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1855, soon after the birth of her second child; and she is 

 said to have been a woman lovely in character and noble in 

 purpose. During Mr. Chaplin's imprisonment she never lost 

 heart or hope, but bore up bravely under the cruel hardship. 

 Her husband survived her sixteen years, and died at Cortland, 

 Cortland County, New York, on April 28, 1871. In speak- 

 ing of Mr. Chaplin, the Reverend John Todd, D.D., the 

 colleague and successor of his father at Groton, writes : — 



He was the youngest son, — the staff of the old man's age. He 

 relinquished all hopes and openings in his profession, — the law, — 

 that he might comfort and support his aged parents on their way to 

 the grave. Most dutifully did he perform every filial duty till he 

 had seen his parents laid in the tomb. Dr. James P. Chaplin, of 

 Cambridge, so successful in the treatment of the insane, was an older 

 brother ; and his grandfather [great-uncle], Col. Prescott, was a com- 

 mander at the battle of Bunker Hill {ibid., page 15). 



For other notices of Mr. Chaplin and his family, see Vol- 

 ume I. of the Groton Historical Series, No. XI. (pp. 5, and 19, 

 20) ; and Volume II. No. XV. 



EARLY GRADUATES OF LAWRENCE ACADEMY. 



In recent years, within the period of about a decade, four 

 graduates of Lawrence Academy have died who had reached 

 a remarkable age. They are as follows : — 



Mrs. Sarah (Chaplin) Rockwood, who was born at Groton 

 on November 8, 1785, and died at Cortland, Cortland County, 

 N. Y., on November 26, 1889- She attended school at 

 Groton Academy, as it was then known, in the year 1797. 

 The date of her birth was duly entered in the town-records, 

 and the entry corresponds with that in the family Bible. Ac- 

 cording to the church records she was baptized on November 



13. 1785- 



Mrs. Sarah (Capell) Gilson, the oldest person in Groton, 



died on Sunday (August 24, 1890) at the advanced age of 96 



years, 9 months and 2 days. She was a woman of marked 



