Ada C. Chaplin
Ada C. Chaplin | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 25, 1842  |
| Died | December 9, 1883 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Adoniram Judson Chaplin |
Ada C. Chaplin (January 25, 1842 – December 9, 1883)[1] was an American writer of Christian religious works.
Early life
She was born Ada C. Coffin on January 25, 1842 in Falmouth, Massachusetts,[1] the daughter of Robert A. Coffin and Wealthy Arms Coffin.[2] She was raised in Conway, Massachusetts.[3]
Career
She was the author of a number of books, including A Mind of My Own, [4][5]Eight Years Old, [4][5]Little Nobody[4][5],Two Half Dollars,[4]Widow Maynard’s Cow; or, Principle and Impulse. In 1871, she won a $500 prize for The Religious Training for the Young.[6] In 1874, she presented her essay "Jonah as a Missionary and the Jonas of To-Day" at a Womens' Baptist Missionary Society conference held at Shelburne Falls.[7]
In 1883, she published The Old Year and the New, a book of Sunday School exercises.[2]
Personal life and death
In 1860, she married Baptist clergyman Adoniram Judson Chaplin.[2] He was the son of Jeremiah Chaplin and his siblings included Hannah O'Brien Chaplin.[2]
Chaplin died on 9 December 1883 in Connecticut of tuberculosis.[2] She was interred in Conway.[3]
Bibliography
- A Mind of My Own[4][5]
- Little Nobody[4][5]
- Two Half Dollars[4][5]
- Widow Maynard’s Cow; or, Principle and Impulse. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1863.[4][8]
- Eight Years Old[4][5]
- A Happy New Year: The Story of a Boy Who Hunted for the Little Foxes. New York: Carlton & Porter, 1864.[4][8]
- Annie Lincoln’s Lesson; or, A Day in the Life of a Thankful Child. Philadelphia, Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1866.[8][4]
- The Little Watchman. Philadelphia, Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1868.[8][4]
- Edith’s Two Account Books. Philadelphia, Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1868.[8][4]
- Grace Harland; or, Christ's path to happiness. Philadelphia, Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1869.[4][9]
- Charity Hurlburt. Boston, H. Hoyt, 1870.[8][4]
- Christ's Cadets. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1870.[10]
- Our Gold-Mine: The Story of American Baptist Missions in India. Boston: W. G. Corthell, 1877.[11]
- Early Sowers in the White Fields of France. Boston: Women's Baptist Missionary Society, 1881.[5]
- Workers Together. Boston: H. Gannett, 1882.[5]
- The Old Year and the New: Exercises for Christmas and New Years', Lawn Parties, Mission Bands, and Sunday School Entertainments. Boston: Howard Gannett, 1883.[2]
- Cousin Mercy's Idea; or, The Heavenly Wardrobe. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, .1884.[5]
References
- 1 2 Burke, William Jeremiah (1972). American authors and books, 1640 to the present day. Internet Archive. New York, Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-50139-9.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chaplin, Mittie Myers (1956). Elder Asa Chaplin, Revolutionary soldier, 1739/40-1807, his ancestral background in America and his descendants. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. [Miami, Fla. : Miami Post Pub. Co., 1956]. pp. 70, 104–105, 107, 232, 241.
- 1 2 "Conway News". Gazette and Courier (Obituary). Greenfield, Massachusetts. Dec 24, 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Hart, John S. (John Seely) (1969). A manual of American literature. Internet Archive. New York : Johnson Reprint Corp.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 W. E McIntyre, D. D. (1500–1914). Baptist Authors 1500-1914. Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Religious Items". Chicago Evening Post. Dec 16, 1871. p. 6. Retrieved 26 May 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Shelburne Falls". Gazette and Courier. Greenfield, Massachusetts. Sep 21, 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 26 May 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 The American catalogue of books published in the United States. Internet Archive. New York: P. Smith. 1938.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Library of Congress (1870). Catalogue of books added to the Library of Congress, from December 1, 1868, to December 1, 1869. Robarts - University of Toronto. Washington, Gov't Print. Off.
- ↑ Library of Congress. Catalog Division. 1871 (1871). Catalogue of books added to the library of Congress, from December 1, 1869, to December 1, 1870. Robarts - University of Toronto. Washington, Gov't Print. Off.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Taneti, James Elisha (2011). History of the Telugu Christians : a bibliography. Internet Archive. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press; [Chicago] : American Theological Library Association. ISBN 978-0-8108-7243-1.