Helen Truesdale (1827-1908)

Helen Maria Truesdale, born Helen Maria Sennett in 1827, appears to be a cousin of Lucinda Chapin living in the Cincinnati region. It seems possible that Helen is related to Lucinda by blood as it is likely Dennis Chapin married Lucinda in Ohio.

Her letters recall events pertaining to other families and people in the Cincinnati region with mentions of Lucinda’s younger children and Marcia. One of her letters mentions the Civil War and some of the economic impacts on her area and select events near the end of the war.

Helen passed away on December 19, 1908 in Hamilton County, Ohio.