Solomon Drake Chase

Brief Life History of Solomon Drake

When Solomon Drake Chase was born on 24 September 1871, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, his father, Amos Chase, was 31 and his mother, Eleanor Coolidge, was 24. He married Mary Ann May on 16 May 1900, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Nephi Election Precinct, Juab, Utah, United States in 1900 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 July 1952, in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Solomon Drake Chase
1871–1952
Mary Ann May
1876–1961
Marriage: 16 May 1900
Ezra Mitchell Chase
1902–1902
Boyd Spencer Chase
1905–1907
Claude Whitney Chase
1910–2003
Solomon Douglas Chase
1917–1954

Sources (47)

  • Solomon D Chase, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Solomon Drake Chase, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Soloman D Chase, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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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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Solomon Drake Chase BIRTH 24 Sep 1871 Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA DEATH 20 Jul 1952 (aged 80) Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA BURIAL Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum Altadena, Los …

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