Brief Life History of Charles Francis
When Charles Francis Chase was born on 21 May 1852, in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Enoch S. Chase, was 36 and his mother, Susan Marshall, was 29. He married Elizabeth Taylor on 13 July 1875, in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Bristol, Massachusetts, United States in 1900 and New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years.
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- Charles F Chase in household of Enoch S Chase, "United States Census, 1870"
- Charles Francis Chase, "Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915"
- Charles F. Chase, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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