN
1653 -- 1726
CALEB CHAPMAN
1706 -- 1785
ELISHA CHAPMAN
1740 -- 1825
GEORGE HENRY CHAPMAN
1789 -- 1877
ROBERT CHAPMAN
1831 -- 1923
SIX PLAIN MEN
WHO FOUNDED AND MAINTAINED IN THIS COMMUNITY A HOME THAT HAS OUTLIVED
THREE CENTURIES HANDING ON FROM FATHER
TO SON AN UNBROKEN TRADITION OF
SERVICE IN CHURCH AND CIVIL STATE
THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED
IN FILIAL GRATITUDE
BY
THEIR CHILDRENS CHILDREN
THE FATHER TO THE CHILDREN SHALL ALL KNOW.
1 comment:
Wow! That is all I can say. What a blessing to be able to trace that far back and the heritage is carved out on that tablet! Amazing!!
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