Chase Surname – Access Genealogy

Benjamin Kimball Chase

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

Daniel Chase

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

Louis T. Chase

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

Moody Chase

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

Harvey Chase

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

Abel Chase

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.

1899 Directory for Middleboro and Lakeville Massachusetts

1899 Middleboro and Lakeville Massachusetts Directory Cover

Resident and business directory of Middleboro’ and Lakeville, Massachusetts, for 1899. Containing a complete resident, street and business directory, town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, notable events in American history, etc. Compiled and published by A. E. Foss & Co., Needham, Massachusetts. The following is an example of what you will find within the images of the directory: Sheedy John, laborer, bds. J. G. Norris’, 35 West Sheehan John B., grocery and variety store, 38 West, h. do. Sheehan Lizzie O., bds. T. B. Sheehan’s, 16 East Main Sheehan Lucy G. B., bds. T. B. Sheehan’s, 16 East Main … Read more

Clement Chase

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

History of Norwich Vermont Education

High School Building, Norwich Village, Erected in 1898

From the town records it appears that the first attempt to divide the town into school districts, was at a town meeting held November 19, 1782, when John Slafter, Elijah Brownson, Ithamar Bartlett, Joseph Loveland, Paul Bingham, Joseph Hatch, Daniel Baldwin, Abel Wilder and Samuel Brown, Jr., were made a committee for that purpose. Soon thereafter the committee reported that they “could effect nothing on the business of their appointment,” and were discharged. No further move in town meeting towards districting the town for school purposes appears to have been made until March 30, 1785, when, on petition of persons … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Charles W. Chase

Chase, Charles W.; trustee of The Estate of Edwin Cowles; born, Edinburg, O., Aug. 8, 1846; son of Charles W. and Eliza Brown Chase; attended public school in Portage county, O., and High School at Newton Falls, O.; married, Cleveland, Aug. 1, 1872, Almira F. Cowles; one daughter, Helen (Mrs. E. C. Bassett) ; treas. of the City, April, 1895-1899; in clothing and men’s furnishing business from 1870 to 1890, at No. 15 Public Square; director Chamber of Commerce, 1905-1906; pres. of The Cleveland Leader Co., 1901-1905; sec’y, treas. and director The Electric Smelting & Aluminum Co.; sec’y and director … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Nelson Chase

Chase, Nelson, Lincoln, one of the residents of Lincoln, Vt. Was born in Waltham, Vt., on August 19, 1813. He settled in Lincoln, Vt., in 1868, and then purchased 100 acres of the Purinton estate, locally known as Elder Hill, and where he has since resided. His father, Benjamin Chase, was born in Rhode Island on March 13, 1790. He married Fannie Smith, who was born on July 4, 1794. They had a family of four children born to them. Benjamin Chase was a son of Nathan Chase, and was married on April 29, 1731, to Elizabeth Shaw. They had … Read more

Kate Chase, Mrs. William Sprague

There was a name in America a little more than a generation ago that possessed a power amounting almost to enchantment, the name of Kate Chase, a woman who holds a unique place in both the political and social history of this century. The story of her life, between the high lights of its early days and the shadows in which it closed, presents a peculiar succession of superlatives. There stands forth, however, through all its changes, one unvarying dominant feature which must strike us at once, whether we approach it in the spirit of a student or actuated merely … Read more

Benjamin Kimball Chase

15. BENJAMIN KIMBALL7-6 CHASE, JR. (Daniel5, Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Aug. 25, 1841; m. first, Jan. 3, 1866, Lucia G. Deming of Cornish, eldest dau. of Solon H. and Laodicea (Silloway) Deming, b. Jan. 29, 1846, and d. Oct. 30, 1871, without issue; m. second, Jan. 5, 1876, Clara E. Allison, b. in Concord Aug. 15, 1854, and d. in Langdon. Mr. Chase d. Feb. 20, 1908, in Cambridge, Mass. Buried in Langdon by side of last wife. One child by last marriage: Everett Kimball, b. June 29, 1889; m. Dec. 25, 1908, Lecia M. LaSalle of Langdon.

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

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

Ancestry of William Bowers Moison Chace of Taunton Massachusetts

Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts

William Bowers Moison Chace, senior member of W. B. M. Chace & Co., real estate, insurance, stocks and bonds, prominently identified with manufacturing and financial concerns, his position won through his own energy, integrity and general worth, is a worthy representative of a family planted in America but a decade later than the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers. He was born in Somerset, Mass., Dec. 5, 1854, and is of the ninth generation of the family in the New World.

Biography of Horace J. Chase

Horace J. Chase, one of the leading business men of Hopkinton and a son of Enoch J. and Sarah (Holmes) Chase, was born on Clement Hill, Hopkinton, October 11, 1825. His grandfather, Enoch Chase, came here from Portland, Me., and was for many years Selectman and Collector of Taxes. The account book used by Enoch is now in the possession of his grandson, Horace J. Chase. His son, Enoch J. Chase, was born in Hopkinton. In his early life he was a shoemaker and a cooper. At a later date he built a mill on his farm, and went into … Read more

Representative Men of Maine – Biographical Sketches and Portraits

A collection of portraits with biographical sketches of residents of the state of Maine who have achieved success and are prominent in commercial, industrial, professional, and political life, to which is added the portraits and sketches of all the governors since the formation of the state of Maine in 1820.

Biography of Zina Goldthwait Chase

Zina Goldthwait Chase late of Cambridge, son of Alden and Abigail (Chase) Chase, was born in Cambridge, August 9, 1830. His educational advantages were derived from the common schools and he steadily followed farming as an occupation, at the same time dealing largely in cattle. Mr. Chase twice enlisted in the ranks of his country’s defenders and in his first attempt was advanced to the grade of orderly sergeant [p.71] of Co. H, 2d Regt. Vt. Vols., but unfortunately he was mustered out for disability. After holding many minor positions of trust in the town, he was elected by a … Read more

George Murray Chase

14. GEORGE MURRAY6 CHASE (Clement5, Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. March 6, 1830; m. first, -, Emeline L. Chapman of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Theoda (Colburn) Chapman, b. Oct. 10, 1819, and d. June 7, 1859, leaving two sons; m. second, Nov. 22, 1860, Cynthia A. Butman. Lived in town till March, 1865, when they rem. to Minn., where he d. Aug. 3, 1886. He was killed by an accident with horses that he was driving attached to a self-binder; is buried in Greenwood Cemetery- at Eureka, Minn. He was a soldier of the Civil War, enlisting from … Read more