Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Chase was born on 11 April 1779, in Patterson, Putnam, New York, United States, his father, Berry Chase, was 25 and his mother, Phebe Wixom, was 18. He married Orryanna Rowe on 12 May 1799, in Dutchess, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 11 February 1847, in Fremont, Iowa, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Iowa, United States.
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- Stephen Chose, "United States Census, 1810"
- Salt Lake County, Utah, Death Records, 1908-1949
- Stephen Chase, "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
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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Journal of Eli Chase
Record of Eli Chase (1808-1851) Son of Stephen Chase and Orryanna Rowe Introduction, transcription, and commentary by Colleen Helquist, 2005 Introduction In 1845, Eli Chase began a record of Chase …
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