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Hello All,
Recently I was brought back to an old theory --- that my ancestor James Chase
could have come to NB twenty years prior to the American revolution ...as a
"planter"... (that's what we would probably call "settler")
I found a handwritten receipt dated 1766 in the files of our museum some years
back and dismissed it as an error, because the Loyalists didn;t arrive until
1783 - 1784...
But these planters were given land, and a one group founded Maugerville, New
Brunswick, and that's where my Chases hail from...
This would be William's line.
Anyone doing anything on Early Planters and Pioneers ?
Derek
Hello All,
More Gangster News from the Chase Family. Apparently there have been a
couple of Chase Gangster in History (and I thought we were all good
Quakers!) John Paul Chase was born December 26, 1901 in California and was
an associate of Baby Face Nelson. Chase committed some fairly heinous acts
in his lifetime. Here is their story from the FBI website. Anybody out
there know from which branch of the family John Paul comes from?
Cheers,
Jeffrey Chace
http://www.chace.demon.nlhttp://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/babyface/babyface.htm
"Baby Face" Nelson was born Lester M. Gillis on December 6, 1908, in
Chicago, Illinois. He roamed the Chicago streets with a gang of juvenile
hoodlums during his early teens. By the age of 14, he was an accomplished
car thief and had been dubbed "Baby Face" by members of his gang due to his
juvenile appearance. Nelson's early criminal career included stealing
tires, running stills, bootlegging, and armed robbery.
In 1922, Nelson was convicted of auto theft and was committed to a boys'
home. Two years later, he was released on parole, but within five months he
was returned on a similar charge.
In 1928, Nelson met a salesgirl, Helen Wawzynak, whom he married. His wife
retained the name Helen Gillis throughout their marriage.
Nelson was sentenced to a prison term of one year to life for his January,
1931, bank robbery in Chicago, Illinois. After a year's confinement, Nelson
was removed from the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois, to
stand trial on another bank robbery charge in Wheaton, Illinois. On
February 17, 1932, Nelson escaped prison guards while being returned to
Joliet. After a brief stay in Reno, Nevada, he fled to Sausalito,
California. There he meet John Paul Chase, with whom he would be closely
associated for the rest of his life.
John Paul Chase, born December 26, 1901, lived most of his life in
California. He attended school through fifth grade, then worked at a ranch
near San Rafael, California. Chase later worked in railway shops for four
years, first as an office boy, then as a machinist's apprentice. In 1930,
Chase became associated with a liquor smuggling operation comprised of
persons with underworld connections.
When Nelson arrived in California, Chase still was involved with the liquor
smuggling gang. Nelson worked with Chase as an armed guard for the truck
used to illegally transport liquor. The two men became close friends, and
Chase frequently introduced Nelson as his half-brother.
Nelson was joined by his wife and remained in California until May, 1933.
While Chase stayed in Sausalito, Nelson departed to Long Beach, Indiana,
where he lived for several months. While in Indiana, Nelson met several
criminals, including Homer Van Meter, and occasionally accompanied them to
San Antonio, Texas. Nelson may have made his original connection with the
Dillinger gang during this period.
In December, 1933, Nelson contacted Chase and they remained together for
almost a year. During this time, a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis.
The perpetrators were reportedly in an automobile bearing California
license plates which were eventually traced to a car owned by Nelson.
After a short trip to Bremerton, Washington, Nelson and Chase proceeded to
Reno, Nevada. Chase later reported in an interview that Nelson killed a man
during an altercation while they were in Reno. The victim was a material
witness in a United States Mail Fraud case.
In April, 1934, Nelson, Helen Gillis and John Paul Chase went to Chicago,
Illinois, where they joined the Dillinger gang. While Chase remained in
Chicago, Nelson and his wife vacationed with the Dillinger gang at the
Little Bohemia Lodge in northern Wisconsin.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) learned of the gang's location on
April 22, 1934, and Special Agents proceeded to the Little Bohemia Lodge.
Barking dogs alerted the gangsters to the impending FBI raid. The gangsters
escaped in the dark, leaving a few women associates, including Helen
Gillis, behind.
Nelson fled to a nearby home and forced his way in with two hostages.
Shortly thereafter, Special Agents J. C. Newman and W. Carter Baum arrived
at the scene with a local constable. When their car stopped, the diminutive
Nelson, who stood only five feet four inches high and weighted 133 pounds,
rushed to the car and ordered the occupants to get out. Before they could
comply, Nelson shot all three men, instantly killing Special Agent Baum
with a series of shots from his automatic pistol.
Within a short time, Chase rejoined Nelson. Helen Gillis, who had been
released on parole, met her husband and Chase about a month later. They
lived near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, for several days. On June 23, 1934,
Attorney General Homer S. Cummings offered a reward for Nelson's capture or
information leading to his arrest.
A robbery of the Merchants National Bank, South Bend, Indiana, occurred on
June 30, 1934, in which a police officer was shot and killed. "Baby Face"
Nelson, John Dillinger, and Homer Van Meter participated in the actual
robbery. Following the robbery, the gangsters fled to Chicago, Illinois.
Later two police officers were shot on Wolf Road, outside Chicago, when
Nelson opened fire as they approached the gang's meeting place.
Notorious gangster leader John Herbert Dillinger was shot and killed on
July 22, 1934. Following Dillinger's death, Nelson, Helen Gillis and Chase
left Chicago for California with two associates. That summer, Nelson and
Chase made numerous trips between Chicago and California. On one occasion,
they were arrested for speeding in a small town. They paid the $5 fine at
the police station and were released. Their car, containing machine guns,
rifles and ammunition, was not searched.
In late August, the group returned to Chicago. Within a month, Nelson went
to Nevada and Chase traveled to New York City. Nelson and Chase again
joined forces near Minden, Nevada, on October 10, 1934. They proceeded to
Chicago, where they stole a car on November 26, 1934, and drove to
Wisconsin.
Inspector Samuel P. Cowley of the FBI's Chicago Office had been assigned to
search for Nelson. On November 27, 1934, Cowley received word that Nelson
had been seen driving a stolen car. Two Special Agents spotted the vehicle
near Barrington, Illinois. Nelson brought his car around behind the Agents,
and Chase fired five rounds from an automatic rifle into the Agents' car.
One of the Agents returned fire and one shot pierced the radiator of
Nelson's car, partially disabling it.
Inspector Cowley and Special Agent Herman Edward Hollis approached in
another automobile and began pursuing Nelson and Chase. Suddenly, Nelson
veered off Northwest Highway at the entrance to the North Side Park in
Barrington, Illinois, and stopped. Before Cowley and Hollis could get out
of their car, Nelson and Chase began firing automatic weapons at them.
Special Agent Hollis was killed during the gun battle which lasted only
four or five minutes. Inspector Cowley, mortally wounded, died early the
next morning.
Nelson, also critically injured, was helped into Cowley's automobile by
Chase. Many guns and other articles were transferred from Nelson's car to
the Agents' car. Helen Gillis had been lying in a field during the battle.
She jumped into the Government vehicle as Chase was driving it away.
"Baby Face" Nelson died about 8:00 that evening. In response to an
anonymous telephone call, FBI Agents found his body the next day near a
Niles Center, Illinois, cemetery.
Nelson's widow was arrested on November 29, 1934. Having violated the terms
of her parole, Helen Gillis was sentenced to serve one year and one day in
the Women's Federal Reformatory in Mila, Michigan.
After Chase disposed of Nelson's body, he returned to Chicago. On November
30, 1934, Chase responded to a want ad for men to drive automobiles to
Seattle, Washington. To obtain this job, he was photographed for a
chauffeur's license at a police station. Because Chase's only known arrest
had been for drunkenness in 1931, no wanted circulars with his photograph
and fingerprints had ever been issued.
In early December, 1934, Special Agents of the FBI's San Francisco Office
contacted Chase's former employers and associates. They were instructed to
notify the FBI if Chase was seen. On December 27, 1934, Chase tried to
borrow money from employees at the Mount Shasta, California, fish
hatcheries, where he had worked in 1928. The FBI and local police were
immediately notified, and Chief of Police A. L. Roberts apprehended Chase.
On December 31, 1934, Chase was removed to Chicago, Illinois, where he was
the first person to be tried under the law that made it a Federal violation
to murder a Special Agent of the FBI in the performance of his duties.
Chase's trial began on March 18, 1935. One week later, the jury found him
guilty of murdering Inspector Samuel P. Cowley. The Attorney General
designated the United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California, to
receive Chase, and his imprisonment there began on March 31, 1935.
Chase was transferred to the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth,
Kansas, in September, 1954. Although he had been serving time for the
murder of Inspector Cowley, 20 years later Chase had not yet been tried on
the December 31, 1934, indictment charging him with Special Agent Hollis's
murder. On April 27, 1955, a motion was filed in United States District
Court, Chicago, Illinois, demanding immediate trial on this indictment or
its dismissal.
On October 17, 1955, a United States District judge dismissed the
indictment that charged Chase with Hollis's murder. He held that Chase's
mere knowledge of the indictment and his failure to take action did not
constitute a waiver of his right to a speedy trial.
When the pending indictment was dismissed, Chase became eligible for
parole. After parole had been denied repeatedly, Chase finally was paroled
from Leavenworth on October 31, 1966. After his release, Chase resided in
California, where he was employed as a custodian for over six years.
John Paul Chase died of cancer in Palo Alto, California, on October 5, 1973.
Hello All,
I have recently found out about a gangsteress named Vivian Chase who
terrorized Kansas City and the Midwest in the 1930s. Anyone know any more
about this Chase?
What I have been able to find:
Vivian Chase had been involved in several robberies in the Kansas City area
and Midwest. One of the leading women wanted by the law in the country,
Vivian Chase was killed in an automobile presumably by a gang accomplice at
the age of 33 in Kansas City. Police Say Vivian Chase's slayer left the
car bareheaded leaving only a hat as a clue. She was left dead in a car in
the Saint Luke's Hospital parking lot.
Fast life.
Cheers,
Jeffrey Chace
http://www.chace.demon.nl
Looking for somebody to do a lookup in Fitchburg, Massachusettes. I am
looking for information on both Alice and Hazel Chase. Alice I believe was born
around 1915. Hazel was born between 1918 and 1920. Any information would be
appreciated. I would be willing to pay for time and birth certificates.
Sincerly;
Phyllis
Hello All,
There hasn't been a lot of activity out here for some time and I was just
checking in to see who is still out there lurking in the shadows.
Keith, Ginger, Fred, Edie, Rex, Alex, Judy, Lonnie, Colonel, Harriet,
Peter, Barb, Derek? Are you all still out there?
My job and social life have kept me very busy as of late and I have not
been posting much. I do, however, have much new information I will be
sharing in the coming weeks.
I have been doing quite a bit of research on a gentlemen by the name of
Clyde Burgess Chace who was quite a character. He and his sister, Lydia
May Chace, married Marian DaCamara and William DaCamara respectively who
were also brother and sister. Clyde and Marian were friends of Rudolf
Schindler, the architect, and his wife Pauline Gibling. Together the two
couple built a very famous house in 1921 in West Hollywood California now
referred to as the Schindler-Chace House. I have been writing a biography
of Clyde which I will soon be posting at my website.
Also, on the Angell family mailing list I was very fortunate in running
across a mention of Eunice Lucretia Chace, the daughter of my
gggGrandfather Thomas Chace and gggGrandmother Lucretia Cornell. I
contacted the lady who had posted the message and asked her if she may have
some additional information about them. And two days later, what to my
wondering eyes should appear in my email but nothing less than a scan of a
photograph of Thomas Chace taken when he was 83 years old in 1890. She
also sent me scans of pictures of Eunice Lucretia Chace and of her husband
William Angell. I will be posting these at my website soon as well.
Pretty amazing.
Hope all is well with you all and that you have also had some research
successes lately. By the way, for those who don't already know, I have
moved my website to http://www.chace.demon.nl The old website is still
there, but I no longer update it.
Cheers,
Jeffrey Chace
Search by name or vessel. Sandy
URL: http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/initiative/CuCustoms.htm
TITLE: Connecticut Custom's Database
DESCRIPTION: Database of vessel, master and owner names of vessels
registered in Connecticut between 1789-1939.
My line is from William, Abraham, Phineas,Nathan
Rhoda d/ Nathan and Abigail Milk md Isaac Rogers.
Their son Isaac Jr b 13 May 1783 Hoosick, Rens Co, NY d 21 Feb 1869 Brownville, Jeff Co, NY md Rachel ? b ca 5 Jul 1787 d 5 Oct 1884 Brownville, JeffCo, NY
On line someone has Chase for a maiden name for Rachel.
Does anyone have any information on the source of this maiden name?
I have sent e-mails to the people who posted this online without any response.
Would appreciate any help
Thank you
Alice Corbett
I just checked out the current issue on the web and found 41 CHASE citations
listed by this article. Even shows some of the crimes that the CHASES
committed...well, I do declare. Some of you may want to check this out. To get to
the specific information, you have to belong to the NEGHS but the general info
is free.
The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Volume 2
Family Sketches — Atherton to Bailey
We continue our ongoing series of family sketches featured in Frank J.
Doherty's The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. The following families from Volume 2
were added to the database this week: Atherton, Attwell/Atwell, Austin, Avery,
Aylesworth, Babbitt, Babcock/Badcock, Backus, Bailey
>>The Settlers of the Beekman Patent series contains data on over thirteen
hundred families who settled in the Beekman Patent, an original land grant given
to Col. Henry Beekman in 1697 by the English Crown and the second largest
patent in present-day Dutchess County, New York. Many emigrants from New England
lived in and passed through the Beekman Patent on their way west. Others, such
as the Palatines and Quakers (almost all from New England), were early
settlers and remained for several generations or more. There are currently six
published volumes in this series, and these will be added to
NewEnglandAncestors.org over time.
Search The Settlers of the Beekman Patent at <A HREF="http://rd.bcentral.com/?ID=1160986&s=5984221">
www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/beekman/</A>.
Browse Family Sketches from Volume 2 of The Settlers of the Beekman Patent at
<A HREF="http://rd.bcentral.com/?ID=1160985&s=5984221">www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/beekman/?page_id=1088&
seq_num=103</A> <<<
Rex Chase