7 6 8 – 1 9 ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁cabinet maker , ▁singing - school ▁teacher , ▁sh ap en ote ▁pro ponent ▁and ▁composer . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Chap in ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Massachusetts ▁into ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁cabinet - m akers . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁Edward ▁Chap in ▁( 1 7 2 4 – 1 8 0 0 ) ▁of ▁Ch ico pe e ▁MA . ▁He ▁had ▁four ▁older ▁brothers ▁( A aron , ▁Lu cius , ▁Al phe us ▁and ▁Edward ), ▁and ▁a ▁younger ▁sister ▁and ▁brother ▁( E un ice ▁and ▁Cal vin ). ▁The ▁family ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁Pur itan ▁descent . ▁ ▁Chap in ▁worked ▁in ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁until ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁H aven . ▁There after ▁he ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁it iner ant ▁singing ▁teacher , ▁composer ▁and ▁cabinet maker ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁and ▁Mid west . ▁ ▁Chap in ▁married ▁Hann ah ▁Power , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Rev . ▁James ▁Power , ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁in ▁Mount ▁Ple asant , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁and ▁far med ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁thirty ▁years . ▁They ▁had ▁eight ▁children ▁including ▁six ▁daughters ▁named ▁Mary ▁Jane , ▁E un ice , ▁El iza , ▁Reb e cca ▁and ▁Hann ah . ▁All ▁moved ▁to ▁North field ▁except