Chaplin, Jeremiah, Jr., D.D., was born in Danvers, Mass., March 22, 1813, and was a graduate of Waterville College in the class of 1833. He was settled in Bangor, Me., as pastor of the First Baptist church, his service there commencing in December 1841.

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Chaplin, Jeremiah, Jr., D.D., was born in Danvers, Mass., March 22, 1813, and was a graduate of Waterville College in the class of 1833. He was settled in Bangor, Me., as pastor of the First Baptist church, his service there commencing in December 1841. His subsequent settlements were in Norwalk, Conn., and Dedham and Newton, Mass. For quite a number of years he has dedicated himself to authorship, and has written ‘‘ Memorial Hour,” ‘‘ Life of President Dunster,” ‘Life of Charles Sumner,” “ Life of Benjamin Franklin.” He has also compiled “* Riches of Bunyan,” and has now in preparation a “Life of Galen.” He has also written for the Christian Review and Baptist Quarterly, and for the leading Baptist papers of the North. Dr. Chaplin received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Colby University, of which he was a trustee from 1843 to 1849, in 1857. His present residence is in Boston. From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart photo from findagrave