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Fellow Choate Researchers, Especially Texans:
In looking around for my children's paternal ancestors from Gonzales TX I
somehow or other hit upon this wonderful website for early Texas pioneers --
Sons of Dewitt Colony. It has more links, more documents, more everything
than I've seen on similar sites, but then I primarily just research in
VA,MD,TN, and NC, I don't really get around much.
This is the URL:http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/dewitt.htm
It has a great search engine, in the left hand frame for any names (scroll
down to search).
The following what I found when I looked for Choates. Three entries. The
last two referred to David Choate Jr, part of the forces at the Battle of
San Jacinto. DOES ANYBODY KNOW THIS DAVID?
This item was from the Reminiscences of Dilue Rose Harris. It is REAL
interesting. It refers to a Mr. Choate, who seems to be quite a good fellow
(maybe from the North <grin>), First, he cautions against "disarming the
garrison". Second, it says he is real popular because he has lots of
daughters (therefore lots of suitors for the daughters I assume). It says
he needs a bigger wagon to take them around. He sounds like a regular
fellow. Wonder if he is the David at the Battle of San Jacinto a few months
later?
<begin insert of excerpt>
June, 1835.-School and War. School commenced the first of June. There were
only ten pupils, three girls, six boys and one young man, Harvey Stafford.
The teacher boarded around among the neighbors. We had been going to school
two weeks when there was another excitement. Father went to Harrisburg and
found the men making threats against the garrison at Anahuac. Mr. Andrew
Briscoe had a large stock of goods there, and it was the chief port of entry
east of the Brazos. Captain Tenorio, the Mexican custom house officer, would
not allow him to sell goods without a permit from the custom house. When
father left Harrisburg the men and boys were drilling and threatening to
disarm the garrison. Mr.CHOATE, Dave Harris, and father advised them not to
do it, as Stephen F. Austin was a prisoner in Mexico, and it might endanger
his life.
December, 1835. Everything was at a standstill and times very gloomy. The
Brazo river was so low the steamboat couldn't go up. She was to go to
Groce's ferry to a little town called Washington. There were two towns in
Austin's colony named Washington, one above San Felipe, the other on
Galveston bay. There was a new girl baby at our house born the fifth of the
month. Sister and I were very happy over the babe. Brother Granville and the
two orphan boys teased us and said we couldn't go to see the steamboat or
attend the ball, but we were so pleased with our little sister that we did
not care. Father said he was very proud of his four daughters, and that he
would be as popular as Mr. Choate when they were grown. Mr. CHOATE had
seven daughters, three of them married. Father said his only trouble was to
get a wagon to haul his daughters around.
<end>
Two other references to:
David Choate, Jr...who served in the 2nd Regiment Volunteers, Third Infantry
Company, Office of Enlisted Men, Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836
Janet Hunter from snowy Alexandria VA (usually emailing from janmim(a)aol.com
I found a note in the two volume set about Rufus Choate
"The Works of Rufus Choate with a Memoir of His Life"
Samuel Gilman Brown
Boston, Little, Brown and Company 1862
page 1 vol 1
"In 1741, John Choate, Esq., was a member of the House of Representatives for Ipswich, and was elected Speaker; but the election was negatived by Governor Belcher. He continued a prominent member of the House - his name appearing on many important committees ---till 1761, when he was elected into the Board of Councillors, (who were then what both the Senate and COuncil now are in Massachusets,) to which responsible position he was reelected every successive year till 1766."
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pps 1 - 273 (I'm sure that Marjorie has a complete and perhaps more accurate genealogy of Rufus)
An abstracted geneology of Rufus Choate:
1. John Choate - took oath of allegiance in 1667
2.
3.
m. Mary Giddings
a. David Choate
b John Choate
4. David Choate
d. 1808
m. Mirian Foster b 1772 - d 1853
a. David Choate
b. female - m. Dr. Thomas Sewall
c.
d. Rufus Choate (second son)
e.
f. Washington Choate b 1803 - d 27 Feb 1822
5. Rufus Choate
b Tuesday, Oct 1, 1799 at 3 o'clock, p.m.
m 1825 Helen Olcott (dau of Mills Olcott, Esq of Hanover, N.H.)
1 - daughter
2. - Rufus Choate, Jr, bc 1834
3 - Caroline b 1837
4 - Sarah B.
5 - Minnie
(youngest daughter married Edward Ellerton Pratt, Esq.
Another daughter married Joseph M. Bell, Esq.)
Janmim(a)aol.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think you may be out of luck on Jeremiah and a big name political career. I did two things (politics is a big part of my day job): Congress bio website and political graveyard (a must for this sort of query).
>
> I went to this site for bios of U.S. Senators and Representatives and all that I find is a Rufus
> Choate.
>
> http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
>
> For the record, here is his bio
>
> CHOATE, Rufus, 1799-1859
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Years of Service: 1841-1845
> Party: Whig
>
> CHOATE, Rufus, a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Essex, Mass., on October 1, 1799; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1819; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Danvers, Mass., in 1823; member, State house of representatives 1825; member, State senate 1826; moved to Salem in 1828; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1831, to June 30, 1834, when he resigned; moved to Boston in 1834; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Webster and served from February 23, 1841, to March 3, 1845; retired from political life to devote his time to law; member of the State constitutional convention in 1853; attorney general of Massachusetts in 1853; died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 13, 1859; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
>
> A search at http://politicalgraveyard.com yielded these folks (includes state offices):
>
> Choate, Charles Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention, 1847. Burial location unknown.
> Choate, Emerson Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Burial location unknown.
> Choate, Joseph Hodges (1832-1917) Delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1899-1905. Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
> Choate, Rufus (1799-1859) Born in Massachusetts. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1831-35; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1841-45. Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. (See also his congressional biography.)
> Choate, Winfield S. of Augusta, Maine. Mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1896-97. Burial location unknown
>
> Again no Jeremiah..and alas they are all Northern Choates. I wonder if Ross Perot's running mate, talk show host, all around character from Maypearl TX, Patrick Choate will make the political graveyard (may be our only chance)!!
>
> My best to you all.
>
> Janet Hunter
Jeremiah Choate was born in Ipswich, MA in 1725. He died in
Londonderry, NH in 1798. His wife was Eunice Giddings. They were my
4th Gt. Grandparents. Recently I purchased a book about the Giddings
family history. In this book it said that Jeremiah was a U.S. Senator.
The Choates in America book says that Jeremiah was a blacksmith. I
wrote to the author of the Giddings book and ask where he got his
information, but he did not know, he only had notes that Jeremiah was a
Senator. Is there anyone on this list that might be a descendant of
Jeremiah and Eunice that might have any information other than the
small paragraph in the Choate book? Or perhaps where I might find a
list of senators during that period?
Thank you, Marj
Hi,
I think you may be out of luck on Jeremiah and a big name political career. I did two things (politics is a big part of my day job): Congress bio website and political graveyard (a must for this sort of query).
I went to this site for bios of U.S. Senators and Representatives and all that I find is a Rufus
Choate.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
For the record, here is his bio
CHOATE, Rufus, 1799-1859
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Years of Service: 1841-1845
Party: Whig
CHOATE, Rufus, a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Essex, Mass., on October 1, 1799; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1819; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Danvers, Mass., in 1823; member, State house of representatives 1825; member, State senate 1826; moved to Salem in 1828; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1831, to June 30, 1834, when he resigned; moved to Boston in 1834; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Webster and served from February 23, 1841, to March 3, 1845; retired from political life to devote his time to law; member of the State constitutional convention in 1853; attorney general of Massachusetts in 1853; died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 13, 1859; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
A search at http://politicalgraveyard.com yielded these folks (includes state offices):
Choate, Charles Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention, 1847. Burial location unknown.
Choate, Emerson Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Burial location unknown.
Choate, Joseph Hodges (1832-1917) Delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1899-1905. Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
Choate, Rufus (1799-1859) Born in Massachusetts. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1831-35; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1841-45. Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. (See also his congressional biography.)
Choate, Winfield S. of Augusta, Maine. Mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1896-97. Burial location unknown
Again no Jeremiah..and alas they are all Northern Choates. I wonder if Ross Perot's running mate, talk show host, all around character from Maypearl TX, Patrick Choate will make the political graveyard (may be our only chance)!!
My best to you all.
Janet Hunter
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Choate Cousins:
The forwarded message was on the Murrell list (one of my new names probably).
These are 1930-1940 obits. There are at least two Choates here (and a
Crockett).
Hope this helps someone.
Janet Hunter
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There are two Murrells listed here. pat
Part III
Miss Ruby Hampton died Mar 30, 1936, age 19 yrs.
Mr. Nathan James died Apr. 15, 1936, age 81 yrs.
Mrs. Elsie James Choate died Mar. 27, 1937, wife of William
Choate, age 30 yrs; born Mar. 21, 1907; married July 23,
1932. One son, Billie James Choate.
Mrs. Mary E. James died Oct. 2, 1938.
Mrs. William Thomas Baker died June 15, 1936, age 77 yrs;
better known as Bill Tom.
Cousin Moody England died Oct. 16, 1936.
Mr. Theodore C. Helburg died Dec. 20, 1936, age 57.
Grandpa Stephenson died Jan. 4, 1937.
Mr. Chas. Porter died Feb. 13, 1937; killed on RR track, 58
yrs.
Mrs. Pauline (Walker) Harrison died Feb. 17, 1937, age 40
yrs.
Mrs. Zilla (Donegan) Hudson died Mar. 1937, wife of Bur.
Hudson.
Mrs. Van D. Smith died Feb. 26, 1937, age 52 yrs.
Mrs. Felix Wright died Mar. 19, 1937 (Alma Wright Sheeley's
mother)
Camden, Tenn. age 52 yrs.
Mrs. Emma Walker died Mar. 28, 1937, wife of Henry Walker,
73 yrs.
Grandma Johnston died Apr. 30, 1937, wife of Thomas
Johnston. Age
91 yrs, 6 mo.
Mr. Marsh Fielder died May 14, 1937.
John D. Rockefellow, Sr. died May 23, 1937.
Rev. E. T. Moore, born Feb. 4, 1862, died Dec. 23, 1937.
age 75 yrs; survived by wife Jocie Few Moore and 7 sons:
Willie, Wesley, Eddie, Hurbert, Shelton, Wayde and Neal.
Bur. at Jason's Chapel.
Mr. Mont B. England died Mar. 7, 1938.
Dr. L.F. Loggins died May 6, 1938, age 54 yrs. Charlotte,
Tn.
P. G. Morton (Col.) died May 13, 1938, age 82 yrs.
Mrs. Clara (Martin) Lowe, died June 23, 1938.
Dr. J. Frank Hunt died Oct. 18, 1938, age 66 yrs.
Miss Tennie Alexander died Nov. 28, 1938, age 68 yrs.
Mrs. Bessie (Easley) Davis died Mar. 11, 1939.
Mrs. Susie (Walker) Easley Hudson died Mar. 18, 1939.
Mr. Elvin Walker died Mar. 31, 1939.
Mr. Simon Stitt died Feb. 29, 1939.
Mrs. Maggie (Stitt) Dull died Mar. 4, 1939.
Mrs. Helen Hicks Easley died Apr. 7, 1939. Born Aug. 29,
1861.
Mrs. Anabel Perkins died Dec. 18, 1939.
Mrs. Etta (Hicks) Sanders died Mar. 10, 1940, age 67 yrs.
Mrs. Will F. Davis died aug. 9, 1940, age 81 yrs.
Mr. William Benjamin Williams died Aug. 16, 1940, age 70yrs.
Mrs. Bell (Thedford) Tidwell died aug. 20, 1940, age 87 yrs.
Mr. Dock Whittemore died Nov. 15, 1940.
Mr. B. Martin Easley died Dec. 4, 1940.
Mr. Walter Jackson died Dec. 26, 1940.
Mr. J. J. Taylor died Dec. 14, 1940.
Mrs. Mary Sylvas died Jan. 30, 1941.
Mr. Mick Carr died Feb. 3, 1941; born Nov. 24, 1846, 95 yrs.
Rev. William Murrell died Feb. 21, 1941, 79 yrs.
Mrs. J. H. Crutcher died Mar. 17, 1942, age 72 yrs.
Mr. Ernest Easley died Aug. 14, 1942.
Mr. Dave. B. Slonecker died Mar. 5, 1943, bur. Woodlawn Cem.
Nashville
Mr. Thomas Arnold Cox died Feb. 23, 1943, age 75, bur.
Grimes, Okla.
Mr. Henry Choate died Apr. 17, 1943.
Mrs. Nora (England) Baker died Oct. 31, 1943.
Mrs. Mary Ann Roberts died July 15, 1944, wife of A.D.
Roberts. Funeral at Pond Church by Rev. Morris Hunt; bur at
Dickson.
Mr. Clayton Jackson died Apr. 9, 1944, AGE 42 YRS.
Mr. Edd Helburg died July 12, 1944. Home Armada, Michigan.
Mrs. Blanche Petty died Apr. 16, 1944, age 75.
Dr. Hartwell Weaver died Sept. 17, 1944.
Mrs. Amanda Strother died Dec. 25, 1944, Dangerfield. Born
Aug. 20, 1849, age 94 yrs.
Pvt. Robert Boaz, grandson of Rev. J. L. Boaz died of wounds
received
on Western Front, Jan. 17, 1944 (World War II)
Cecil Crocket died Jan. 25, 1945, age 54 yrs.
Mrs. Alice (Tolar) Bowker died Feb. 6, 1945, age 77.
Lloyd Murrell died Jan. 7, 1945, age 64 yrs.
Mr. A. C. Hughes died Feb. 15, 1945.
Mrs. Lula (Smith) Hughes died Feb. 20, 1945; born June 1,
1872.
will continue with Part IV Glenda
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Hi Kyle, Patricia, and all you others trying to help me on my Choate
line:
I live 2 hours away from a large library, so I would appreciate a
look up or pages copied, or whatever would most help me out. Tell me
when you have the time.
Thanks.
Connie