Ancestry of
Harry Chapin

Singer and Songwriter

James Humeston

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• • 5th Great-grandfather of Harry Chapin — 8th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 132 
  • Father:
  • Thomas Humeston Jr. 
  • Mother:
  • Mary Bishop   
  • Birth Date:
  • 12 Oct 1727 
  • Birth Location:
  • New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 10 or 12 JUN 1812 
  • Death Location:
  • Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Elmwood Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Abigail Bishop
  • Marriage Date:
  • 11 Dec 1760 
  • Marriage Location:
  • New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut 
  • Child:

  Caleb Humeston (Ahnentafel No:66 )

  • Notes: 

  • Although the transcription of James Humeston's death date in the West Springfield vital records give the month as January, the source of the transcription is his tombstone which clearly indicates June as the month. The exact date on the tombstone has chipped away and sources disagree as to whether it was the 10th or 12th day of the month.

• Additional marriages for James Humeston

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  • Spouse:
  • Dorcas Atwater
  • Marriage Date:
  • 19 Jul 1753
  • Marriage Location:
  • New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut

• Sources for James Humeston

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 08/11/2016).
  • ² Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, West Springfield, Vol. 2, p. 243, Death record for James Humeston.
  • ³ New Haven, CT: Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol. 4, pp. 895-896.

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