Hi, I wanted to pass on that during a recent trip to Massachusetts, I spent some time in Newburyport and Newbury getting photo's of the burial ground where Aquila Chase and Ann Wheeler are buried in unmarked graves...and some photo's around Newburyport where their original houses stood....photo's from Settlers Park in Hampton...where there is a "Chase" rock in the park. If anyone would like copies of these I would be happy to send them to you. Please reply to me off the list....and be patient because it will take me a couple of weeks. I'm heading back to New England tomorrow and won't be back for a week. Also to Lonnie Chase....I will try to go back to Isaac's farm this weekend. It is on Chase Rd on the Sutton/Millbury line. The owners said we could go and have a look around...however according to them...the spot where the old family cemetery was supposed to have been......and they saw no traces of any human remains. The mill is still there...only a matter of a few hundred yards from the farm. It is a factory now and is still working. I went by there a couple of times...but wasn't able to find anyone who could give me permission to search the property. I'll try again. I have photo's of the farm and the mill if you would like them. I also wanted to pass on another interesting sidenote with regard to Acquila's skill as a boatmen. I took a ride out on the Merrimac out of Newburyport. It was mentioned on the ride out ...that the mouth of the Merrimac where it dumps into the Atlantic...is heavily laden with sandbars. I have pictures of those as well. The comment was made that this area has traditionally been kind of dangerous and the site of many boat accidents...and that it requires a very skilled boatmen to navigate it. Thought it was kind of cool to find that out....since Acquila was supposed to have been the first white person the navigate the Merrimac. :0) Kathy Caslin [email protected]

http://wean1.ulib.org/Books-3/Salmon%20P.%20Chase,%20A% 20Biography/7TXT/chase.TXT Jeffrey Chace [email protected] My Chace website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace Search these emails: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CHASE Browse these emails: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/

Haven't seen or heard from many of you for a while. This article gives one pause to think and to reflect on the last year. Hope to hear from you all soon. Jeffrey >From the New York Times, 8 September 2002 It's Time to Turn Off Those Bells and Whistles By MATT RICHTEL Put down that SkyMall catalog. You do not need a juicer that has e-mail access. While you're at it, shove your cellphone, BlackBerry and other gadgets into the sock drawer. You can pick them up again on Thursday. That's the day after the anniversary of the terrorist attacks, a day that, among its many facets, lets us reflect on the mixed blessing of technology in our lives. There's no doubt that we should raise a glass to the ubiquitous silicon chip for its dedication, dependability and overall contributions on Sept. 11. Cellphone calls from 30,000 feet and more than 100 floors up let some of us hear our loved ones for the last time. The phones delivered continuing reports of heroism. They permitted those of us a proverbial million miles from ground zero to call to tell one another: that plane just crashed into my heart. Around-the-clock news updates - on television, over the Internet and through wireless hand-held gadgets - informed us on that day that our world was falling apart, and then that it would remain intact. For a few days, the one thing that seemed almost as important to us as kin was the constant flow of news. The trouble is, we have so often abused technology and let it dull our senses. And so, on Wednesday, consider observing a moment, if not a day, of data silence. Pull the D.S.L. connection out of that forearm vein. Listen. Slow down. Understand that whatever it is you think you need, you don't absolutely, positively need it overnight: * Do not instant anything. Your interpersonal relationships are not enhanced by setting a record for the sending and receipt of messages like "Hi. How R U," or "Insnt MssGng Is so kool!" When the urge hits for interaction, get positively medieval: write a letter. Write it on something that the old-timers called paper. Use your own font. Handwriting has personality - yours. Let "instant" be replaced by "anticipation." * Do not call your orthodontist. If this sounds odd, you may not be familiar with the cellphone orthodontist principle. It comes into play when you are addicted to talking on the phone while driving but have run out of people to call. Eventually, desperate for anyone to talk to, you phone the guy who attached your braces in junior high and say: "I love what you did with my teeth. Are you busy for the next 40 miles?" The point is this: On Wednesday, don't call someone unless you mean it. Save your minutes for Thursday. Don't fill dead air time with empty words. While you're at it, restrict incoming calls. Turn off the ringer. That person sitting across from you at lunch deserves all your attention. Pretend that he or she is a New York firefighter. Do not once say: "Hold on. That's the other line." * Don't upgrade - anything. That empty nagging feeling you have? It's not the need for more megahertz. You will not feel any more connected to other human beings if you can see their virtual images more clearly on a new flat-screen monitor. Go outside and browse other people. Establish a wireless connection formerly known as the hug. * Don't be caught on the 24-hour news merry-go-round. The round-the-clock, rapid-fire television news format has become a potpourri of factoids, rumor and important updates about what George Clooney had for lunch. On Wednesday, pull your head off the swivel. Don't be distracted by snippets. Read one entire news article start to finish, whatever the topic. Five minutes later, make a concerted effort to remember what the heck it was about. * Don't multitask. Give your undivided attention. When you're nursing the baby, don't talk on the phone. When you're talking on the phone, don't check your e-mail messages. When you're checking your messages, don't clip your nails, browse the Web, pay your taxes, tell your mother you love her and keep running back and forth to the kitchen to see if you've received even more e-mail on your new juicer. * Don't think about tomorrow. Forget about what advances are to come and whether you're falling behind. News flash: You're behind. Get over it. Instead, think about the past - not a year ago, but long before. Think about how technology, which has evolved into incredible gadgetry like cellphones, has evolved along another path into weapons of mass destruction. Think about how to use in-person diplomacy in your own life to settle old, tired, unnecessary disputes. If you feel angry and vengeful, don't fight it. Use your destructive energy for good: Delete an emoticon. Kill a symbol. In its place, express a real emotion - good, bad or indifferent. Find the words - not symbols, acronyms or digital era short-cuts - that mean: I love you. I miss you. I'm sorry. This Wednesday, keep it real. You can get virtual again on Thursday.

Dear Listers, I am looking for information on a Elihu Chase Of Waterville, Kennebec, ME Believe his parents were Lucy and James Chase. Other information ie dates wife and all kids would be appreciated. I believe one of this kids was George S. Just trying to fill in the blanks. Thanks Cindy

Hello fellow listers! Here I go again with one of my brick walls. I am looking for any info on Johanna Chase who was a widow who married William Brown of the U.S. William was born in 1734 and died in 1813 and is burried in Wolford Twp, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. I am trying to find out which Chase Johanna was married to and what her maiden name may have been, and birthdate, death etc, etc. I do know that she had at least one child, a girl either called Susannah or perhaps Lusanna who married John Howland b 30 Oct 1751 d 13 Jul 1791 of Dartmouth, Bristol County Mass. Susannah may be been born about 1753. They may have been married 23 Feb 1774 in The Oblong. Johannah Chase may have been a quaker. Thanx Willow Brown

Richard, The Wing Chase you refer to was closely associated withthe Galway Friends Meeting in Providence, Saratoga County, New York. He was often appointed a co-Overseer with one of my ancestors, Jabez Manchester there. Also, his wife, Abigail was often mentioned in the Women's Monthly Meeting records with Jbez' wife, Alice Borden. I recently ran across a mention of both Win and Jabez in a will written by Abigail's father.Samuel Mosher. Have you seen the will? aaaaaaaathe person who posted the will was Elbrecht and he mentions the book on the Mosher family, "Decs. of Hugh Mosher" by Chamberlain & Chamberlain. I found the message by going on a GOOGLE search for Jabez Manchester. if you haven't seen it, you might give him a line as he seems to be quite knowledgable aboutthefamily. Jeanne

Hi,jeffery, I am replying via the CHASE list as my messages are still getting "bounced" back from you. Please believe me I took no offence. Indees there are many fans of Baseball in England and Channel 4 regularly shows a live game in its entirety. Channel 4 is a Terrestial station so its audience is quite large although starting at midnight can be a drawback. When I was in orlando with the grandchilden,some years ago, the World Series was on and in the evenings I used to watch the games. Personally I think it is a great game and there are leagues her in the UK, mostly in the North. I also like American Football, which I must admit is,yo many here, as mysterious as cricket is to many North Americans! Keep well and keep up your good work, Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeffrey Chace <[email protected]> To: k.hume <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 10:23 PM Subject: Think twice first. > Keith, > > I just reread the email that you sent to the List about Rounders. I may > have sounded a bit defencive in my reply about Baseball and I certainly > didn't intend to be rude. But, as I reread the email I sent as reply, it > certainly appears to be so. > > Please accept my apologies and know that I am a tad sensitive when it comes > to British/American comparisons and I just reacted before I realised you > were just giving extra information about the subject and not belittling our > "National Pastime" as I have heard so often from Brits in Holland. I have > heard the "Baseball is a girls game" thing, and the "You Americans don't > know anything about Football (Soccer)", and, most annoying of all, "You > Americans can't even speak real English." > > So, again forgive my thin skin and thank you for replying to me. > > Cheers, > > Jeffrey > > > There is an English game called "Rounders" from which many believe baseball > > originated. > > It was very popular when I was a boy. It had its origins in Tudor times ,(ie > > before 1603). > > However the gane did not become popular before 1800 and it wa not until > > the 1880s that an official set of rules was adopted. > > The biggest difference in the game was that you could hit the ball in any > > direction and for some time the striker could be got out bt throwing the > > ball and hitting him/her before they reached the base as well as striking > > them out. > > This information was obtained from the Encyclopeadia Brittanica 1963 > > edition,( for some years prior this famous reference book was owned by an > > American company) > > > > Keith Hume > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jeffrey Chace <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 4:31 PM > > Subject: [CHASE-L] A Chace may have invented Baseball > > > > > > > http://www.historybuff.com/library/refearlybase.html > > > > > > Funny, he is referred to as Edward B. Chace and in the same paragraph as > > > Mr. Chase. > > > > > > Was Abner Doubleday Really the Originator? > > > By Tom Helgesen > > > NCSA Member #592 > > > > > > It seems that controversy still rages over the origins of baseball. In > > 1991 > > > the Baseball Hall of Fame was delighted to hear about a baseball notice > > > that is the earliest known printed reference to organized baseball in > > > America. The July 13, 1825 edition of the "Delhi (N.Y.) Gazette" (on > > > microfilm) has a notice listing the names of nine men challenging any > > group > > > in Delaware County to a game of baseball at the home of Edward B. Chace > > for > > > $1 per game. (The notice came from Hamden, New Jersey.) The Baseball Hall > > > of Fame hopes to send a student to search the microfilm records of > > > the "Delhi Gazette" to see what else might be contained in its pages to > > > shed light on Mr. Chase and his nine ball players. > > > > > > Abner Doubleday was the first to be officially recognized as the creator > > of > > > baseball. A turn-of-the-century national baseball panel awarded the ho nor > > > to Doubleday on the strength of a letter from an old schoolmate claiming > > > Abner devised the rules for the game in 1839 in Cooperstown, New York. > > > Although his name has stuck with the public, Doubleday was long ago shorn > > > of this honor by historians who examined the evidence. > > > > > > Tom Heitz of the National Baseball Library in Cooperstown, New York, said > > > in a phone interview recently that the Hall of Fame recognizes September, > > > 1845 as the time when the rules of the game we know as baseball were first > > > set down. They were adopted by the New York Knickerbockers, led by a bank > > > clerk named Alexander Cartwright. The following June in Hoboken, New > > > Jersey, the Knickerbockers played the first organized baseball game > > between > > > two teams using the new rules. The controversy as it turns out is actually > > > more a rivalry between cities vying for the distinction as the birthplace > > > of baseball. > > > > > > What is still not well understood, however, is the origins of the game > > > before 1845 -- the period referred to by the Hall as early baseball. > > > Historians have found references to early forms of baseball in the New > > York > > > cities such as Rochester and Geneso in the 1820's. Organized clubs played > > > in Philadelphia and the New York City area in the 1830's. Evidence has > > been > > > found of early baseball in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and > > other > > > northeastern states. Although called baseball, most of the games were > > > experiments with different rules and methods of play that may or may not > > > resemble the game we know today. > > > > > > Mr. Heitz said the Hall of Fame would be very interested in hearing of any > > > baseball references prior to September, 1846 unearthed by NCSA members. > > The > > > Hall knows what happened after that date but would like to know more about > > > the precursors of baseball before that date -- what rules were used, who > > > played earlier forms and where and when. > > > > > > There's also an interesting twist for our English friends to look into. In > > > 1748 a Lady Hervey wrote a letter in which she describes family activities > > > of Frederick, Prince of Wales. She refers to family members "diverting > > > themselves in baseball, a play all who are or have been schoolboys are > > well > > > acquainted with." Was this game like the baseball we know today? If it was > > > a common school yard game as she implies, would there be references to it > > > elsewhere? Perhaps in newspapers? There have been some scant references to > > > baseball as far back as the American Revolution and England in the early > > > 1700's. > > > > > > > > > Jeffrey Chace > > > [email protected] > > > > > > My Chace website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace > > > Search these emails: > > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CHASE > > > Browse these emails: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeffrey Chace > [email protected] > > My Chace website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace > Search these emails: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CHASE > Browse these emails: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/ >

Is there anyone on the list that can help with this line of Chases? Lonnie Chase [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Richard Hayes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 7:09 AM To: Lonnie Chase Subject: Re: Wing Hi Lonnie, I searched some of the email list archives and looked at the websites, but I did not find any mention of the CHASE family members I am looking for. Wing CHASE (b. 7 Jan 1768) is mentioned but his wife Abigail Mosher and their descendants. The persons I am looking for are: Milton Walter CHASE, born Oct 1857 in New York State. married Lois SANFORD about 1884 in New York State. Amos CHASE (1836-c.1865) and Angeline AVERY (b. 15 Nov 1839). Walter CHASE (b. c. 1805) and Clarinda LORD (b. c. 1809). Richard

Keith, I am aware of the English game Rounders. My message was meant "tongue in cheek" (whatever that really means!). In a comparison between Rounders and Baseball, I have read, and I paraphrase, "For all of the ways Rounders and Baseball are alike, the differences far outweigh the similarities." I realise that most sports are derived from much older ones. I thought it was quite funny that we have this legend in America that Abner Doubleday invented Baseball (I would believe he invented the Doubleheader!), but that has long ago been debunked and yet we still hold to it. I think it is funny to imagine that had Edward B. Chace been attributed with the invention of Baseball at this much earlier date then Doubleday, that a Doubleday today may have been writing this sort of emails as a lark. Or someone else. Just something odd I found. Hope all is well with you and Iris. I really enjoyed your visit here. The Floriade is still going on and I am planning to catch it before it ends. BTW, there is also a 400th anniversary of the founding of the Dutch East Indies Company in museums in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. If you find yourself over here again this summer, I think it will be a fascinating exhibit. Cheers, Jeffrey > There is an English game called "Rounders" from which many believe baseball > originated. > It was very popular when I was a boy. It had its origins in Tudor times ,(ie > before 1603). > However the gane did not become popular before 1800 and it wa not until > the 1880s that an official set of rules was adopted. > The biggest difference in the game was that you could hit the ball in any > direction and for some time the striker could be got out bt throwing the > ball and hitting him/her before they reached the base as well as striking > them out. > This information was obtained from the Encyclopeadia Brittanica 1963 > edition,( for some years prior this famous reference book was owned by an > American company) > > Keith Hume > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeffrey Chace <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 4:31 PM > Subject: [CHASE-L] A Chace may have invented Baseball > > > > http://www.historybuff.com/library/refearlybase.html > > > > Funny, he is referred to as Edward B. Chace and in the same paragraph as > > Mr. Chase. > > > > Was Abner Doubleday Really the Originator? > > By Tom Helgesen > > NCSA Member #592 > > > > It seems that controversy still rages over the origins of baseball. In > 1991 > > the Baseball Hall of Fame was delighted to hear about a baseball notice > > that is the earliest known printed reference to organized baseball in > > America. The July 13, 1825 edition of the "Delhi (N.Y.) Gazette" (on > > microfilm) has a notice listing the names of nine men challenging any > group > > in Delaware County to a game of baseball at the home of Edward B. Chace > for > > $1 per game. (The notice came from Hamden, New Jersey.) The Baseball Hall > > of Fame hopes to send a student to search the microfilm records of > > the "Delhi Gazette" to see what else might be contained in its pages to > > shed light on Mr. Chase and his nine ball players. > > > > Abner Doubleday was the first to be officially recognized as the creator > of > > baseball. A turn-of-the-century national baseball panel awarded the honor > > to Doubleday on the strength of a letter from an old schoolmate claiming > > Abner devised the rules for the game in 1839 in Cooperstown, New York. > > Although his name has stuck with the public, Doubleday was long ago shorn > > of this honor by historians who examined the evidence. > > > > Tom Heitz of the National Baseball Library in Cooperstown, New York, said > > in a phone interview recently that the Hall of Fame recognizes September, > > 1845 as the time when the rules of the game we know as baseball were first > > set down. They were adopted by the New York Knickerbockers, led by a bank > > clerk named Alexander Cartwright. The following June in Hoboken, New > > Jersey, the Knickerbockers played the first organized baseball game > between > > two teams using the new rules. The controversy as it turns out is actually > > more a rivalry between cities vying for the distinction as the birthplace > > of baseball. > > > > What is still not well understood, however, is the origins of the game > > before 1845 -- the period referred to by the Hall as early baseball. > > Historians have found references to early forms of baseball in the New > York > > cities such as Rochester and Geneso in the 1820's. Organized clubs played > > in Philadelphia and the New York City area in the 1830's. Evidence has > been > > found of early baseball in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and > other > > northeastern states. Although called baseball, most of the games were > > experiments with different rules and methods of play that may or may not > > resemble the game we know today. > > > > Mr. Heitz said the Hall of Fame would be very interested in hearing of any > > baseball references prior to September, 1846 unearthed by NCSA members. > The > > Hall knows what happened after that date but would like to know more about > > the precursors of baseball before that date -- what rules were used, who > > played earlier forms and where and when. > > > > There's also an interesting twist for our English friends to look into. In > > 1748 a Lady Hervey wrote a letter in which she describes family activities > > of Frederick, Prince of Wales. She refers to family members "diverting > > themselves in baseball, a play all who are or have been schoolboys are > well > > acquainted with." Was this game like the baseball we know today? If it was > > a common school yard game as she implies, would there be references to it > > elsewhere? Perhaps in newspapers? There have been some scant references to > > baseball as far back as the American Revolution and England in the early > > 1700's. > > > > > > Jeffrey Chace > > [email protected] > > > > My Chace website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace > > Search these emails: > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CHASE > > Browse these emails: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/ > > > > > > Jeffrey Chace [email protected] My Chace website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace Search these emails: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CHASE Browse these emails: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/

There is an English game called "Rounders" from which many believe baseball originated. It was very popular when I was a boy. It had its origins in Tudor times ,(ie before 1603). However the gane did not become popular before 1800 and it wa not until the 1880s that an official set of rules was adopted. The biggest difference in the game was that you could hit the ball in any direction and for some time the striker could be got out bt throwing the ball and hitting him/her before they reached the base as well as striking them out. This information was obtained from the Encyclopeadia Brittanica 1963 edition,( for some years prior this famous reference book was owned by an American company) Keith Hume ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeffrey Chace <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 4:31 PM Subject: [CHASE-L] A Chace may have invented Baseball > http://www.historybuff.com/library/refearlybase.html > > Funny, he is referred to as Edward B. Chace and in the same paragraph as > Mr. Chase. > > Was Abner Doubleday Really the Originator? > By Tom Helgesen > NCSA Member #592 > > It seems that controversy still rages over the origins of baseball. In 1991 > the Baseball Hall of Fame was delighted to hear about a baseball notice > that is the earliest known printed reference to organized baseball in > America. The July 13, 1825 edition of the "Delhi (N.Y.) Gazette" (on > microfilm) has a notice listing the names of nine men challenging any group > in Delaware County to a game of baseball at the home of Edward B. Chace for > $1 per game. (The notice came from Hamden, New Jersey.) The Baseball Hall > of Fame hopes to send a student to search the microfilm records of > the "Delhi Gazette" to see what else might be contained in its pages to > shed light on Mr. Chase and his nine ball players. > > Abner Doubleday was the first to be officially recognized as the creator of > baseball. A turn-of-the-century national baseball panel awarded the honor > to Doubleday on the strength of a letter from an old schoolmate claiming > Abner devised the rules for the game in 1839 in Cooperstown, New York. > Although his name has stuck with the public, Doubleday was long ago shorn > of this honor by historians who examined the evidence. > > Tom Heitz of the National Baseball Library in Cooperstown, New York, said > in a phone interview recently that the Hall of Fame recognizes September, > 1845 as the time when the rules of the game we know as baseball were first > set down. They were adopted by the New York Knickerbockers, led by a bank > clerk named Alexander Cartwright. The following June in Hoboken, New > Jersey, the Knickerbockers played the first organized baseball game between > two teams using the new rules. The controversy as it turns out is actually > more a rivalry between cities vying for the distinction as the birthplace > of baseball. > > What is still not well understood, however, is the origins of the game > before 1845 -- the period referred to by the Hall as early baseball. > Historians have found references to early forms of baseball in the New York > cities such as Rochester and Geneso in the 1820's. Organized clubs played > in Philadelphia and the New York City area in the 1830's. Evidence has been > found of early baseball in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and other > northeastern states. Although called baseball, most of the games were > experiments with different rules and methods of play that may or may not > resemble the game we know today. > > Mr. Heitz said the Hall of Fame would be very interested in hearing of any > baseball references prior to September, 1846 unearthed by NCSA members. The > Hall knows what happened after that date but would like to know more about > the precursors of baseball before that date -- what rules were used, who > played earlier forms and where and when. > > There's also an interesting twist for our English friends to look into. In > 1748 a Lady Hervey wrote a letter in which she describes family activities > of Frederick, Prince of Wales. She refers to family members "diverting > themselves in baseball, a play all who are or have been schoolboys are well > acquainted with." Was this game like the baseball we know today? If it was > a common school yard game as she implies, would there be references to it > elsewhere? Perhaps in newspapers? There have been some scant references to > baseball as far back as the American Revolution and England in the early > 1700's. > > > Jeffrey Chace > [email protected] > > My Chace website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace > Search these emails: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CHASE > Browse these emails: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/ > >

Another CHASE with Kidney Disease ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grace L. Coffman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [VTORA] DR. CHASE DENTIST : : Chase, Rolla M. : Died: Jun 10, 1919 in: Bethel, VT : Born: 1857 : Type of practice: Allopath : State/year of licenses: VT, 1906 : Places/dates of practice: Bethel, VT, 1890 : Medical school: Baltimore Medical College, Baltimore, 1890, (G) : Journal of the American Medical Asociation citation: 73:51 : Cause of demise: nephritis : : : Found this on my Deceased American Physicians database. : : -Grace :

Hi, I don't know if this will even get to anyone. But, I will try anyway. There seems to be a problem with the Chase-L mailing list. I think that messages are only getting through sporadically and if you look at August 2002 at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/ you will see that the last message archived there was 19 august. I'll try to contact the people at rootsweb to see if they can help. Cheers, Jeffrey Chace [email protected] My Chace website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace Search these emails: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CHASE Browse these emails: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/

"Dr. R. M. Chase, dentist, of this town (Bethel, Vermont) has invented and just received a patent for an improved plate for artificial teeth which does away with the usual thick plate covering the roof of the mouth, instead of which is a thin plate of metal so fastened to the side of rubber which holds the teeth that by this combination the adaptability, or close fit of a rubber or celluloid plate is obtained and at the same time the conductibility of a metal plate. These plates can be made for about one half the price usually charged for a whole metallic plate, and parties who are wearing them seem to be highly delighted with improvement" from the HERALD AND NEWS Devoted to the Interests of the White River Valley, West Randolph (now known as Randolph) VT., Thursday October 6, 1887 My thanks to the courtesy of the staff "Our Herald" for allowing me to pour over some of the precious old volumes of the very earliest publication of the Windsor-Orange County area. Dick Drysdale, Editor/Publisher: ourherald.com Dr. Chase according to the "Seven Generations of Aquilia And Thomas Chase" is # 2651 Rollo Miner (Moses6, Abner5, Moses4, Benoni3, Ens. Moses2, Aquila1), born 4 Sept. 1854; m. 18 June 1879 Susan Elizabeth Newell; graduated from Baltimore Medical College, 1890, and from Boston Dental College, 1876; lived in Bethel, VT. (Further information available as to his ancestry, carrier and civil accomplishments upon request.. From the "History of Royalton, Vermont, Evelyn M. Wood Lovejoy, 1911.) <> Harriet M. Chase<>

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http://www.historybuff.com/library/refearlybase.html Funny, he is referred to as Edward B. Chace and in the same paragraph as Mr. Chase. Was Abner Doubleday Really the Originator? By Tom Helgesen NCSA Member #592 It seems that controversy still rages over the origins of baseball. In 1991 the Baseball Hall of Fame was delighted to hear about a baseball notice that is the earliest known printed reference to organized baseball in America. The July 13, 1825 edition of the "Delhi (N.Y.) Gazette" (on microfilm) has a notice listing the names of nine men challenging any group in Delaware County to a game of baseball at the home of Edward B. Chace for $1 per game. (The notice came from Hamden, New Jersey.) The Baseball Hall of Fame hopes to send a student to search the microfilm records of the "Delhi Gazette" to see what else might be contained in its pages to shed light on Mr. Chase and his nine ball players. Abner Doubleday was the first to be officially recognized as the creator of baseball. A turn-of-the-century national baseball panel awarded the honor to Doubleday on the strength of a letter from an old schoolmate claiming Abner devised the rules for the game in 1839 in Cooperstown, New York. Although his name has stuck with the public, Doubleday was long ago shorn of this honor by historians who examined the evidence. Tom Heitz of the National Baseball Library in Cooperstown, New York, said in a phone interview recently that the Hall of Fame recognizes September, 1845 as the time when the rules of the game we know as baseball were first set down. They were adopted by the New York Knickerbockers, led by a bank clerk named Alexander Cartwright. The following June in Hoboken, New Jersey, the Knickerbockers played the first organized baseball game between two teams using the new rules. The controversy as it turns out is actually more a rivalry between cities vying for the distinction as the birthplace of baseball. What is still not well understood, however, is the origins of the game before 1845 -- the period referred to by the Hall as early baseball. Historians have found references to early forms of baseball in the New York cities such as Rochester and Geneso in the 1820's. Organized clubs played in Philadelphia and the New York City area in the 1830's. Evidence has been found of early baseball in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and other northeastern states. Although called baseball, most of the games were experiments with different rules and methods of play that may or may not resemble the game we know today. Mr. Heitz said the Hall of Fame would be very interested in hearing of any baseball references prior to September, 1846 unearthed by NCSA members. The Hall knows what happened after that date but would like to know more about the precursors of baseball before that date -- what rules were used, who played earlier forms and where and when. There's also an interesting twist for our English friends to look into. In 1748 a Lady Hervey wrote a letter in which she describes family activities of Frederick, Prince of Wales. She refers to family members "diverting themselves in baseball, a play all who are or have been schoolboys are well acquainted with." Was this game like the baseball we know today? If it was a common school yard game as she implies, would there be references to it elsewhere? Perhaps in newspapers? There have been some scant references to baseball as far back as the American Revolution and England in the early 1700's. Jeffrey Chace [email protected] My Chace website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace Search these emails: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CHASE Browse these emails: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/

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Am reading a fascinating book of my area: "Two Vermont Hollows" A History of Gilead (Bethel, Vermont) and Little Hollows (Rochester, Vermont, both Windsor County. 1976, Call # VT 974.3 Bibye Lake Cotton who married Alice Chase, dau. of Dudley of Cornish, New Hampshire . Comment is made of "Alice Chase Cotton was a woman of strong character and held strong control on her family. Bibye used to take pleasure when he could by asserting his independence of her and carrying out his own plans" This book actually has considerable reference to Chase, as Dudley is listed as the primary proprietor. Chases & related families are reference in the founding of the Methodist Church & "Old" Christ Church, Episcopal. Related surnames names include: Child, Cotton, Benjamin Smith, Dennison Harriet Chase

What has happened to Jeff's trip to London? Any luck with the research? Ginger

I am going to be on another computer for about a month. Send any Email to this other address : [email protected] Thanks, Retha Chase Doane

I am going to be on another computer for about a month. Send any Email to this other address : [email protected] Thanks, Retha Chase Doane