Just checked the Chaffee Genealogy written by William H. Chaffee and
published in 1909. Hope the following from pages 264, 265 and 438 will be
helpful.
"1107 Ephraim Pendleton (7) Chaffee [Amos (6), William, (5), Jonathan,
(4), Jonathan (3), Nathaniel (2), Thomas (1)] was born in Ashford, Conn.,
March 4, 1815, and died in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 13, 1854. He married in
New York City, in 1837, Margaret, daughter of Bartholomew Skeats of that
place. She died in 1869. Both were buried in Cyprus Hills Cemetery,
Brooklyn. He was a shipping clerk, had black eyes, and was of medium
height.
" Children:
i. Erastus Brartholomew Chaffee, born in 1840; died in Brooklyn,
in 1874; unmarried.
ii. Amos Banta Chaffee, born in 1842; married Elizabeth Brown.
iii. Isabella Chaffee, born in 1843; died in 1880; married George
L. Brown of Boston.
iv. Albert Banta Chaffee, born October 13, 1844; married Mary Hews
v. Joseph Chaffee, born in 1845.
vi. Mary Eliza Chaffee, born December 5, 1847; married Daniel E.
Downing.
vii James Clanny Chaffee, born in 1852; married Johanna Gerhart;
lived at one time in Boston with his uncle, Joseph W. Zane.
viii. Sarah Louisa Chaffee."
"2690 Amos Banta(8) Chaffee [Ephraim Pendleton (7), Amos (6), William
(5), Johathan (4), Johnathan (3), Nathaniel (2), Thomas (1)] was
born in 1842, and died about 1884. He married Elizabeth Brown, daughter of
a lumber merchant. For eighteen years he held a position in the New York
Custom House as lizuor gauger. He was buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
"Children:
i. Henry B. Chaffee, born about 1864; residence, 1888,
Brooklyn.
ii. Ella Chaffee, born about 1878.
iii. Amy Chaffee, born about 1884."
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Subject: [CHAFFEE] Re: Henry Brown Chaffee/Amos Banta Chaffee
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Please tell me more of Amos Banta Chaffee. He is a brother of my ggfather
and I can
not find anything out about him except that Ephraim died in
Annaoplis MD in1854 Thanks for your help nan
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