Brief Life History of Abner Lewis
When Abner Lewis Chase was born on 7 October 1819, in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Sylvanus Chase III, was 28 and his mother, Thankfull Wixson, was 26. He married Catherine Baker on 18 April 1844, in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 23 September 1893, in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (46)
- Abner L Chase, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
- Abner L Chase, "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
- Abner L Chase in entry for Chase, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
Spouse and Children
1819–1893 Male
1827–1879 Female
Children (12)
1844–1913 Male
1846–1920 Female
1848– Male
1848–1923 Male
1851–1911 Male
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1790–1860 Male
1793–1869 Female
Siblings (4)
1814–1879 Male
1819–1893 Male
1823–1890 Female
1829– Male
World Events (7)
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 1
1820 · Making Land more affordable
Age 1
1846
Age 27
Name Meaning
English (southern): metonymic occupational name for a huntsman, or perhaps a nickname for an exceptionally skilled huntsman, from Middle English chase ‘hunt’ (Old French chasse, from chasser ‘to hunt’, Latin captare).
History: Thomas Chase came to MA from Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, in the 1640s, and had many prominent descendants. Samuel Chase, born in Somerset County, MD, in 1741, was one of the first members of the US Supreme Court; Philander Chase, born in Cornish, NH, in 1741 was a prominent Episcopal clergyman, and his nephew Salmon Portland Chase (1808–73), also born in Cornish, was governor of OH, a US senator, and secretary of the US Treasury during the Civil War.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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