Volney Chapin (b. Burlington, Otsego Co., N.Y., April 21st, 1803; d. Ann Arbor, March 13th, 1869) was the owner of a foundry near where Chapin Street is now.
References
- Chapman, History of Washtenaw County has a good biography.
More links
- http://www.aadl.org/gallery/aastreets/site7/wall_displays/w4e/CHAPIN-300-1-BIG.png.html
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyjeffer/sloanp.htm
- http://www.hvcn.org/info/gswc/data/news1920.htm
- http://www.umich.edu/~aahist/jen1820.html
- http://www.umich.edu/~aahist/yvo/map/bank.html
- http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/washtenaw/cemeteries/foresthill-32.txt
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/vox/453384764/
- http://bentley.umich.edu/research/guides/civilwar/other.php
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~miwashte/1881vol3.html
- http://aastreets.aadl.org/gallery/aastreets/site6/FRAME-6_bankblock_300.gif.html
- http://www.hvcn.org/info/gswc/data/news1860.htm
- http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/washtenaw/obits/t/tripp221gob.txt