Zilpha JANE CHADWICK

Female 1837 - 1884  (46 years)


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  • Name Zilpha JANE CHADWICK 
    Born 12 Oct 1837  Hamilton Twp., Van Buren Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 Oct 1884  Hartford, Van Buren Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hartford Pioneer Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I524  Richard Patterson NJ & ON
    Last Modified 29 May 2017 

    Family Lt. Charles Washington TEETZEL, .3
              b. 4 Jul 1836, Palermo, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Sep 1865, Berrien County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 9 Oct 1858  St. Joseph, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Zilpha TEETZEL, .VI
              b. 29 Aug 1859, St. Joseph, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 5 Aug 1860, St. Joseph, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Viola May TEETZEL
              b. 25 Dec 1860, St. Joseph, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 17 Sep 1940, Hartford, Van Buren Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2010 
    Family ID F234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Zilphia Jane is the daughter Mary Cadwick, 1797, Connecticut. General Benjamin F Chadwick, 1803, Massachusetts, lighthouse keeper.

      . 1860 Aug 10 Census, St. Joseph, Michigan
      Zilpha J Teetzel, age 23 /1837 Michigan, married to Chas. W Teetzel. Resides with Benj. f Chadwick, lighthouse keeper, adopted father; her child Mary Z Teetzel, age one.

      Children: Mary Zilpha Teetzel 1859 - 1860
      Viola May Teetzel 1860 - 1940 Burial: Pioneer Cemetery, Hartford, Michigan. Age at death: 79.
      . Lewis Melvin Lightner 1859 - 193, m: 15 Oct 1884, Farmer
      Burial: Pioneer Cemetery, Hartford, Michigan, Age at death: 79 years.
      Next person is Daniel Chapman, b 1815 New Hampshire, merchant & family. [It is not apparent if Daniel is living in the lighthouse too. - PJA 2016].

      News-Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor:
      . 1965 May 17 - Photo of a straight back wicker chair had no children of her own but raised her niece Clara Lightner Rosenbaum large Bible.
      Historical Objects: Part of the historic past of St. Joseph's lighthouse is pictured above. The chair on the left is an original that was in the lighthouse when it was built. The bible on the chair is dated 1843 had no children of her own but raised her niece Clara Lightner Rosenbaum the chest on which a photo album rests was made for Mrs. Zilpha Jane Chadwick Teetzel by her husband, Charles W. During the Civil War. General B F Chadwich was the first lighthouse keeper. The lighthouse address was 409 Lake Boulevard.

      After Jane's mother died, she was adopted by Gen. Benjamin Chadwick of Keeler, Michigan. - - -