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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. ITHAMAR6 CHASE (Dudley5, Samuel4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Sept. 27, 1762, in Sutton, Mass. (See sketch.) Hem. June 26, 1792, Janette Ralston of Keene, dau. of Alexander and Janette Ralston, both of Scotland. She was b. July 26. 1773, in Charlestown, Mass. He d. in Keene Aug. 8, 1817. Children: i. A child, date of birth and name unknown. ii. HANNAH RALSTON, b. Dec. 23,1794; m. Sept. 16, 1818, John Whipple, Esq., of Dunbarton. iii. ALEXANDER RALSTON, b. April 17, 1797. iv. ABIGAIL CORBETT, b. May 26, 1799. v. DUDLEY HEBER, b. Sept. 14, 1801. vi. JANETTE LOGAN, … Read more

7. PETER6 CHASE (Samuel5-4 Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. in 1756; m. Dec. 13, 1778, Sarah Cady, b. ‘Nov. 29, 1757, and d. May 3, 1826. He d. July 17, 1792, aged 36. After his death, his wid. m. Oct. 8, 1794, Thomas Young. She had six children by Mr. Chase and three by her last husband. (See Young.) i. SUSANNA, b. Aug. 28, 1781; m. , Benjamin Rich. She d. Aug. 8, 1811, aged 30. ii. ELIZABETH, b. March 25, 1752; d. unm. June 4, 1811, aged 29. iii. SARAH, b. March 2, 1783, in Cornish; m. Oct. 6. … Read more

6. SAMUEL5 CHASE (Samuel4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1), usually known as Samuel, 3d, was b. in 1754; m. first, Nov. 12, 1772, Elizabeth Leet, b. in 1750, and d. March 24, 1781, in Claremont; m. second, Sept. 20, 1781, Damaris Sabin, b. in 1749, and d. Sept. 9, 825, aged 76. He d. Oct. 1835. aged 84. “One of the first settlers in town and a soldier of the Revolution.” (Inscription on tombstone.) Children by Elizabeth Lect: i. MARY, b. Aug. 16, 1773: m. Feb. 27, 1791, William Leslie. Three children. (See Leslie.) She d. June 28, 1797, aged nearly 24. … Read more

5. SOLOMON5 CHASE (Samuel4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) b. Sept. 1, 1742; In. (by his father) June 15, 1767, Sarah March, b. May 18, 1744, and d. Oct. 6, 1840, aged 96. He was a physician of considerable note and one of the first in town. Settled at first in Walpole as a physician but came to Cornish with his family before the Revolution. Was in the service of the Revolution chiefly as a surgeon in the army. Was under orders to thus serve three of the N. H. Regts. during the fall of 1777. After the war was over he … Read more

4. JONATHAN5 CHASE (Samuel4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was was b. Dec. 6, 1732. (For military record see sketch.) He m. first, Nov. 28, 1759, Thankful Sherman of Grafton, Mass., b. in 17.39 and d. Nov. 25, 1765, aged 29, leaving five children; m. second, Oct. 22, 1770, Sarah Hall, dau. of Rev. David Hall of Sutton, Mass., b. Dec. 15, 1742, and d. Oct. 13, 1806, aged 63. He d. Jan. 12; 1800. Children by Thankful Sherman: i. PRUDENCE, b. Aug. 5, 1760: m. March 11, 1775. Nathaniel Hall. Nine children. (See Hall.) She d. April 3, 1808. ii. ELIZABETH. … Read more