Brief Life History of Thomas
When Col. Thomas Chase Jr was born on 22 February 1782, in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Thomas Chase Sr., was 26 and his mother, Desire Luce, was 25. He married Phebe Hathaway on 12 April 1802. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Piscataquis, Maine, United States in 1850. He died on 15 October 1856, in Farmington Falls, Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Thomas Chase, "United States Census, 1850"
- Unknown in entry for Thomas Chase, "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961"
- Thomas Chase, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
Spouse and Children
1782–1856 Male
1783–1826 Female
Children (14)
1799–1865 Male
1802–1802 Male
1802–1862 Female
1804–1884 Male
1804–1804 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1755–1844 Male
1756–1851 Female
Siblings (10)
1782–1856 Male
1784–1870 Female
1784–1827 Male
1789– Male
1792–1845 Female
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World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
Age 1
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 4
1803
Age 21
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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