Henry Chase

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Chase was born on 21 July 1832, in Sparta, Livingston, New York, United States, his father, Ezra Chase, was 36 and his mother, Tirzah Wells, was 35. He married Mary Ann Baldwin on 16 December 1860, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Hollister Judicial Township, San Benito, California, United States in 1900 and Hollister, San Benito, California, United States in 1910. He died on 15 October 1910, in San Benito, California, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Hollister, San Benito, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Chase
1832–1910
Mary Ann Baldwin
1843–1928
Marriage: 16 December 1860
Tirza Ann Chase
1861–1900
Abba Chase
1865–1929
Charlotte Chase
1867–1968
Etta Chase
1869–1957
Henry R. Chase Jr.
1877–1940

Sources (25)

  • Henry Chase, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Henry Chase, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Henry Chase, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon

The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.

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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BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY CHASE

Henry Chase was born on 21 July 1832 in Sparta, Livingston, New York t Ezra and Tirzah Wells Chase. He was the seventh of ten children, five girls and five boys. His father Ezra was born on …

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