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Note from the Chase Chronicles - Jan 1911
DEACON FRANCIS CHASE
"The October number of the Chase Chronicle speaks of Deacon Francis Chase
(4) and his private grave yard at Newton, N. H.
I was interested in the item, being one of his direct descendants, and will
give you a few more facts of which I am cognizant.
Deacon Francis was born in West Newbury, in 1715, and it is supposed he came
to Newton about the year 1737, and bought land of the Commoners; this land
has descended from family to family and is now owned by my mother, Mrs. Mary
A. Chase of Haverhill, Mass.
At the West end of the tract is a little knoll, crowned with a beautiful
pine grove, at the foot of which is the grave yard, enclosed by a stone
wall.
Besides Deacon Francis there are two of his sons, two grandsons, others of
the family, and a colored servant buried there. When New Hampshire voted to
free its slaves he owned five and told them they were free to go or stay
just as they chose, and one young girl, Phyllis, remained with him.
At his death he provided for her maintenance by his son, Francis the fifth,
and he in turn left in his will the following clause to his son, James, (my
grandfather): "The said James Chase is to support Phyllis, Ethiopian, who
now resides in my house, to support her decently, and comfortably in every
respect, in sickness and in health, during her natural life."
I pride myself in being a thoroughbred Chase, my mother also being a Chase
by birth, Deacon Francis being the great grandparent of both my father and
mother.
My Father, William Graves Chase, was very fond of genealogy and always kept
the private graveyard in order although his lot was in Merrimac. Since his
death our family have seen that it is kept trim and tidy.
My wife and I enjoy no drives better than those we take there, eight miles
from our home, taking with us supper for ourselves and horse.
We borrow a rake and scythe nearby and when our cleaning up is done we sit
beneath the pines and as we eat our lunch we talk of those buried in the
little plot, of the Chase legends and the good times we have had at the
Chase reunions.
Then as the sun goes down and the whole western horizon is aglow and we
catch gleams of crimson, gold and purple through the dark green of the trees
we reluctantly turn our faces homeward for we have had a delightful time and
fain prolong it. We do not mind the jokes of some of our neighbors who say
"The Chases take many of their outings in the grave yard."
J. Harlan Chase
Ward Hill, Mass.
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)bwn.net
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"A precious gift, these links that bind
The lives before with lives behind"
All those who have submitted gedcoms and requested a copy of
the Chase gedcom used to generate the on-site dbase should now
have received a copy.
Will all those who have please confirm receipt.
Anyone who had requested a copy and not received it please let
me know,
Keith
Keith Hume,
email khume(a)cwcom.net
CHASE-L Website at:- http://www.surnameweb.org/centers/c/chase/index.html
Kent,England
Researching:- HULME,DAWSON,(In Lancs.)
HUME,McKAY, (In New Brunswick & Nova Scotia
SHERMAN,SIMMONS,HATHAWAY AND CHASE,(In USA & Canada)
SHERRING & BLUNDEN (Hampshire,England)
FALL,(Ireland & Australia)
BUTCHER,PAYNE/PAINE,BURCKITT(Bedfordshire,England)
Note from the Chase Chronicles - July 1933
The following are excerpts from the report of the annual reunion of the
Chase Association, June 24, 1933, Newbury, Mass.
Messages from absent members: ( to Miss. King, who was then editor of the
chronicles.)
CROWN POINT HILL, TRAIL, B. C.
Dear Miss King: June 19, 1933
"Cordial greetings to the Chases who may be assembled on the 24th with
regrets that we may not be registered as being present. We are wending our
way to Vancouver lying up here to see some friends in this unique place on
the head waters of the Columbia River nestling in a narrow valley with homes
perched 500 feet up the side of the hills that rise three or four thousand
feet above the river. Here is located the largest smelter in the Dominion,
employing nearly 4000 men and reducing ores of lead, zinc, silver and gold.
Sincerely yours,
John C. Chase
______________________________
Dear Miss King, June 9,
1933
Some weeks ago Mr. George J. Smith of Chesham sent me the enclosed account
of the unveiling of the martyrs' Memorial at Amersham, England, in June,
1931. It is most interesting and I am sending it to you for your
examination. Perhaps you may like to show it to some of the family at the
annual meeting on June 24. When you are entirely through with it I shall be
glad to have you return it.
Mr. Smith calls my attention to a misstatement on page 12, in the third
column, where Mr. Summers mentions that Thomas Chase was connected with the
Lower Baptist Chapel of Chesham. He says that is not correct because that
place of worship was not built until 1701 and Thomas Chase died in 1514. The
following paragraph from Mr. Smith's letter is interesting.
"By a fortunate coincidence I met Mr. F. J. Climpson on the hillside near my
home one day not long since when he was paying a brief visit to his friends
living here. He crossed the road to greet me and we engaged in conversation
for a good while. He described to me the initials he saw on the walls of the
old manor house at Hundridge and it was a pleasant surprise to find that in
one case they were similar in character to marks on the wall of the church
porch at Chesham, thereby establishing a direct connection between the
family and the church.
With best wishes for you personally and for the success of the annual
meeting, I am,
Cordially yours,
Charlotte b. Chase
__________________________
"As many as could remained to visit various places of historical and Chase
interest conducted by Judge Charles I. Pettingell of Amesbury.
The landing place of the first settlers in 1630 was first visited. A marker
states that Messrs. Parker, Noyes and Woodbridge Company, Incorporated 1635,
landed at that place 1630.
The Founders Monument, Old Town, Newbury, was next visited. This monument,
erected in 1905 by descendants of the first settlers, is of hammered
granite, surmounted by a copper replica of the boat used by the early
immigrants. The inscription reads: "To the men and women who settled in
Newbury from 1635 to 1650 and founded its Municipal, Social and Religious
Life. This Monument is Dedicated. Robert Adams, Giles Badger, John Bailey,
Richard Brown, Thomas Brown, Richard Bartlett, John Cheney, Aquila Chase,
Nathaniel Clark, Thomas Coleman, Tristram Coffin, Robert Coker, John
Cutting, John Davis, Richard Dole." On to the first Burying Ground - now a
field, whose entrance is marked by a bronze tablet reading: "This Burying
Ground, Newbury, was laid out in 1635 by the first town selectmen and
restored in 1929 by William and Jane Dole Moore in memory of Richard Dole
and the first settlers."
Next the old Burying Ground stands the "Jackman-Willett House" built in 1696
by Richard Jackman, son of James Jackman, the immigrant. Plastering on the
walls made from lime taken from the "Devils Den," the first limestone quarry
discovered in Massachusetts in 1697 by Ensign James Noyes, son of Rev. James
Noyes.
The Tristram Coffin House, built in 1650 by Tristram Coffin Jr., and later
the home of Joshua Coffin, the historian, and now owned by the Society for
the preservation of New England Antiquities, stands near the beautiful old
colonial home of William E. Chase, past president of the Association, whose
open door welcomed us and where we were shown about this spacious home by
Mr. and Mrs. Chase. The Historical Society of old Newbury, located at the
corner of High and Winter Streets, Newburyport, holds so much of interest
that we reluctantly left its doors feeling we could spend a whole day there.
It will be remembered that through the courtesy of its president, Rev. Glenn
Tilly Morse, the association held its Annual meeting there in June, 1929,
adjourning to the Wolfe Tavern for luncheon.
Time did not permit entering other places of interest but many were pointed
out to us as we motored about - among these where Aquila Chase settled in
1646, close to the Merrimac River, on the corner of what is now Federal and
Water Streets, Newburyport. Site of the first church in Newbury, organized
in 1635. "Under the spreading oak tree, on the bank of the Parker River a
sermon was preached by the Rev. Thomas Parker, from Matt. 18: 17.- House
built in 1810 by Richard Pike, later owned by Caleb Cushing, scholar,
soldier, statesman and diplomat. Franklin Pierce and Jefferson Davis were
entertained here.- Nearby on Fruit Street is the residence of Jacob Perkins.
In 1787 the Massachusetts Mint used his dies for striking copper coins. In
1797 he invented a machine for cutting and heading nails at one operation.
He invented a new process of banknote engraving which brought him fame. -
The Dalton House, built in 1746 by Michael Dalton, later the residence of
his son Tristram Dalton, one of the first two U. S. Senators from
Massachusetts. Here was entertained George Washington and other
distinguished men. - Wolfe Tavern, built in 1807, succeeding Wolfe Tavern
corner Threadneedle Alley and State Street. Opened 1762 by Capt. William
Davenport, who named it for General Wolfe, under whom he served in 1759.
President James Monroe was entertained here at a civic banquet July 12,
1817. - Goody Morse House. Near this spot lived Goody Morse, accused of
witchcraft in 1679, and reprieved from death sentence by Gov. Bradstreet.
She was allowed to return to her home, "provided she goe not above sixteen
rods from her owne house and land at any time except to the meeting house."
Old Hill Burying Ground - near Bartlet Mall. Here lie buried soldiers of
three wars, French-Indian, Revolutionary and Civil. Lord Timothy Dexter's
tomb is here. - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, oldest Episcopal Church in
Massachusetts. Founded by the building of Queen Anne's chapel in 1711. In
1738 a church was built on this site. In 1797, the rector, Rev. Edw. Bass,
D.D., was consecrated first Bishop of Massachusetts. In 1800 a new church
was built on this site in honor of the Bishop, but was badly damaged by fire
in 1920. The present church was consecrated in 1923. The Bishop's Mitre
surmounts the dome. - Jackson-Dexter House, built 1771 by Jonathan Jackson,
U.S. Marshal for Massachusetts, treasurer of the Commonwealth and of Harvard
College. Occupied by Lord Timothy Dexter and heirs 1798-1852. -
Lowell-Johnson House, built 1771 by Judge John Lowell, author of the clause
in the state constitution which abolished slavery in Massachusetts."
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)bwn.net
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Here is another deed. Book "V",pg. 172, 24 September 1824, ELLERY R.CHASE and MARY his wife of Floyd,Oneida County,NY to ISAAC S.ULLMAN of Watertown,Jeff.Co. $825.oo Both signed. Witness: SINURD MOULTON
In Volume C2,pg. 329 there is mentioned JOHN CHASE of Antwerp on 15 October 1828
Page 332, 10 April 1829 ABRAHAM COOPER & HARRIET his wife of Antwerp,Jeff.Co.,to JOHN CHASE of Antwerp.
Vol.F2,pg. 40 15 September 1830, JOHN CHASE buying land in Carthage Town in Wilna,Jeff. Co.,
Pg. 207, 18 November 1830, CORNELIA JUHEL to REUBEN CHASE. $86.00 ... 2 lots in Jehuville in Pamelia Twp.,Jeff.Co.
Pg. 246, 18 November 1830, REUBEN CHASE of Lowville,Lewis County,NY and EUNICE his wife to JOHN STOWERS of Pamelia. $550.00. ( The same 2 lots as in Pg. 207.) Both signed.
Page 486, 28 April 1830, JOSEPH CHASE of Antwerp buying 70 acres adjoining JOHN CHASE. ( This would indicate that there was a relationship between JOSEPH & JOHN.)
Vol.H2,Pg. 399, 25 September 1831, PARKER CHASE of Jefferson County buying land in LeRay.
Some of the deeds do not give much info,but it does tell us that a person was in a certain place at a certain time. I would appreciate any info you can give re these CHASES. Thanks.
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THOUGHTS ON GENEALOGY
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> >Genealogy: Tracing yourself back to better people.
> >
> >I trace my family history so I will know who to blame.
> >
> >Can a first cousin, once removed, return?
> >
> >Searching for lost relatives? Win the lottery!
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> >Do I even WANT ancestors?
> >
> >Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the
> >living.
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> >Every family tree has some sap in it.
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> >Friends come and go, but relatives tend to accumulate.
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> >Genealogists never die, they just lose their roots.
> >
> >Genealogy: A haystack full of needles. It's the
> >threads I need.
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> >Heredity: Everyone believes in it until their
> >children act like fools.
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Hi, EVERY ONE,
I think this something to think about.
Will Chase
Subject:
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Date:
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From:
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>I received this tip from another list! And thought it was worth
sharing!!
If you receive the 2000 census forms through the mail, make a copy of
it
before you mail it back. Put the copy in with your family research.
This
way your descendants will not have to wait 70 years to learn about
you!
______________________________
If this has been posted before , sorry. At the end of that chapter, you
can go to the beginning to see Table of Contents; doesn't just cover NE.
Harriet Chase
Farns10th(a)aol.com wrote:
>
> <A HREF="http://bahai-library.org/books/t.chase/ch.chapt02.html">Thornton
> Chase: chapter 2</A>
>
> http://bahai-library.org/books/t.chase/ch.chapt02.html
>
> This is a book on the Chase lines in America, and chapter 2 is about New
> England Chase(s)
Has been awhile since I posted my husbands family so here goes:
We are looking for the father of John Chase b 29 Mar 1840 Compton, Grafton
Co., NH d2 May 1920, Oelwien,Iowa, is burried in Maynard, Iowa in Long
Grove Cemetery. He married Mary E. Conrad (b. 4 Jan 1850 in Ill. d.
1898,Oelwien, Iowa) 22 April 1877 , Maynard, Fayette Co., Iowa.
Children:
l. Jesse S. b. 05 Jul 1878 m. Clara E Miller 20 Sept 1903, D26 Ap 1918
2. Willis Everett b. 30 Nov 1879, m. Eliza Meyer 09 Sept 1903, d. 2 July
1958 (this is my husbands grandfather). Burried Hillcrest Cemetery Volga,
Iowa
3. Frances D. b. 12 July 1881 Iowa d. 1919 Iowa
Children of Willis Chase and Eliza Meyer Chase
l. Bernice May b. 1 Feb 1904, d. 17 Apr 1998, m. George Nickels 12 Sept
1926, Haweye, Iowa. (my husbands mother)
2. Inez Lucille b. 26 Nov 1906 d. 18 Aug 1999, m. Will Christen 15 Sept 15
1941 West Union Ia.
3. Lester Everett Chase b. 20 Apr 1908, d. 19 Jan 1989, m Dorothy May
Herman, 1 Dec 1933 Galena, Ill .
4. Elmer Charles b. 14 Sept 1910, d. 7 Jan 1972 burried Hillcrest cemetery,
Volga, Ia.
5. Floyd Robert Chase b. 30 Dec 1912, d. 13 Sept 1989 m. Beverly Whitford,
28 Nov 1936, Strawberry Point, Ia.
6. Ralph Eugene Chase b. 24 Mar 1918 (living, never married)
7. Rose Ella b. 26 May 1922, d. Mar 24 1998, m. James Hermen 28 June 1951
, Nashua, Ia ( James d. 20 Aug 1996)
We have found 1 brother to John Chase named James b. Compton, Grafton Co.,
NH 14 Feb 1831 , Married LaVina Parker in 1852 . They came to Iowa in 1855.
I have some census records and obituaries from Iowa.
Thanks for any help anyone might be able come up with.
June,
jnickels(a)iti2.net
Note from the Chase Chronicle - July 1933
SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF MUSIC TEACHING
By Ellen G. O'Connor
"Is there among Etude's readers another musician who has taught music nearly
six and a half decades? Mrs. Harriet Chase of Colorado Springs not only has
taught music sixty-four years, but also at the age of eighty-four is looking
forward to many more years of teaching: and she reads her Etude magazine as
one of the means of keeping abreast of the times. She still has a large
class of pupils and teaches every day in the week.
It was not easy to obtain a musical education back in the days when Mrs.
Chase was a small girl taking her first music lessons. Her schoolmates
considered her fortunate when her father bought her a cottage organ to take
the place of the little old melodeon which stood in the corner of that Iowa
homestead. Harriet was ten years old when she began her music. At the age of
twenty she started upon her teaching career and has kept it up faithfully
for nearly six and a half decades.
Compositions by the great masters of music, played on the little cottage
organ, were a source of great pleasure and pride to the family and
neighbors. Here the young and old of the neighborhood gathered to sing hymns
of an evening, and the rooms of that Iowa farmhouse resounded with music.
There were few instruments in the country; so the boys and girls of Mrs.
Chase's class used to come to her home to practice on her organ. They
organized a group of singers and would go about to little country schools
and churches and give programs. With the proceeds from these "exhibitions,"
as they were called, they would purchase an organ for the church or school.
They would auction off a cake or broom for the prettiest girl or ugliest man
and in this way add a few dollars to the payment on the instrument. Thus
they bought organs for many of the rural districts in the vicinity of Fort
Scott, Kansas, where Mrs. Chase and her family later made their home. Her
marriage to William Chase was not the end of her music career. In fact it
was just beginning. They were married in Dubuque and later came to Fort
Scott, Kansas, to live.
Three children were born to Mrs. Chase, but motherhood did not prevent this
hardy pioneer from keeping up with her music. Often she rode on horseback
many miles over the Kansas plains to give music lessons. In the summer a
music professor would come down from Chicago to Fort Scott to teach. Mrs.
Chase was always one of his class. Later she would organize a class of
teachers in the rural districts and instruct them in his methods so that the
children of the community might advance in music.
Her love for children has made her teaching interesting. The years have
passed happily and the many lessons which would try the patience of an
ordinary person have brought joy to Mrs. Chase. Children still come and go
in her cheerful home and throughout the day "there is music in the air".
"Seth Parker" is one of her favorite radio programs. This singing group on
the coast of Maine is much like the little band headed by Mrs. Chase who set
out fifty years ago to bring music and cheer to country schools where joys
were all too few.
Although she is eighty-four years old this veteran teacher says she is not
growing old. Nor is she. She does housework, raises flowers and is a friend
to all who know her. She plans a recital every year and directs it herself.
Sixty-four years is a long time, more than the ordinary span of years for
the average person. Thousands of lessons have been taught by Mrs. Chase;
hundreds of boys and girls have learned to love and appreciate music through
her interest. She has no fear for the future of music. Mechanical music will
never take the place of human fingers on an instrument, she believes. Boys
and girls will always be interested in instruments and song, and living
music will not pass away.
(From "The Etude,"
April, 1933.)
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)bwn.net
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"A precious gift, these links that bind
The lives before with lives behind"
I am looking for any information about Sarah Chase who married William
Wingate and had their first child in Queen Anne's County, MD in 1805. I
would like to find parents and/or siblings for Sarah and William.
Thanks,
Suzanne
Suzanne Russell
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Note from the Chase Chronicles - Jan. 1933 - continued from note no. 2
GOT STONE FROM LAKE
Now old Captain Chase had a staunch vessel when he was sailing the high
seas and his boys built homes in a like manner. The original log houses were
all right for the emergency in the settling period, but it was not long
before each in turn built homes that were the envy of their neighbors.
The permanent home of Isaac Chase Jr., still stands, an old structure in
years, but quite modern in its richness. By some, the age of this house is
placed at 100 years or more. James Darwin Chase, the nephew of Isaac,
however, says it is probably little more than eighty years old.
He will be 90 years old next summer and he says he can remember when he was
a little boy Uncle Isaac building that new cobblestone house. He said his
uncle may have spent years gathering the stones which he picked up along the
lake shore, seven miles away, being careful of his selection of water-washed
stones to obtain a uniform size. These he carried back to his home by horse
and wagon. They are in their places today with few exceptions just as Isaac
Chase set them, proving that he was something of a master mason.
When MR. Flack, the present owner, took over the premises some time ago, a
small portion of the cobblestone work was threatened with decay, that is the
mortar work began to crack in spots. He attempted to have the stones reset
just as the others were. But such masonry is a lost art, according to Mr.
Flack, who said he could find no one who could put the finishing touches to
the work as its builder had, although the stones probably would remain in
their reset positions as long as under the old method.
Isaac Chase Jr. having been the oldest son of the mariner had been given
more schooling than his brothers and sisters, as was the custom in the olden
days, and this training stood the family in good stead, for the first three
winters they were here he taught school. From 1825 to 1828 he was said to
have been a successful teacher in the school at Castle's Corners.
Here he made contacts that were destined to make him a power in politics in
later years. Despite the fact that he disliked to hold public office, he
served the town as supervisor for nine terms and they were not successive
terms either. If the opposition was strong, Isaac Chase Jr. was always there
to carry the party to victory. He held various other offices on the town
board also.
AIDED FLEEING SLAVES
A staunch Republican from the beginning, Isaac Chase Jr. was an
uncompromising foe to slavery. He followed the national issues closely in
that period prior to the Civil War and studied the celebrated debates
between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln's appeal to abolish
slavery struck deep in his heart and he determined to do what he could do to
assist the runaway slaves.
It was just before the outbreak of the titanic struggle between the North
and the South that Mr. Chase became what was known as a "conductor" of the
Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was an organized group of
Abolitionists who aided slaves to escape to Canada and the person moving the
slave was known as a "conductor."
In those days to aid a runaway slave meant the violation of the Fugitive
Slave Law which was about as effective as the Dry Laws of the present time
in enforcing Prohibition. The overwhelming sentiment against slavery made it
most difficult to convict and occasional punishments meted out failed
seriously to cripple the mechanism any more effectively than spasmodic raids
of today shut off liquor supplies. The chief historical importance attached
to this railroad was its manifestation of popular sentiment.
But Mr. Chase was more than a "conductor." He actually opened up his
palatial home and gave the fleeing slaves shelter and food until they were
moved to the next "station." James Darwin Chase, going back to his early
boyhood days , recalls of his uncle having made several nocturnal trips with
loads of hay in which were safely concealed one or two negro boys. He
firmly believed the cause of the slaves to be a righteous one.
An ocean of water has gone by over the old mill dam since the Chase family
cleared that property in the town of Parma. Their descendants, now numbering
approximately 400 and scattered in three groups in New England and Michigan,
gather annually for the family reunion, usually at Manitou Beach, a spot
that never failed to hold enchantment to the early settlers of the family.
At the last reunion, James Darwin Chase of Hilton was named honorary
president. DR. I. C .Edington of Rockville Center was elected president,
Ruth H. Lloyd of Rochester, secretary-treasurer and Mrs. Marie C. Waters of
Vernon, historian."
THE END
Lonnie Chase
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In a message dated 01/27/00 6:29:27 PM Pacific Standard Time,
CHASE-D-request(a)rootsweb.com writes:
<< I forward to the List the information Will sent to me about Oliver Chase.
Rose is looking for Oliver, not me, and both Will and Derek believe Oliver
descends from William, not Aquila/Thomas and I agree. If I recall rightly,
however, these wives below do not match Rose's marriages. >>
The wifes do not match nor do the birth and death dates given by Will.
Rose's Oliver was born in 1765 and died in 1850. Oliver is a common name
among the Chase clan and the Oliver sought by Rose is also sought by others.
Rex
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I forward to the List the information Will sent to me about Oliver Chase.
Rose is looking for Oliver, not me, and both Will and Derek believe Oliver
descends from William, not Aquila/Thomas and I agree. If I recall rightly,
however, these wives below do not match Rose's marriages.
n a message dated 1/27/00 11:38:02 AM Eastern Standard Time,
chasewill(a)uswest.net writes:
< Oliver is in William line. William, William,Jacob,OLIVER.b.at
Swansea, died there in 1777. He married first, at Swansea, 24 oct.1728,
PRISCILLA ROUNDS; and secondy, at Rehoboth, 19 Aug. 1764, MARY WHEATON,
born at Rehoboth 14 Oct.1720 daugther of James and Mary(Shaw)Wheaton.
IF this the man you want. I have more on him.
Will Chase
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Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 09:32:11 -0600
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Sandy,
Oliver is in William line. William, William,Jacob,OLIVER.b.at
Swansea, died there in 1777. He married first, at Swansea, 24 oct.1728,
PRISCILLA ROUNDS; and secondy, at Rehoboth, 19 Aug. 1764, MARY WHEATON,
born at Rehoboth 14 Oct.1720 daugther of James and Mary(Shaw)Wheaton.
IF this the man you want. I have more on him.
Will Chase
NEELISGAL(a)aol.com wrote:
>
> I went looking for Oliver for Rose last night in the "Seven Generations" and
> could not locate him or the other surnames in your post. I think it is
> unlikely that Oliver descends from Aquila or Thomas although I can't be sure.
> Tim's suggestion carries some good weight. Good luck from Sandy
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Note from the Chase Chronicles - Jan. 1933 - continued from note no. 1
HAD TO CLEAR LAND
Just imagine if you can, a modern home seeker buying a piece of property he
had never seen, leading his family to the spot and discovering upon arrival
that the land on which he had planned to raise wheat, corn, potatoes and
other staple foods was occupied by a dense forest and the ground over-run
by underbrush. He would probably cry "swindle."
But not so the Chases. In the richness of that soil they visioned (sic)
towering crops of golden grain, heavy bearing fruit trees and everything
that tends to create wealth. It is written in the history of the Chase
family that when the men leveled the first tree in that wooded section that
the men took off their hats, swung them high over their heads and made the
forest fairly echo with their shouts of joy.
James Chase married shortly after his arrival here and two of his children
still make their homes in Burritt Road, a short distance west of Parma
Center. They are James Darwin Chase and his sister, Mrs. Anna Burritt,
mother of public service Commissioner Maurice Burritt.
James Darwin will be 90 years old this coming summer and his sister is two
years his junior. They both like to relate of the early days in that
vicinity and each is proud to say they were born in a little log house near
the intersection of Burritt and Manitou Roads. To keep their crops through
the winter, James Chase built a log cellar.
One of the favorite stories that James Darwin Chase tells is how he came to
be named. It seems that James Chase, Sr. wanted his son named after him.
Mrs. Chase liked James well enough to marry him but had great fears the boys
would call her son "Jim." She wanted a handle which the boys couldn't find a
nickname for and her choice was Darwin. They had many a debate over this
subject but finally compromised on the name James Darwin with the
understanding that he was to be called Darwin.
That went in the Chase family but boys were boys in those days much as they
are today. When he became old enough to play with "Fritz," "Jack," and
"Hank" his companions saw a joker in that name Darwin and in some unknown
way learned his full name. Immediately he became "Jim" his parents
notwithstanding.
A man of very keen mind despite his advanced years, James Darwin Chase told
of his own experiences and those related by his father in those early days.
"I remember hearing father tell," he said, "of how they all pitched in when
they arrived here and felled the logs with which they were to build
temporary homes. I was born in one of them. And they were very religious.
After they provided themselves with shelter, their first objective was to
erect a church. Uncle Isaac, I have heard father tell, gave the land but all
the boys worked on it."
"That church stood on the site of the present Christian Church in Manitou
Road. Latta Road ends at its front door. The building that stands there now
is much larger than the first structure, of course, but you will still find
the old carriage steps there. I can remember the annual donation days for
the pastor when we all brought portions of our crops to help the minister
through the winter. There was lots of fun at those parties."
"We used to get most of our amusement at home. Father used to tell us how he
and his brothers were bothered considerably by wild animals. The land was
wonderful, produced great crops and it still does, but in those early days
bear, deer and other wild game must have been glad to see our folks around
by the way they went after our grains and fruits. They seldom had to go to
market for meat, as frequently deer mingled with our cows which was a fatal
mistake. All the boys were good with the gun."
"There were Indians about, too, not bad Indians but quite friendly. Father
used to relate of giving them food sometimes when the seasons had been bad
for the native crops. They spent most of their time hunting fur-bearing
animals even on our property, but there was no restriction against hunting
in those days as now. Aside from such trespassing, they never bothered."
"The lake was only a few miles away, but we never dared go there alone when
we were young because smugglers were known to be in the neighborhood of
Braddock's Bay and our parents always carried their guns when they went that
way. We used to have to cross a corduroy bridge to get to the lake. You know
what a corduroy bridge is, of course, a bridge made of logs fastened
together."
"And I can remember, too (and here a twinkle came into the eye of the
narrator) of being punished at various times by my mother for something or
another I had done that had met with her disfavor. No, Father didn't take me
to the woodshed. Mother had a way all her own of warming me, one that was
quite as effective as the woodshed system. We had an old-fashioned stove
with an elevated oven in the kitchen. Under that oven on my stomach on the
floor I went whenever I was a bad boy."
TO BE CONTINUED
Lonnie Chase
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Ok, everyone, I have been involved in my search for 1 year and am no closer
to finding anything on this mysterious Chase and her husband.
Does ANYONE on this email list live in Bridgewater, ME? If you do, maybe you
can check on some local history or cemetery records or tell me who to get in
touch with.
Sasha
webnests.com/Chase
I went looking for Oliver for Rose last night in the "Seven Generations" and
could not locate him or the other surnames in your post. I think it is
unlikely that Oliver descends from Aquila or Thomas although I can't be sure.
Tim's suggestion carries some good weight. Good luck from Sandy
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2000
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BRING THE CHILDREN, WITH TWO SWIMMING POOLS, AND A GOOD WORK OUT GYM IN
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PAGE TWO
THE TOTAL PACKAGE FOR THREE NIGHTS, WHICH INCLUDES A HOSTED LUNCH, A
HOSTED DINNER, AND MEETINGS ROOM, PLUS ROOM FOR TWO PEOPLE WILL BE:
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YOUR RESERVATION.
ANY QUESTIONS, MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS: chasewill(a)uswest.net PLEASE DO NOT
USE THE "LIST,"
TO E-MAIL ME. PLEASE USE THE "LIST" FOR THE GENEALOGY, FOR THAT I,
"THANK YOU."
LITTLE AMERICA HOTEL ADDRESS IS 5OO SO. MAIN, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
84101
TO SEE THE HOTEL GO TO: www.littleamerica.com YOU WILL WHAT YOU SEE.
THE HOTEL IS WITH IN WAKING DISTANCE OF THE LARGEST GENEALOGY LIBRARY IN
THE WORLD. WALKING YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO DO. LIGHT-RAIL IS IN FRONT OF
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WHICH IS IN THE FREE FARE ZONE AND A HALF BLOCK AWAY FROM THE GENEALOGY
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YOU WANT TO DRIVE HERE, I-15 AND I-80 COMES IN TO SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH,
TAKE THE 6TH
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PLEASE BRING YOUR BOOKS, GENEALOGY PAPERS AND GEDCOM FILE, TO SHOW EACH
OTHER AND HELP EACH OTHER.
SINCERELY,
Will Chase
286 E.4800 SO. MURRAY, UTAH 84107-4961
chasewill(a)uswest.net
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PACKAGE FOR ONE PERSON IN A ROOM WILL BE: $ 438.50
MAY YOU ENJOY THIS " CHASE REUNION" IN SALT LAKE CITY,UTAH
COME TO THE CHASE REUNION AND BE ON A VACATION, TOO !!!!
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I hope you all enjoy.
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I know this isn't really relevant.....but thought some would find it amusing!!
Jenn
>
> THE PILLSBURY DOUGHBOY - DEAD AT 71!
>
> Veteran Pillsbury spokesman, The Pillsbury Doughboy, died yesterday of a
> severe yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes to the belly.
> He was 71.
>
> Doughboy was buried in a slightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities
> turned out, including Mrs. Butterworth, the California Raisins, Hungry
> Jack, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, Captain Crunch, and many
others.
>
> The graveside was piled high with flours as longtime friend, Aunt Jemima,
> delivered the eulogy, describing Doughboy as a man who "never knew how
much
> he was kneaded".
>
> Doughboy rose quickly in show business but his later life was filled with
> many turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much
of
> his dough on half-baked schemes. Still, even as a crusty old man, he was
a
> roll model for millions.
>
> Doughboy is survived by his second wife, Play Dough. They have two
children
> and one in the oven.
>
> The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.
>
>
>
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