History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . sent residence is in the village ofWestfield. Besides the faithful performance of his professional duties, hehas been an active promoter of the temperance cause, of sabbath schools,and other benevolent and religious institutions, and has been largely instru-mental in procuring the building of churches and parsonages. In the earlierpart of his ministry, he was on four weeks circuits, which required, during thattime, 150 miles travel on horseback, much of the way
History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . sent residence is in the village ofWestfield. Besides the faithful performance of his professional duties, hehas been an active promoter of the temperance cause, of sabbath schools,and other benevolent and religious institutions, and has been largely instru-mental in procuring the building of churches and parsonages. In the earlierpart of his ministry, he was on four weeks circuits, which required, during thattime, 150 miles travel on horseback, much of the way through forests andswamps, and the preaching of between 25 and 30 sermons. Mr. Chapinhas had no children. He has reared an adopted daughter, now the wife ofRev. James W. Bray. Dea. William Couch, a native of AVethersfield, Conn., removed fromNew Marlborough, Mass., to Westfield, in 1815. His ancestors were fromEngland, at an eafly period of our colonial history. He volunteered threetimes into the army of the Revolution, the first time at the age of 17. Hecarried in his knapsack a Bible and psalm book, put into it by his mother,.
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