Ancestry of
Roger B. Chaffee

Apollo 1 Astronaut

Walter F. Farnsworth

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• • Great-grandfather of Roger B. Chaffee — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 10 
  • Father:
  • Jonathan Farnsworth 
  • Mother:
  • Susan M. Palmer   
  • Birth Date:
  • 16 Jun 1856 
  • Birth Location:
  • New York 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 23 Sep 1928 
  • Death Location:
  • Ionia, Ionia Co., Michigan 
  • Burial Date:
  • 26 Sep 1928 
  • Burial Location:
  • Forest Home Cemetery, Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Elizabeth Hardy
  • Marriage Date:
  • 28 Nov 1877 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Montcalm County, Michigan 
  • Child:

  Vietta Mae Farnsworth (Ahnentafel No:5 )

• Additional marriages for Walter F. Farnsworth

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  • Spouse:
  • Georgia A. McNabb
  • Marriage Date:
  • 25 Dec 1901
  • Marriage Location:
  • Montcalm County, Michigan

• Sources for Walter F. Farnsworth

  • ¹ Federal Census, MI, Montcalm County, 1910, Greenville Ward 3, E.D. 156, Sheet 13B, Image 26 of 34.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/02/2025).
  • ³ Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, Marriage record for Walter F Farnsworth and Georgia A McNabb.
  • ⁴ Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, Marriage record for Walter F Farnsworth and Elizabeth Hardy.
  • ⁵ Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, Marriage record for Harland C Chaffee and daughter Vietta M Farnsworth.
  • ⁶ Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Death certificate for Walter F Farnsworth.
  • ⁷ Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Marriage record for Walter F Farnsworth and Georgia A McNabb.