Mary "Molly" Chamberlain (aka Chamberlin), the daughter of John Chamberlain and Eunice Johnson, was born in Colchester, Connecticut, on April 22, 1744, and was baptized September 31, 1744.[1]
Andrew moved his family from Connecticut to Berkshire County Massachusetts prior to being enrolled in a Revolutionary War unit on October 17, 1776. On August 5, 1779, he bought a lot in what is now Dalton, Massachusetts. In April 1791, he sold most of his Dalton land, and was by 1801 living in Schenectady, New York. By August 1810, Andrew and Molly had moved to Burlington, New York, where their son John was living.[1]
Mary "Molly" (Chamberlain) Spaford died February 13, 1829, aged 84 years 9 months 21 days. She was buried at the Chapin Cemetery in Pittsfield, New York.[1]
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↑ 1.001.011.021.031.041.051.061.071.081.091.10Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org($), New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012. (From various authors, Helen S. Ullmann, FASG, ed.). Andrew Spaford. Pages 1-5.
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 August 2020), memorial page for Mary “Molly” Chamberlain Spafford (22 Apr 1744–13 Feb 1829), Find A Grave: Memorial #32435736, citing Chapin Cemetery, Otsego County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Linda (contributor 46913026). Note: No Gravestone Photo.
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In the Book: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 069, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Page 265, Mary is known as Molly Chamberlain and the year of Marriage is listed as 1764.
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