Jonathan Chase

9. JONATHAN6 CHASE (Jonathan5, Samuel4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Nov. 21, 1771; m. June 8, 1796,’ Hannah Ralston of Keene, a sister of Mrs. Ithamar Chase, b. May 23, 1775, and d. Feb. 17, 1845. He res. in the large sightly residence now owned and occupied by Henry A. Weld. This house was built by Jonathan5 Chase and for many years he kept an inn there. He d. June 5, 1843. Children, all b. in Cornish: i. MARY DUNBAR, b. May 11, 1797; m. Nov. 5, 1832, Rev. George Leonard, then rector of Trinity Church. He d. June 28, … Read more

Lebbeus H. Chase

10. LEBBEUS H.6 CHASE (Jonathan5, Samuel4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) b. Jan. 21, 1779, in Cornish; m. first, Feb. 19, 1809, Nancy, dau. of Simeon and Mary (March) Chase of Bethel, Vt., b. Nov. 25, 1789, and d. June 15, 1814; m. second, Jan. 8, 1815, Nizaula March of Millbury, Mass., b. April 7, 1797, and d. July 25, 1840. Mr. Chase was a farmer and always lived in Cornish on the farm inherited from his father. Was commissioned Col. in the 15th Regt. N. H. Militia. Was made a Master Mason in Hiram Lodge at Claremont June 4, 1800, and … Read more

Bela Chase

11. BELA6 CHASE (Solomon5, Samuel4. Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. March 30, 1784; m. Dec. 24, 1812, Alice Child of Cornish, dau. of Stephen and Mercy (Chase) Child, b. April 2, 1787, and d. May 6, 1857, in Oregon, 111. Quiet and unpretending and of strict integrity, he spent his life on the farm where he was b. which is about one fourth mile south of Trinity Church. He d. Sept. 9; 1841, aged 57. Children, all b. in Cornish. 15. i. JOHN FRANKLIN, b. -, 813. 16. ii. ORAN CORBETT, b. July 31, 1816. iii. SARAH JANE, b. , … Read more

Charles Chase

12. CHARLES7 CHASE (Samuel6-5-4, Daniel3, Moses2 Aquilla1) was b. May 7, 1783; m. Dec. 19, 1816, Olive Colston of Weathersfield, Vt. He was naturally a very capable man, but it is said he became ruined by habits of intoxication. His wife obtained a divorce in 1836 and guardians were appointed over him the remainder of his life. A farmer and also a blacksmith. Was once a Capt. in the State Militia and one of the selectmen. He lived on the river road just north of the Balloch farm. He d. Jan. 15, 1865, aged 82. Children, all b. in Cornish: … Read more

George Chase

13. GEORGE7 CHASE (Samuel6-5-4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. March 29, 1787; m. March, 1812, Clarissa, dau. of Moses and Susanna (Henderson) Cook, b. Feb. 26, 1737, and d. -larch 11, 1851. He d. in 1840. Children, the first four b. in Cornish, the rest in Claremont: i. GEORGE SAM, b. Nov. 22, 1812; d. Young. ii. SUSAN SOPHIA, b. March 20, 1815; m. first, Geo. Whittaker of Troy, N. Y.; m. second, Sidney Brooks. She d. Dec. 8, 1885. iii. HARRIET LUCINDA, b. April 16, 1817; m. Oct. 3, 838. She d. Jan. 27, 1877. iv. LUCIA ANN. b. … Read more

Dudley Tappan Chase

14. DUDLEY TAPPAN7 CHASE (Lebbeus6, Jonathan5, Samuel4, Daniel3. Moses2. Aquilla1) was b. April 2, 1823, on the old General Chase homestead in the first two-story house built in town. Lived there till 1840. Graduated Kimball -Union Academy, class of 1844; Dartmouth College. class 848. Studied law. Admitted to the bar in 1849. Practiced at Windsor, Vt., till 863. when, owing to ill health, he retired from its practice and purchased a farm in Claremont where he resided till his death. Dec. 31, 1898. Mr. Chase was one of the prime movers in the organization of the Grange in -\. H. … Read more

John Franklin Chase

15. JOHN FRANKLIN7 CHASE (Bela6, Solomon5, Samuel4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. -, 1813; m. -, Mary Cummings, dau. of Amos P. Cummings, b. July 3, 1806, and d. Oct. 15, 1867. He was a general mechanic. He built the house at the junction of brooks, since used as a parsonage for the Methodist Church. He rem. for a short time to Munroe, Ashtabula Co., O., but his health failing he returned east to Windsor, Vt., where he d. March 10, 1849. His wid. afterwards, Aug. 24, 1851, m. Geo. W. Townsend. Children: i. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 8, 1834, … Read more

Oran Corbett Chase

16. ORAN CORBETT8 CHASE (Bela6, Solomon5, Samuel4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. July 31, 1816; m. first, Nov. 10, 1846, Lucia Curtis Chase of Cornish, dau. of Freeman and Mary (Chase) Chase, b. Aug. 9, 1816. He lived on the homestead six years after m. and then rem. to Eau Claire, Wis., in 1853, where his wife d. April 13, 1858, leaving five children. She was buried in Durand, Wis. He m. second, May 3, 1860, Harriet J. Hadley, b. June 25, 1831, d. Nov. 23, 1890. He was a farmer and d. March 3, 1877, in Eau Claire. Children, … Read more

Francis Xavier Chase

17. FRANCIS XAVIER7 CHASE (Bela6, Solomon5, Samuel4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. June 23. 1824; m. first, in 18-30, Laura E. Harlow, b. in Charlestown March 4, 1830, and d. May 25, 1862; m. second, in 1861, Jennie E. Wetherbee of Madison, Wis. He was a civil engineer and was employed on different railroads of the west. He d. Sept. 13, 1866, in St. Paul, Minn. Children by first wife: i. FRED WILLIS. b. April 26, 1852; m. Sept. 5, 1876, Almira Stratton of Greenfield, Mass., b. July 13, 1854. Two children. He d. in 189-. ii. MARY ALICE, 1st, … Read more

Caleb Chase

1. CALEB4 CHASE, a brother of Samuel4 and Moses2 (Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Nov. 29, 1722, in Newbury, \Mass. He In. April 1745, Sarah, dau. of David and Phebe Prince, b. April 28, 1727, d. Feb. 15, 1803. Mr. Chase d. Oct. 2. 808. The records of his descendants are more obscure than those of his brothers, Samuel and Moses. Some of its branches have been well preserved, but the greater part appear to be covered in the shades of the past. It has been supposed that he and his family came to town soon after his brothers came, … Read more

Caleb Chase

2. CALEB5 CHASE (Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. March 19, 1755; m. -, Tabitha Bemis, b. -, 1755, and d. Feb. 25, 1831, aged 76. One record says they came to Cornish from Brookfield, Mass., in 1780, with a small family; the rest of the children were b. in town. Mr. Chased. Jan. -, 1843. Children: i. PERSIS, b. April 18, 1775; m. -, Cyrus Freeman of Plainfield She d. July 22, 1793, aged 19. No issue. ii. HENRY B., b. Jan. 27, 1777; m. -, Dolly Bean; settled in Warner and was a prominent lawyer there; was first … Read more

Joseph Chase

3. JOSEPH5 CHASE (Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. March 13, 1757; m. Oct. 16, 1784, Polly Jirauld of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Reuben and Joanna (Spaulding) Jirauld, b. , 1761, and d. July 2S, 1845. Mr. Chase d. Feb. 20, 1834, aged 77. Children, supposed b. in Cornish: i. SOPHIA, b. Aug. 22, 1785; m. March 26, 1809, Daniel Jackson of Cornish. No children. She d. Feb. 12, 1836. 7. ii. JOSEPH, JR., b. Oct. S. 1787. iii. POLLY (or Mary), b. Nov. 16.1789; m. March 21, 1815, Jesse Kimball of Cornish. (See Kimball.) She d. April-. 1878. iv. … Read more

Stephen Chase

4. STEPHEN5 CHASE (Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla) was b. April 26, 1763; m. , Betsey Batchelder. They lived in Keene. He d. April 6, 1930. Shed. April 12, 1850, aged 83. Children: i. CALEB, b. Jan. 29, 1789; d. single, aged 26, April 7, 1814. ii. STEPHEN, JR., b. March 19, 1791. Was killed by a falling tree June S, 1797. iii. BETSEY, b. April 20, 1793; m. -, Ruel Blake. iv. BELA, b. Dec. 2, 1795; m. first, Eliza Abbott; m. second, Edee White. He d. Jan. 31, 868. v. STEPHEN, 2D, b. July 18, 1798; m. Louisa Dickinson. … Read more

Daniel Chase

5. DANIEL5 CHASE (Caleb4, Daniel3, Hoses=, Aquilla) was b. Jan. 9, 1768; m. first, Feb. 28, 1796, Mary Fitch of Cornish, b. Noy. 2, 1775; m. second, Sept. 30. 1804, Mehitable Woodbury of Sutton, Mass.; m. third, Nov. 1, 1807, Nancy Strowbridge of Claremont, b. July 9, 1786. Mr. Chase came from Sutton, ‘lass., first to Cornish, where he m. his first wife, and soon afterwards he went to Claremont. where he built the Sullivan House in 1794 and was its proprietor till his death. He was a very popular landlord. He d. Dec. 2, 1840. Children by Mary Fitch: … Read more

Israel Chase

6. ISRAEL5 CHASE (Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) twelfth child of Caleb and Sarah (Prince) Chase, was b. March 21, 1770; m. first, June 5, 1798, Prudence Hall of Cornish, dau. of Nathaniel and Prudence (Chase) Hall, b. July 2,1781, d. Aug. 19, 1811, aged 30; m. second, March 12, 1813, Sarah Chapman of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Patty Chapman, b. July 14, 1789, d. Sept. 12, 1881, aged 92. He d. Sept. 10, 1824. Children of Prudence Hall, all b. in town: i. MARY B., b. April 1, 1799; m. Feb. 18, 1827, Israel Hall of Cornish. She d. … Read more

Joseph Chase

7. JOSEPH5 CHASE (Joseph4, Caleb3, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Oct. 8, 1787; m. March 7, 1814, Elizabeth, dau. of Job and Elizabeth (Chase) Stevens of Plainfield, b. Sept. 7, 1792, and d. March 16, 1884. He d. Oct. 31, 1838. Children, all b. in Cornish: i. JOSEPH PHILANDER, b. Sept. 23, 1820; d. Dec. 12, 1838. ii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. March 1, 1823; m. , Preston T. Blood. Had five children. (See Blood.) She d. July 8, 1884. 10. iii. HENRY STEVENS, b. Oct. 8, 1826. iv. WILLIAM CURTis, b. Jan. 11, 1829; d. Sept. 8, 1853. v. THEODORE … Read more

Theodore Chase

8. THEODORE6 CHASE (Joseph5, Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Feb. 16, 1794; m. April 7, 1819, Judith, dau. of Israel and Mehitable Bryant of Cornish, b. Nov. 17, 1793, and d. Nov. 30, 1847. He d. June 8, 1876. A farmer and lived in the south part of the town. Children: i. MARTHA, b. April 13, 1820; m. -, Horace Plympton Weld of Cornish. Had four children. (See Weld.) She d. -. ii. MARIA, b. Nov. 18, 1821; m. April 9, 1843, Maj. George Weld, a brother of her sister’s husband. Had ten children. (See Weld.) She d. Sept. … Read more

Jacob Chase

9. JACOB6 CHASE (Joseph5, Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. March 20, 1799; m. Oct. 27, 1825, Sarah Tinkham of -, b. Sept. 25, 1793, and d. Aug. 1, 1972. He d. March 10, 1852. He was a farmer and lived in the western part of the town. Children, all b. in town: i. FREDERIC J., b. Sept. 30, 1826; d. in 1903. 11. ii. LEWIS T., b. Nov. 15, 1827. iii. LAURA S., b. June 10, 1829; m. April 24, 1877, Rev. John A. Parker. Lived in Keene (?). Shed. July 17, 1903. Had no children. iv. MARY J., … Read more

Silas Bachelor

SILAS and DORCAS P. ( ) BACHELOR were m. and lived in Northbridge, Mass. Came near the close of the 18th century and settled in that part of Grantham afterwards annexed to Cornish. But little can be gleaned regarding them. They are both buried in the Flat cemetery. He d. Jan. 19, 1838. She d. Aug. 26, 1950. Children, the first two or three were b. in Northbridge and the rest in town: i. LUTHER, b. Aug. 15, 1794, and d. April 16, 1800. ii. ABIGAIL, b. March 27, 1796; d. Sept. 29, 1796. iii. SARAH, b. Aug. 21, 1797. … Read more

Azor Bachelor

2. AZOR2 BACHELOR (Silas1) was b. Jan. 13, 1806; m. Pluma Upham of -, b. -; d.-. Mr. Bachelor was a shoemaker and came to the Flat about 1840. He built the brick house just east of the cemetery now used as the Grange hall. Here he worked at his trade until age and failing health caused him to retire. He d. Jan. 8, 1873. His wife d. Children, all b. in town except the first: i. ELIZA JANE, b. July 23, 1835, in Northbridge, Mass. She never m. She d. Feb. 27, 1872. ii. MARTIN VAN BUREN, b. Aug. … Read more