12. MOSES6 CHASE (John5, Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Dec. 20, 1799. A farmer and lumberman, owning and running the sawmill built by his father; m. May 1, 1832, Fidelia, dau. of Isaac and Hannah (Perry) Alden, b. Aug. 12, 1805, and d. March 11, 1864. He d. May 17, 1864. Children, all b. in Cornish: i. HENRY DWIGHT, b. March 19, 1833; d. July 12, 1836. ii. JOHN BAXTER, b. April 1, 1834. Enlisted in Civil War, Heavy Artillery. (See Military.) Hem. March 11, 1863, Emerett Ayers, dau. of Samuel and Lois (Fitch) Ayers, b. Oct. 10, 835, … Read more

11. COTTON6 CHASE (John5, Moses4. Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Aug. 8. 1783; m. Nov. 14, 1815, Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Capt. Caleb’ and Elizabeth (Deming) Chase, b. Aug. 19, 1789, and d. July 8, 1868. A farmer and mechanic. Most of their lives were spent in town. Mr. Chase d. Oct. 1, 1872. Children: i. MARTHA COTTON, b. Sept. 21, 1816. She never m.; d. May 23, I881. ii. NAHUM, b. July 24, 1818. iii. CALEB ROWLAND, b. Oct. 23, 1820; d. Jan. 11, 1870. iv. HANNAH BROWN, b. Aug. 16, 824; d. Nov. 14, 1827. v. CAROLINE HANNAH, … Read more

10. BENJAMIN KIMBALL6 CHASE (Daniel5, Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. April 5. 1795. A farmer and ever res. upon his father’s estate. He d. June 16. 1842. He had m. Oct. 21, 1835, Sarah Ann Taft. b. June 9, 1815. After his death, his wid. m. March 7, 1843, Enoch F. Chellis of Plainfield, b. Aug. 9, 1815, who, after this, lived in town the remainder of his life, dying Aug. 1, 1355. Shed. Feb. 4, 1888. Children: i. DANIEL, b. July 9, 1836. Was in trade at the Flat several years and afterwards in Boston; associated with his … Read more

9. HARVEY5 CHASE (Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Nov. 13, 1778; m. -, Eunice, dau. of J. M. Dana, Esq., b. May 20, 1783, and d. Jan. 8; 1823, aged 40. He was a lawyer and practiced his profession chiefly in Cornish and Windsor, Vt. He d. Feb. 18, 1857. Children: i. ALFRED, b. Oct. 16. 1811. Commenced a course of study at Kimball Union Academy, and d. Sept. 28, 826. ii. ISRAEL PUTNAM, b. May 28,1815; d. June 17, 1816. iii. POLLY DANA, b. Feb. 18, 88; d. June -, 837, aged 19. iv. CATHARINE, b. -, 1819, … Read more

8. CLEMENT4 CHASE (Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. July 4, 1776. A farmer and always lived in Cornish. Was a dea. many years in the Congregational Church and was well known for his rigid probity of character, also for his liberality and hospitality. He m. first, in 1798, Lucy Murray of Litchfield, Conn., b. in 1778, d. Aug. 18, 1814; m. second, -, 1815, Olive Spaulding of Plainfield, dau. of Dea. Champion Spaulding, b. Feb. 29, 1790, d. May 11, 1825; in. third, -, Prudence Andrews, b. Aug. 31, 1759, d. July 18, 1863. He d. June 6, 1867, … Read more

7. MOSES5 CHASE (Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) b. Nov. 9, 1772: m. Jan. 20, 1800, Deborah Bull. Shed. Aug. 17, 1837. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College. But little can be learned of him. It is supposed that he left town in early life and his home and occupation have not come to our knowledge. He d. Aug. 27; 861. Children: i. EPAPHRUS BULL, b. Oct. 27, 1800; d. at Lyndon, Vt., Sept. 10, 1867. ii. HENRIETTA MOBLY, b. July 21, 801: d. at Gainsville, Ala., April 2. 1873. iii. WILLIAM COLEMAN, b. Dec. 19,1803; d. in Denver, Col. … Read more

6. MOODY5 CHASE (Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) Was b. Oct. 10, 1770, in Cornish; m. first. Jan. 28. 179:3, Rebecca Chapman of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Benjamin and Jemima (Gates) Chapman, b. -, 1771 (‘.), d. June 10. 1794, aged 2:3; m. Second, Jan. 28. 179:3. Rhoda Cook of Claremont (?), b. , 1769 (‘.), d. Feb. 21, 1796, aged 27; m. third, Lucy Farnham, b. -. d. -. Mr. Chase d. April. 1845. Children by Rebecca Chapman: 13. i. BENJAMIN CHAPMAN, b. Sept. 8, 1793. ii. Infant, b. -, d. June S, 1794, two days before the mother d. … Read more

5. CALEB M.5 CHASE (Moses4, Daniel3. Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. in Cornish Sept. 11, 1767; m. Jan. 21, 1789, Elizabeth Deming of Cornish, dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Dana) Deming, b. Aug. 13, 1763, and d. Sept. 20, 1840. He was a farmer and held a commission of Capt. in the militia. He d. Sept. 1, 1856, in Williamstown, Vt., aged 89. Children: i. ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 19, 1789; m. Nov. 14, 1815, her cousin, Capt. Cotton Chase, eldest son of Dea. John Chase. Five children. She d.- July 8, 1868. ii. MARY, b. Dec. 26, 1790; m. Dec. 13, … Read more

4. NAHUM C.5 CHASE (Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Oct. 9, 1762; m. Sept. 23, 1754, Deborah Freeman, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Gates) Freeman of Plainfield, b. Nov. 2, 1764, and d. March 30, 1837. He d. June 27, 1827. Children: i. SUSAN, b. Sept. 10, 1755; d. April 17, 1788. ii. FREEMAN. b. June 23, 1787: m. Dec. 13, 1809, his cousin, Mary Chase, dau. of Capt. Caleb and Elizabeth (Deming) Chase, b. Dec. 26, 1790. iii. DEBORAH, b. Aug. 24, 189; m. April 29, 1828. Rev. Lathrop Thompson. iv. MOSES, b. Sept. 1, 1795; m. Oct. … Read more

3. JOHN5 CHASE (Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Oct. 4, 1753. He purchased and occupied a large farm on the hill south of the Flat, where he, like his brother, Daniel, built a large two-story square-roofed house. Here he spent his life chiefly in farming. He also built and operated a sawmill and gristmill, and for a time a distillery where cider brandy was made, then a legitimate business. He was a dea. of the Congregational Church, upright and honorable in all his dealings. He m. first, -, Martha Cotton, who d. -.March 21, 1789; m. second. , Louisa … Read more

2. DANIEL5 CHASE (Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) b. in Sutton, Mass., March 15, 1753, and d. Aug. 13, 1841, aged 88. Came to Cornish with his father. When of age, he purchased an extensive tract of land north of Cornish Flat and built a large and fine residence thereon. He held many offices of honor and trust, and enjoyed a good degree of popularity as well as the confidence of his townsmen. The name of “ESq. Daniel Chase,” carried weight Socially, morally and financially. He m. first, Sept. 5, 1776, Mehitable Kimball of Plainfield, dau. of Benjamin and Hannah (Richards) … Read more

1. MOSES4 CHASE (Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) the tenth and youngest child of Daniel3 and Sarah (March) Chase, was b. March 16, 1727, in -Newbury, Mass. When about five years of age, he, with his parents rem. to Sutton, Mass. He came to Cornish at, or soon after, the first settlement of the town in 1765. He was then nearly forty years of age. He had m. April 15, 1752, Hannah Brown of Sutton, dau. of Jonas Brown, b. Nov. 15, 1735, and d. Jan. 16, 1512, aged 76. He d. Oct. 18, 1799. “Who departed this life in comfortable hope … Read more

ABEL and LYDIA CHASE (pedigree unknown) lived both in Croydon and Cornish, probably coming from the former place. They had the following children: i. PAMELIA, b. in Croydon Feb. 7, 1806. ii. BELINDA, b. in Croydon March 9, 1805. iii. ABEL EDSON, b. in Cornish June 2, 1810. iv. HIRAM LEWANDO, b. in Cornish April 4, 1812.

THOMAS5 CHASE (Wells4, Moses3-2, Aquilla1) was b. in Amesbury, Mass., May 14, 1735. Went first to Chester, where he in. in 1758, Mary Hall, dau. of Henry Hall, and afterwards settled in Salisbury. After a few years, in 1768, he and family came and settled in Cornish, and a part of their children were b. here. After some years he returned to Salisbury, where he d. in 1807. The first seven children were b. in Salisbury and the rest in Cornish: i. TIMOTHY, b. Jan. 22, 1758, and d. in Cornish July 5, 177 ii. MOSES, b. March 23, 1759. … Read more

12. JOSEPH S.8 CHASE (Henry7, Joseph6-5, Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla,) was b. Aug. 7, 1857, in Cornish; in. Jan. 24, 1882, Hattie L. York of Cornish, dau. of John Q. and Esther (Corliss) York, b. June 14, 1859. Lived a while on a farm. Afterwards rem. to the Flat where for several years was engaged in harness making in the shop of W. H. Sisson. After this till the present (1910) is a carpenter and builder. Children, all b. in Cornish: i. SADIE E., b. Jan. 23, 1884; m. Dec. 13, 1900, Wentworth Stuart, Jr. ii. LOUIS H., b. July … Read more

11. LOUIS T.7 CHASE (Jacob6, Joseph5, Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla) was b. Nov. 15, 1827. He was a farmer and always lived on the homestead. Was one of the selectmen for several years. He m. Dec. 25, 1858, Mary S. Smith, adopted dau. of Lyman and Aurilla Smith, b. Feb. 28, 1836, and d. June 26, 1892. He d. Aug. 16, 1876. Children, all b. in town: i. DORA A., b. Sept. 7, 1859; in. Dec. 25, 1876, Frank L. Johnson of Cornish. One child. (See Johnson.) ii. LIZZIE M., b. April 3, 1866; d. unm. Dec. 12, 1887. iii. … Read more

10. HENRY STEVENS7 CHASE (Joseph6-5, Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla) was b. Oct. 8, 1826; m. Sept. 28, 1854, Hattie C. Batchelder, dau. of Sewall and Nancy (Alden) Batchelder, b. in Boston Dec. 23, 1833. Mr. Chase d. Aug. 17, 1874. After his death, his wid. m. Jacob Beal, Jan. 22, 1879, without issue. She d. Dec. 25, 1881. Children: 12. i. JOSEPH S., b. Aug. 7, 1857, in Cornish. ii. DORA B., b. June 9, 1859, in Claremont: in. Dec. 16, 1880, Charles H. Deming of Cornish. One child. (See Deming.) iii. WILLIAM H., b. April 14, 1861, in Cornish; … Read more

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

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

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