I am seeking information about the births and deaths of these Chapels and a marriage between MATHEW SMITH CHAPEL and a CATHERINE, who according to her tombstone was married to MATTHEW. She was born 1790, died 1853, and is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Valatie. Identity of maiden name and parents sought. MATHEW SMITH CHAPEL was born in Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Mass., the son of RICHARD CRIGNON CHAPEL and SARAH SMITH. RICHARD died in 1825. SARAH may have died in 1828 in Columbia County and may be buried in a little cemetery next to the river in Stuyvesant. The 1860 and 1865 census returns show MATHEW in the poorhouse in Ghent. 1840 and 1850 census returns for Kinderhook show two daughters MARY and AGNES, but I have found nothing further concerning them. MATHEW was not listed in the 1850 return--just CATHERINE and the two girls. Any information regarding this family would be greatly appreciated. Mathew was my 3G grandfather. Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney Harwood Lloyd, LLC 130 Main Street Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 359-3633 office [email protected] (home)