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William Chapman 1729 – 1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1729

Birth Location: Hawnby Hall Arden, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jan 1794

Death Location: Amherst, Cumberland Nova, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Thomas Chapman

Mother: Ann Sadler

Spouse(s): Mary (Chapman)

Children(s): Jane Chapman

William Chapman Sr was born in 1729 in Hawnby Hall Arden, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Chapman and Ann Sadler. William Chapman Sr later married Mary Jane Ibbitson (Chapman), and together they raised children including Jane Chapman. In 1794, William Chapman Sr passed away in Amherst, Cumberland Nova, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Parents

Thomas Chapman
1705 – 1763
Birth Location: Hawnby Hall, Yorkshire, England
TC
Ann Sadler
1692 – 1751
Birth Location: Arden Hall, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Chapman)
1732 – 1788
Birth Location: Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Jane Chapman
1759 – 1820
Birth Location: Huddersfield Hawnby, North Riding, North Yorkshire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Oct 1729
    Event Place: Hawnby Hall Arden, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Jan 1794
    Event Place: Amherst, Cumberland Nova, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 01 Dec 1794
    Event Place: Point de Bute, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
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