Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . setts, in 1757;died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, June 16, 1833; married. May 5, 1778,Ann Tileston. of Dorchester. He lived in Northampton, and servedhis time at the tanning business with Colonel Ebenezer Clapp, of Dor-chester. He had six children. The third was Jason Clapp (6), born in Northampton, Massachusetts, Novem-ber 5, 1782; died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, October 29, 1868;. mar-ried Patience Stockbridge. who died July 18, 1839. He married (sec-ond) widow Cecelia (Eldredge) Luc
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . setts, in 1757;died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, June 16, 1833; married. May 5, 1778,Ann Tileston. of Dorchester. He lived in Northampton, and servedhis time at the tanning business with Colonel Ebenezer Clapp, of Dor-chester. He had six children. The third was Jason Clapp (6), born in Northampton, Massachusetts, Novem-ber 5, 1782; died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, October 29, 1868;. mar-ried Patience Stockbridge. who died July 18, 1839. He married (sec-ond) widow Cecelia (Eldredge) Luce. He and his wife Patience wereadmitted to the church in 1827. Mrs. Luce was admitted in 1830. Hecanie to Pittsfield, and, having been an apprentice in the carriage busi-ness from the age of seventeen, became the foreman of L. Pomeroysmanufactorv and remained with him for six years. In 1810 he beganbusiness for himself, and in 1840^ associated his son Edwin with himunder the firm name of Jason Clapp & Son. He employed from fortyto fiftv men, and in 18^6 he had had about three hundred apiprentices. /f^/tv^^^^ BERKSHIRE COUNTY 193 since beginnirg business. He turned cut the best kind of work, one ofhis carriages being given to President Pierce by some Boston had medals awarded for his fine carriages. He owned and operatedthe stage route between Albany and Boston, in the conduct of this Ivusi-ness having an associate in his son Edwin. He was twice elected repre-sentative to the general court. He had three children. The secondwas Edwin Clapp (7), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ]\Iay i, 1809;died July 27, 18S4: .narried, June 2(\ 1834, Emily Peck, who was bornin 1813, died, April i;i^, 1840, daughter of Captain Jabez and Alice(Alillard) Peck. He married (second), December 30, 1851, Alary Mar-tin, who was born July 30, 1818, died No\ember 4, 19GI, daughter ofHonorable Calvin and JMary (Campbell) Mr. Clapp was taken into partnership with his father in t
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