Elisha CHAPIN
He was killed by the Indians at Hoosac, now Williamstown on July 11, 1756. He was the comman d er at Fort Massachusetts in 1754.
He was captain of the minuteman who marched to Cambridge in April 1775.
His death place could also be Natchitoches, La
He married Miriam Ely 30 Mar 1737 at Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts . Miriam Ely was born at Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts 16 Jul 1716 daughter of Joseph Ely and Margaret Leonard .
They were the parents of 10
children:
Miriam Chapin
born 24 May 1739.
Enoch Chapin
born 16 Sep 1740.
Elisha Chapin
born 9 May 1743.
Levi Chapin
born 30 Nov 1745.
Leonard Chapin
christened 5 Jan 1746.
Sophia Chapin
born 14 Apr 1748.
Levi Chapin
born 18 Jun 1750.
Samuel Chapin
born 18 Jun 1750.
Sarah A. Chapin
born Abt 1752.
Sewell Chapin
born 1754.
Elisha Chapin died 11 Jul 1756 at Hoosick, Rensselear, New York .
Miriam Ely died 29 Oct 1800 at Massachusetts .