John Haskell Chapin

John Haskell Chapin

• John Haskell Chapin was born on 29 August 1907 in New York.
• The following appeared on 18 June 1934 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Miss Frances Nussbaum and John Haskell Chapin, whose marriage will take place at 4:30 o'clock Saturday, June 23, in St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church, are being extensively entertained at pre-nuptial parties. . . .
• The following appeared on 21 June 1934 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Mrs. Mark Allison Smith and Mrs. William McCleary, Jr., entertained at luncheon followed by bridge yesterday at Mrs. McCleary's home in Jefferson avenue for Miss Frances Nussbaum, whose marriage to John H. Chapin will take place on Saturday. The guests included the bridal party. . . . Those present were Miss Ellen Walton, of Baltimore, Md; Miss Vera Brown, of Lewiston; Miss Jane Elliott, Mrs. Seelye C. Nagel and Miss Mary Carolyn Morrill.
• He married Frances Louise Nussbaum, daughter of George Frederick Nussbaum and Helen May Simkins, on 23 June 1934 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church.
• John Haskell Chapin and Frances Louise Nussbaum appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 2876 McKoon Avenue.
• He was a lawyer in private practice, according to the 1940 census.
• The following appeared on 11 February 1961 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: (Lewiston) Miss Barbara Louise Chapin will become the bride of Richard L. Taylor today (Feb. 11, 1961) at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
       Rev. William F. Staton will officiate at a double-ring ceremony uniting the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Haskell Cahpin, Woodland Drive, and the son of Mrs. Clarence E. McCubbins, Cain Road, Youngstown, and the late Mr. McCubbins.
       Given in marriage by her father, the bride will be gowned in imported pearl-white silk. . . .
       Miss Virginia Nussbaum, Tonawanda, will be her cousin's maid of honor . . . [and] Bridesmaids will be Miss Gail Chapin of Saranac Lake, cousin of the bride, Miss Ann Shoemaker and Miss Constance Tomlinson. . . . William McCubbins will be best man for his brother. The guests will be seated by John Suitor, Youngstown, William Ganley, Jack Fesmire III and Peter F. Chapin, brother of the bride.
       A reception will be held at the Niagara Falls Country Club immediately following the 4:30 p.m. ceremony.
       When they return from a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor will reside at 519 Oak St., Youngstown.
       Guests from out of town will include Mrs. Peter H. Kain, Philadelphia, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. D. Mott Chapin and children, Gail and David Chapin, Saranac Lake.
• The following appeared on 6 January 1967 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: (Coral Gables, Fla.) Miss Judy Elizabeth Davis and Peter Frost Chapin were wed here Dec. 28, 1966. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cohen Davis, Charleston, S.C. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Chapin, 250 N. Third St., Lewsiton, N.Y., are the parents of the bridegroom. The couple will reside at 8203 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, N.Y.
• John Haskell Chapin became a widower at the November 1980 death of his wife Frances Louise Nussbaum.
• The SSDI lists Lewiston, Niagara County, New York, as the last residence of record of John Haskell Chapin.
• John Haskell Chapin died in December 1981 at age 74.

• Last Edited: 26 Jul 2013