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Census Guide

Explanation of Census Records The United States government has conducted a census of each state and territory every ten years since 1790 and, in some places, other years, for the purpose of apportioning representatives to the lower house of Congress. To protect the privacy of the individuals whose names appear in each schedule, population schedules […]

Early Photography

Tintypes, Cartes de Visite (CdV), Cabinet Cards TINTYPE The advantages of the tintype were threefold: it created an unbreakable, durable, photographic image supported on an iron plate, which could be carried into hazardous conditions such as battle without breaking like the fragile daguerreotype; it was the first truly instant photograph, ready for the sitter in […]

Levi Chatfield & Lovina Mastick

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY Levi Tomlinson Chatfield Descends from Isaac, Joel, Elnathan, Ebenezer, John, George 4th of 11 children of Isaac Chatfield and Lucy Tomlinson Born: Aug 28, 1813, Seymour (at Skokorat), New Haven, Connecticut Died: Nov 11, 1848 (age 35), Middlefield, Geauga County, Ohio; Bright’s disease (kidney disease) Buried: Middlefield (Village) Cemetery in Middlefield, Geauga […]

Isaac Chatfield & Lucy Tomlinson

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY Isaac Chatfield Descends from Joel, Elnathan, Ebenezer, John, George Chatfield 1st of 7 children of Joel Chatfield & Ruth Stoddard Born: Jan 15, 1787, Derby, New Haven, Connecticut Died: Aug 1, 1861 (age 74), North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio Buried: Ridgeville Cemetery in North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio Occupation: Teacher, town […]

Chatfield Heritage

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY OUR CHATFIELD HERITAGE Chatfield: English Literal translation: Field of the wildcat Emigrated: 1639, from North Mundham, Sussex Shire, England on the ship St. John Settled: In Guilford, Connecticut in Rev. Henry Whitfield’s Company Religion: Originally Church of England, became Congregationalists and Dissenters in New England Occupation: Farmers HENRY CHATFIELD & JANE (SHEPARD) WICKHAM […]

Bloodlines

Though I knew not the uncles who slept in gold dust, I’ve been told whom they hated and whom they could trust. I read which ones fiddled, who sang and who danced; I hear they worked hard—wonder if they romanced. I’ve met not the aunts, the women of kind, but can guess of their hopes and […]

1.a. Ella Chatfield & Josiah Small

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY Ella Clara Chatfield 1st of 9 children of Isaac Willard “I.W.” Chatfield & Eliza Ann Harrington Born: April 2, 1859, near Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., Territory of Kansas Died: Aug 15, 1948 (age 89), Globe, Gila Co., Arizona; coronary embolism, hypostatic pneumonia, senility Buried: Aug 17, 1948, Fairview Cemetery in Superior, […]

1.1. Ella Chatfield & Josiah Small

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY Ella Clara Chatfield 1st of 9 children of Isaac Willard “I.W.” Chatfield & Eliza Ann Harrington Born: April 2, 1859, near Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., Territory of Kansas Died: Aug 15, 1948 (age 89), Globe, Gila Co., Arizona; coronary embolism, hypostatic pneumonia, senility Buried: Aug 17, 1948, Fairview Cemetery in Superior, […]

Josiah Small & Ella Chatfield

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY Josiah Appleton Small 2nd of 5 sons of Henry Capen Small & Emma Appleton Chase Note: Emma (Chase) Small died at age 35, leaving 5 young sons (May 9, 1830 – Jan 20, 1866) Occupation: Bookstore owner, Aspen Postmaster, Wood’s Investment Co., commercial banker Born: Sep 15, 1855, Bangor, Penobscot Co., […]

Josiah Appleton Small & Ella Clara Chatfield

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY Josiah Appleton Small 2nd of 5 sons of Henry Capen Small & Emma Appleton Chase Note: Emma (Chase) Small died at age 35, leaving 5 young sons (May 9, 1830 – Jan 20, 1866) Occupation: Bookstore owner, Aspen Postmaster, Wood’s Investment Co., commercial banker Born: Sep 15, 1855, Bangor, Penobscot Co., […]