Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Chase was born on 19 December 1753, in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Job Chase, was 33 and her mother, Hannah Law, was 28. She married Oliver Whitney on 9 June 1779, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. She died on 26 October 1797, in Malta, Malta, Saratoga, New York, United States, at the age of 43.
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Sources (15)
- Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850
- Hannah Chase, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Hannah Whitney in entry for Oliver Whitney, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
Spouse and Children
1744–1813 Male
1753–1797 Female
Children (12)
1781–1863 Female
1782–1857 Female
1784–1852 Male
1785– Male
1786–1843 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1720–1791 Male
1725–1797 Female
Siblings (10)
1743– Male
1744– Female
1748– Female
1751– Male
1753–1797 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 23
1776
Age 23
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 34
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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