Aaron Chapin

Biography

He worked from 1783 to 1838 as a cabinetmaker, jeweler, and watchmaker in Hartford CT listed in the Hartford Directory of 1825 as a cabinetmaker and jeweler at the head of Trumbull Street. 3 Master to Laertes Chapin abt 1791 in Hartford CT. He was a partner from 1828 to 1838 with Laertes Chapin in Hartford CT as A. CHAPIN & SON. Listed in the 1828 city directory at 45 Main Street. Though the primary concern of the business was cabinetmaking, advertisements indicate that they continued silver work and watchmaking.

Aaron married Mary King on 11 Sep 1777 in Windsor CT. (Mary King was born in 1756 in Windsor CT.)

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Recorded as written:

1 Dea. Aaron Chapin, a native of Chicopee, Mass., removed to Hartford in early life, and established himself in the cabinet making business. His only son, Laertes Chapin, father of President Aaron L. Chapin, D.D of Beloit College toward the close the last century, became partner with his father, and the firm was known also, for long years, as the firm of Aaron Chapin & Son, known also for the honesty and thoroughness of their work. Aaron Chapin was deacon of the First Church of Hartford from 1813 to his death in 1838.

Source: Diary of Thomas Robbins, D. D., 1796-1854, Volume 1; Printed for his Nephew; Beacon Press; Boston,Mass.;Thomas Todd, printer; 1886

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CHAPIN, AARON (1751-1838): Born in Chicopee, Massachusetts. In 1783 he removed to Hartford, Connecticut., where he became one of the best workmen of the cabinet-makers of that state. Chapin worked mostly in cherry. One of his highboys, now in the Fine Arts Gallery at Yale University, is particularly notable in design. It is a combination of Queen Anne and Chippendale styles with a bonnet top of his own design

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Note: See example of work below: Cherrywood table:

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Compiled by D. Glenn