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Surnames: Chaffee,Chaffey,Chafe,Chafey, Mitchell, McKenzie
Classification: Query
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Dear Mary Jo,
I am a Chaffey descendant.William H. Chaffee has about one and one half pages in his book
devoted to information about my gr. gr. grandfather who migrated from Dorset, Eng. to
Prince Edward Island, possibly via Newfoundland.
I am curious if William H. has a bbliography in his book or if he lists his sources for
the information he put in it.
He has my ancestor, Joseph Chaffee (was always Chaffey) born abt. 1795. I can find no
documentation of this. He lists that he married Elizabeth Mitchell which is true except
she was married under her widows name of McKenzie and Joseph's surname was transcribed
as CAREY. How would William H have acquired this information. He also list an incorrect
birth date for my gr. grandfather and spells his name George Chaffee. His birth record is
written CHAFEY as is his baptism record in Parish record book.
Someone sent me what he wrote, but didn't mention sources etc.
He was correct in that Joseph Chaffey ended up in Prince Edward Island (then New
Brunswick, now Canada)
William H. also mentions a brother that stayed in Newfoundland. I can find nothing on this
brother although there are numerous Chafe, Chafey, Chaffey families in Newfoundland.
Jsoeph was the soul Chaffey in Prince Edward until my gr. grandfather was born in 1828.
Other sources have him originating in Devon.
Can you help?
Helen McNamara respond to:
BettyBopMc(a)aol.com