Hello, I was just at the New York Public Library today and found a volume entitled Chace Family Association Reunions which contained information pertaining to three reunions of 1901, 1902 and 1903. What I found interesting while reading the volume is that John Carroll Chase, President of the Association, consistently and without fail referred to William as William Chace, spelling his last name with a "c" instead of an "s." Of course, this proves nothing, and William's Will has his named spelled Chase. However, I just thought it worthy of noting that such an emminent genealogist as JC Chase made this distinction. If not mistaken, I believe I remember reading that JC Chase was a descendant of Aquila Chase, so perhaps this was his way of making a clear contrast between the families of Aquila and Thomas and that of William. Cheers, Jeffrey Chace http://www.chace.demon.nl

Hi, I am looking for information on my CHASE line. My Great Grandmother was Lucinda E Chase born 6-15-1882 and died 10-6-1939 (AR). She was married to John Edward Southerland. My Great Great Grandfather was John Chase born 1841 (GA) & died in AR. I know he was married to Laura Jones and Sarah Franks but I think that these were his 2nd and 3rd marriages. His 1st is unknown at this point. My Great Great Grandmother is listed as Laviey (Unknown) Chase. She was born abt 1819 (GA). So far the first time I can find them on an AR Census is 1860. At that time there was no father listed. Thanks, Debbie Diffee

From the Jan. 1910 Chase Chronicle. Fun at a Funeral A queer place surely, but it happened. One of our kin who lived near the Training Field in West Newbury was even more peculiar than some of the Chases are said to be. He was a man of strict integrity, a kind neighbor, and worth a good property. He owned valuable fields near the village, and to make the land more valuable he laid out a wide street towards the river, down towards the Ferry Lane Burial ground. His wife had ideas of her own, so one day she said “Mr. Chase I hear that you have been running a road right down through that lovely mowing field.” “Yes, I have surely,” said the tall and thin Mr. Chase. “Well,” responded the wife, you may be certain of one thing—I will never use that street as you call it. I can’t imagine what you may be thinking about to spoil that field.” “Oh! yes wife, some day you will use it.” But Mr. Chase did not reveal how or when. Not many years later the husband died. Before the funeral the relatives were gathered in the best room to hear the will. “And I do direct that my body shall be carried to the Ferry Lane burial ground and that I shall be buried in our family lot near the front gate, and the procession shall pass down the new road that I laid out as a public way from the main road towards the river, and in this way my beloved wife will have an opportunity of passing over a road that she said she would never travel over.” After the prayers at the house, the body and the friends passed down what is now known as Prospect Street and turned in towards the family lot where the old gentleman and his wife and children: are now buried and where a tall granite shaft marks the spot. The neighbors said that Mr. Chase always did have his own way. (Below are the man and wife of "Fun AT A Funeral" from Apr. 1910 Chase Chronicle) Samuel Sewall Chase Died January 23, 1885, aged 80. Granite shaft. See January number of Chronicle "Fun at a Funeral." Eunice Chase Wife of Samuel Sewall Chase. Died 1886, aged 71. Was Eunice Colby.

: Several folks have asked what we have at the museum: : : briefly : : the museum is above the police station , which was the fire station, later : the municipal building.This building is just past the RR Depot. : ( I have read that Irving S. Chase built it.) : : The holdings are amazing, really. : : there is a kitchen, parlor with most of the objects made or used here in : Randolph. Many things from the original houses, such as a "Partridge" : Fireplace, a door frame from the Nutting family, also an original door from : the RR depot. All of these things were installed as part of the rooms, etc. : themselves. : : There is a complete drugstore... the Leonard Drugstore which was in : operation for three generations of Leonard's. Sarsaparilla, anyone? : Things which were made here include: Harlow Baskets, Nutting's pump organ, : violin, stoves from Kelly and Carter >> Sargent Osgood & Roundy >> VT : Castings. : Many old farm tools and implements. : Many paintings, pictures of the schools, old street scenes, oodles of people : and merchants. : : Paper documents include: diaries, ledgers, letters and old newspapers. : Just yesterday I came upon what I think is the earliest letter and rather : significant. : Written in 1781 by Huldah Pember to who was to be her sister in law. Her : brother, Thomas Pember was killed during the "Royalton Raid" .... : That is the very time and conditions under which Randolph had its : beginnings! : : Again,this just briefly lists. : < Harriet > :

Very nice site Colonel. I was particularly interested in the Mason-Chace Cemetery listings and other Chace/Chase cemetery listings at this site. Name, M/F, Date of Death, Plot?, Grave?, Cemetery, Comment. http://www.swanseamass.org/history/cem1970_a_d.html Chace Amy - - - - - - -1951 93 822 Asa Chace Chace Amy F 03/05/1857 71 822 Asa Chace Wife of Asa Chace Andrew W M - - - - -1941 86 823 Mason-Chace Chace Asa M 10/20/1858 80 822 Asa Chace Chace Barney M 10/13/1816 20 828 Chase Chace Barney M 10/13/1816 20 823 Mason-Chace Son of Reuben & Betsey Chace Betsey F 09/02/1811 38 828 Chase Chace Betsey F 09/02/1811 38 823 Mason-Chace Wife of Reuben Chace Betsey F 03/17/1849 72 815 Town Hall Wife of Phillip Chace Charles M 08/16/1823 17 815 Town Hall Son of Richard & Eliz. Chace Clarabell F 12/18/1875 3m 823 Mason-Chace Dau of Sylvanus & Mary Chace Cora M F 02/14/1895 21 823 Mason-Chace Dau of Sylvanus & Mary Chace Deliverance F 12/30/1819 88 828 Chase Chace Deliverance F 12/30/1819 88 823 Mason-Chace Wife of Enoch Chace Elias M 06/14/1875 78 823 Mason-Chace Chace Elias B M - - - - -1908 72 823 Mason-Chace Chace Elizabeth F 10/29/1858 89 823 Mason-Chace Wife of Reuben Chace Emeline - - - - - - -1922 77 823 Mason-Chace Chace Enoch M 09/- -/1805 80 828 Chase Chace Enoch M 09/- -/1805 80 823 Mason-Chace Chace Henry C M 12/16/1915 15 823 Mason-Chace Son of Sylvanus & Fannie Chace James W M 09/- -/1842 6m 823 Mason-Chace Son of Elias & Lavina Chace John E M - - - - -1920 73 823 Mason-Chace Chace Joseph H M 11/26/1868 24 823 Mason-Chace Son of Mason & Lorana Chace Labybon M 05/15/1864 03 823 Mason-Chace Son of Mason & Lorana Chace Laroy M 04/19/1857 05 823 Mason-Chace Son of Mason & Lorana Chace Lavina F 06/10/1888 84 823 Mason-Chace Wife of Elias Chace Leroy J M - - - - -1923 66 823 Mason-Chace Chace Lester W M - - - - - - - - - - 823 Mason-Chace Son of Leroy & Mary Chace Lorana P F 04/19/1895 72 823 Mason-Chace Wife of Mason Chace Mabel M F 05/13/1902 14 823 Mason-Chace Dau of Andrew & Mary Chace Marcy F 01/28/1870 85 824 Mason-Horton Wife of Weston Chace Mary F 10/23/1860 65 815 Town Hall Wife of Samuel Chace Mary Ann F 01/28/1869 63 824 Mason-Horton Dau of Weston & Marcy Chace Mary E F - - - - -1932 68 823 Mason-Chace Chace Mary E B F - - - - - - - - - - 823 Mason-Chace Wife of Leroy Chace Mary Ella F 11/07/1880 25 823 Mason-Chace Wife of Sylvanus, more Chace Mason M 02/18/1871 54 823 Mason-Chace Chace Rachel C F 10/16/1892 01 823 Mason-Chace Dau of Andrew & Mary Chace Reuben M 03/27/1851 80 823 Mason-Chace Chace Reuben M 11/08/1866 22 823 Mason-Chace Son of Mason & Lorana. . . Chace Rhoda Kelton F 06/10/1906 78 822 Asa Chace Wife of William T. Chace Samuel M 10/26/1872 93 815 Town Hall Chace Sophronia P F 02/15/1809 02 815 Town Hall Dau of Richard & Eliz. Chace Susan Ann F 10/15/1843 02 812 Lee Dau of Jos. G & Susan Chace Sylvanis M 03/29/1847 11m 823 Mason-Chace Son of Mason & Lorana Chace Sylvanus J M 03/22/1914 65 823 Mason-Chace Chace William T M 10/06/1863 46 822 Asa Chace Chapman William Jr M 03/16/1753 25 808 Old Smallpox Chase Abigail F 06/03/1852 50 828 Chase Wife of John Chase Chase Elizabeth F 05/09/1883 81 828 Chase Chase Nancy B P F 10/31/1874 85 815 Town Hall Wife of Richard Chase Rebecca F - - - - - - - - - - 824 Mason-Horton Chase Rebecca C F - - - - -1865 25 824 Mason-Horton Wife of Benjaman, more Chase Reuben II M 03/08/1919 85 815 Town Hall Chase Richard M 05/22/1816 71 815 Town Hall Chase Susan M F 09/07/1915 73 815 Town Hall Wife of Reuben II -----Original Message----- From: Stub53usmc@aol.com [mailto:Stub53usmc@aol.com] Sent: zondag 10 april 2005 16:10 To: CHASE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CHASE-L] Swansea, Mass Enjoy youself.. while visiting my home town.. Colonel Chace Just click on this... http://www.swanseamass.org/history.html ==== CHASE Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the Digest send a request here Chase-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word unsubscribe ONLY in the subject and message box.

I neither condemn nor condone anything in the following article. It's just very intriguing. Immortalized cells? Sounds pretty weird to me. Jeffrey Chace ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ New York Times April 13, 2005 Geographic Society Is Seeking a Genealogy of Humankind By NICHOLAS WADE A five-year project to reconstruct a genealogy of the world's populations and the migration paths of early humans from their ancestral homeland in Africa will be started today by the National Geographic Society and I.B.M., the society said in a statement. The goal of the program is to collect 100,000 blood samples from indigenous populations around the world and analyze them genetically. Researchers at 10 local centers and at the National Geographic Society in Washington will then assign the people who give blood to lineages that trace the routes traveled by their early ancestors. The program is an effort to accomplish the goals of the Human Genome Diversity Project, an initiative that was proposed by population geneticists in 1991. That project ran into a political furor that prevented it from receiving substantial government support. It was denounced by some cultural anthropologists, who said that looking for genetic differences among populations was tantamount to racism. And advocates for indigenous peoples portrayed it as a "vampire project" for extracting valuable medical information from the blood of endangered tribes while giving nothing in return. The proponents viewed their plan as complementing the Human Genome Project, then getting under way, because it would show how the sequence of DNA units in the human genome varied from one population to another. The project did proceed on a more modest basis, eventually collecting blood samples from 52 populations that were converted into 1,000 cell lines. The first major analysis, published in 2002, showed that the subjects' genomes fell into five major clusters corresponding to their continent of origin and, in effect, to their race. This and many other studies have established that the branches of the human family tree on different continents coalesce to a single root, the ancestral human population that began to migrate from northeast Africa some 50,000 years ago. The routes of this migration are known in general outline but many details remain to be filled in. The National Geographic's program, if it succeeds, will create a collection of blood samples 100 times larger than the Human Genome Diversity Project did. Dr. Spencer Wells, a population geneticist at the society who is leading the program, said he hoped to head off charges of exploitation by offering money to the tribes for education and cultural preservation. Many indigenous peoples believe their ancestors have always lived in their home territory, a credo that will not be supported by genetic analysis of their blood samples. Dr. Wells said that he would "tell people up front" that some of the results may contradict what they believe. "The idea that we have all come on a journey from a common origin is intriguing to people," he said. The program will cost at least $40 million over five years, a National Geographic Society spokeswoman said. Sources of support include the Waitt Family Foundation of San Diego and the income expected from members of the public, who will be encouraged to send in cheek swabs and learn for $99.95 which male or female lineage they belong to. Male lineages, based on the Y chromosome, and female lineages, based on mitochondrial DNA, are mostly confined to specific continents, reflecting the fact that until recently people mostly lived and procreated in the place they were born. Dr. Luca Cavalli-Sforza, the Stanford University population geneticist who was a leading proponent of the Human Genome Diversity Project, said the National Geographic effort would "be a major addition to our knowledge." Dr. Cavalli-Sforza, a pioneer of population genetics, is an adviser to the program. But Dr. Kenneth Kidd, a population geneticist at Yale University, expressed reservations about the plan to preserve the blood samples as raw DNA. Because the DNA is finite, it cannot be shared with every scientist who may ask for some. In the Human Genome Diversity Project, by contrast, white blood cells from a sample were made essentially immortal before storage. Though it would cost an additional $200 to $300 to immortalize each sample, the cells last forever and the supply is inexhaustible. The National Geographic program will develop a lot of useful information "but to me it is not a properly and fully developed kind of study" because the samples cannot be made available to everyone in the scientific community, Dr. Kidd said. Dr. Wells said a large amount of DNA would be available from the 5 to 10 milliliters of blood drawn in each sample. He cited the extra cost of making permanent cell lines and also said that some indigenous peoples opposed the notion of having their cells live on after their deaths. Besides tracing the routes of early human migrations, the National Geographic program will study other questions of population history like the origin of the Han Chinese, the lost homeland of the Indo-European languages and whether a genetic trail was left by the armies of Alexander the Great. Jeffrey Chace http://www.chace.demon.nl

Harriet, Shocked and prepared to be saddened, I read the first part of Lonnie's email, anticipating that inevitable message - Harriet has passed on. But my misplaced sorrow was luckily short-lived and replaced with a smirk at my own presumption. Having learned what I have about long-dead persons and generations past over the years, genealogy lists do not usually report events of the here and now, but more typically of the there and then. Harriet, I am most pleased that you haven't left us just yet as I have always enjoyed your contributions to this list. Congratulations with the honor of becoming Curator. What types of materials would a visitor find at your museum? You must have a website. Please tell us something of the collections when you can. And, Lonnie, thank you for your email, although you did give me a fright. Jeffrey Chace -----Original Message----- From: Lonnie Chase [mailto:chase1858@direcway.com] Sent: woensdag 13 april 2005 1:36 To: CHASE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CHASE-L] Harriet For those of you that know or remember Harriet M. Chase or remember the first part of her E-mail address, <hatchasse>......... She has just been elected curator of her local historical museum. Congratulations Harriet!!! ==== CHASE Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the list send a request here Chase-L-request@rootsweb.com and put the word unsubscribe ONLY in the subject and message boxes.

Did Hiram Chase really have no relatives? Seems a shame all of this fortune went to the County. "He leaves a fortune of $50,000, which will go to the County Treasury, as he was without known relatives and left no will."

Jeffery, I am sorry that I gave you or anyone else a fright. I should have presented the good news in a different way. Lonnie

WARNING - This story is quite graphic. Please do not read with children. Sacramento Evening Bee Wednesday, April 19, 1905 WESTERN NEVADA STATE NEWS Burned Off His Hands As The Spirit Ordered Death at Elko of Man Who Deliberately Mutilated Himself Many Years Ago ELKO (Nev.), April 19 - Hiram CHASE, aged 70 years, one of the oldest and most eccentric citizens of this place, is dead. He leaves a fortune of $50,000, which will go to the County Treasury, as he was without known relatives and left no will. Chase was of a peculiar make-up. In the Winter of December 1872, he was employed at a sawmill on the Humboldt River and one evening, while in his cups, he said that he was confronted by a spirit that commanded him to burn off both his hands. He complied and when he came to his senses found himself fearfully mutilated. He never drank again, but obtained a drygoods box and opened a peanut stand on a street corner of this city. From this small start he grew to opulence and owned one of the largest stores in eastern Nevada when he died. In speaking of the strange visitation as a result of which he burned off his hands he said recently: "I was sitting in my cabin near the upper bridge across the Humboldt, before the fire, early in the morning of December 13, 1872, when a man, or what seemed to be a man, came in and took a seat beside me at the fire. He said to me, ëThose hands of yours belong to me and I desire to burn them. You will please put them in the fire.' Although the language was mild, the tone was that of an order. I was loth to comply with the demand, but I had not the power to resist, and accordingly put them in the fire as directed. I held them in that position as long as I could. It was very painful at first, but I kept them in the flames, finally taking them out and dipping them in melted grease which I had in the cabin. I then placed them in the fire again, the stranger closely watching me all the time. I continued the process of dipping my hands in oil and putting them in the fire until the fingers and the greater portion of both hands were entirely consumed and dropped off. At this juncture the influence of the irresistible stranger was withdrawn together with the stranger himself, and at once I recovered from the spell." After seeing how fearfully he had mutilated himself, Chase went to the home of a man named BOOZARTH and begged to be killed, but his request was denied. He was taken to the County Hospital and both arms were amputated near the shoulder. His disposition underwent a complete change from that time and he ultimately became one of the most influential residents of Elko. At his funeral to-day all of the school children were present and every store in the city closed.

After many years of research, I have finally found the family I have been looking for. However, there is one person missing and he is one of my main interest. Wallace Fairbanks Chase was married to Margaret. I do not have her maiden name. Per the 1920 census : Wayne, Detroit City, Michigan Wallace F. Chase b/abt. 1880 in Maine, father born in Maine, mother born in Germany- Occp. of Wallace was a motor starter at an auto factory. In 1920, they lived in Wayne, Detroit City, Michigan Margaret his wife b/abt. 1881 in Nova Scotia, both of her parents were born in Nova Scotia William - son- b/abt. 1904 in Massachusetts - he was serving his country in 1920 Charles - son- b/abt. 1908 in Oregon There was also a boarder in their home by the name of Bankham, Stanly H. b/abt. 1907 in Canada with both parents from Canada Per the 1930 census: Wayne, Detroit City, Michigan Wallace is no longer in the picture Margaret is listed as Head (H) rents, but listed as married William - son - listed as central Tech. R.R. Charles - son - listed as information clerk - depot Her is my dilemma - Wallace married my g-grandmother in 1948, St. Louis, Mo. at the Odd Fellows. The two witness for Wallace and Mamie Elizabeth Smith, were the two sons of Wallace and Margaret. (I have a copy of the marriage license and certificates of marriage). Wallace (it is told) died several years after the marriage to Mamie, but I can find nothing on Wallace and his death date, not any records in Missouri where they were living at the time of his death. It is assumed that Wallace must have died between 1951-1954, based on post cards from Mamie with no mention of Wallace, only that she was trying to get assistance from SS or any other means to help with her support after her return to Maryland. If anyone would know about this family, the death date and place of Wallace F. Chase, it would really help to solve many questions and complete my search for Wallace. You may e-mail me off list : leta.sheaffer@verizon.net Many thanks for any help provided, Leta

http://groups.msn.com/RandolphConnects/westrandolphacademy185060.msnw Click on above for names of student, faculty, school board etc. of "West" Randolph of 1850 & 1860. Many students from out of state and all around. Info thanks to the Randolph Historical Society. Harriet Chase

For those of you that know or remember Harriet M. Chase or remember the first part of her E-mail address, <hatchasse>......... She has just been elected curator of her local historical museum. Congratulations Harriet!!!

Hope this not repitious: 139. Micajah Chase (George4, Joseph3, William2, William1) os Swansea, was born in Swansea. He married 9 Sept 1779 to Hannah Shove born 8 April, 1751 daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Baxter) Shove Children i Lydia m 30 Sept 1804 her 2nd cousin Oliver Chase son of Samuel and Mary (Earle) Chase of Swansea ii Mercy d. unm iii Nathaniel of Uxbridge b12 July 1784 d 6 July 1885 m 4 Sept 1809 Sarah Colvin iv Josiah of Conventry RI m29 1816 Charity Fuller 6. Louisa b 1Mar 1825 m 13 April 1850 Morey B. Alger 141 Samuel Chase (Moses4,Joseph3, William2, William1) of Swansea. was born in Swansea. He married (intention recorded at Dartmouth, 13 Dec 1773 Mary Earle born about 1750, daughter of Joshua and Alice (Sherman) Earle Children i Oliver m30 Sept 1804 his second cousin Lydia Chase daughter of Micajah and Hannah (Shove) Chase of Swansea Ref: Some of the Descendents of William Chase of roxbury and Yarmouth, Mass Frank Chace

Jeffrey, Thank you for the write-up of your recent hunting trips to Boston & Providence! You are truly a dyed-in-the-wool genealogical researcher--braving pelting hail to search a cemetery! Also congratulations on your wonderful Chase site. I looked at many of your pages & found some really great things. From the looks of it, I think we have some common ancestors. I am a descendant of: (William 1, William 2), Joseph & Sarah (SHERMAN) CHASE, through their son George, and his wife Lydia (SHOVE) CHASE, then through their son Micajah. Micajah CHASE was b. abt. 1760, in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. I haven't been able to locate anything concrete regarding his birth info. The NEHGS Register in its "Some Desc. of William Chase" (Publ. Yr. 1933, Vol. 87, Pg. 135) just states that George & Lydia had a son at Swansea named Micajah. I have found a marriage intention record for Micajah CHASE & Hannah SHOVE, on 14 Aug 1779, at Dighton, Bristol Co., MA, and a marriage record for them on 9 Sep 1779, at Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. Their marriage was solemnized by Levi WHEETON, Justice of the Peace. Hannah SHOVE was born on 8 Apr 1751 in Dighton, to Nathaniel & Hannah (BAXTER) SHOVE. These are FHL references to "extracted records." If anybody has these VR books, or access to them, I would love to have a verification of these records. There may be a possible kinship between Micajah's wife, Hannah, and George's wife, Lydia SHOVE. I have no info to show that however. Micajah & Hannah had 4 children: Lydia, Mercy, Nathaniel & Josiah S. Lydia m. Oliver CHASE, son of Samuel & Mary (EARLE) CHASE, on 30 Sep 1804 at Swansea, MA. Mercy died young, unmarried. Nathaniel m. Sarah COLVIN, on 4 Sep 1809, at Swansea, MA. They had a son named Andrew CHASE who was b. 15 Apr 1810, at Swansea, and went to sea at the age of 24, never returning, and probably lost at sea. Josiah S. CHASE, my ancestor, was born abt. 1786, in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA. He m. Charity TILLEY, not FULLER, on 29 Feb 1816, at Douglas (VR), Worcester Co., MA. She was b. 7 Aug 1798, at Douglas (VR), daughter of James & Sarah (SMITH) TILLEY. Josiah & Charity had 9 children. I am descended from their sixth, Louisa S. CHASE. She was b. 1 Mar 1825, in Uxbridge, Worcester Co., MA. She married Mowry B. Alger (Sr.), on 12 Apr 1851, in Burrillville, Providence Co., RI. I don't know for sure, but I think that Louisa may have been a Quaker who married out of the faith. Their marriage intention was published at the public (town) meeting on the same day they were married. Here's the intention & civil marriage record texts as found in VR of Burrillville, RI, Vol. 1A, Marriages 1846-1900, Pg. 2, and Town Records of Burrillville, Providence Co., RI (1806-1881), respectively: "I hereby certify the Intention of Marriage between Mowry Alger of Burrillville, RI and Louisa Chase of Uxbridge, MA has this day been published in public meeting by me the subscribed. Burrillville, April 12th, 1851. Martin S. Salisbury, Justice of the Peace." "Marriage of Mowry Alger, of Burrillville, RI & Louisa Chase, of Uxbridge, MA: I hereby certify that the above named persons were joined in marriage by me this 12th day of April, AS 1851. Enos Lappan, Justice of the Peace. Received April 14th 1851 and recorded by John Walling, Town Clerk." I'm not sure what "AS" means after the date. Could the 'S' be a misrepresentation of a cursive 'D?' Making it AD for Anno Domini? Would like to know if you have any insight as to the possibility of the Quaker connection. Any suggestions on how I should proceed? I would like any feedback from you or anyone else on the list. Thank you so much for all your great work for the CHASE/CHACE cause. Rev. Joel B. Keith joelk300@tampabay.rr.com Lakeland, FL Through His death and resurrection, Christ has made the grave a portal; for through its gates we enter into the Presence of the Living God.

Enjoy youself.. while visiting my home town.. Colonel Chace Just click on this... http://www.swanseamass.org/history.html

Jeffrey..What a delight!.. Your e-mail on Chace hunting.. Was a trip down memory lane for me... to bad you didn't get over to Bristol County..ie Swansea..Somerset..Fall River.. and most particularly ..Freetown and Assonet.. the birthplace of the Ameican Revolution..but doesn't get credit for it Colonel Chace

Years ago I lived on Newbury street in a dorm when I was in nursing school at Mass. General. Doubt I could afford it now. :0) Kathy Caslin caslin@winco.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Chace" <j.b.chace@amaze.nl> To: <CHASE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 6:09 PM Subject: Chace hunting in Boston and Providence > Hello All, > > I was able to spend some time in Boston, Massachusetts, and Providence, > Rhode Island, at the end of last year and the beginning of this year. > > While in Boston, I visited the New England Historic Genealogical Society > which is located at 101 Newbury Street. I was a bit bemused at the > Society being located on this street as it is one of the highest priced > shopping areas in Boston. Beautiful old buildings are pushed up right > next to each other with the Genealogical Society in an imposing old > structure which looks exactly as one would expect as habitation for such > a venerable association. > > Two days I spent in Boston, one at the beginning of my trip and one at > the end. I began by taking the "T" to Downtown Crossing Station which > put me directly in the center of the City. From there I wandered around > downtown enjoying happening upon various sights such as the Old South > Meeting House as I wended my way toward Boston Common. Walking down > Tremont Street, I happened upon the Granary Cemetery where lie Paul > Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams and the parents of Benjamin Franklin > - heady company for my first trip to Boston. Approaching Boston Common, > up on Beacon Hill I admired the New State House with its magnificent > golden dome. > > I entered Boston Common which was established in 1634 as a military > "trayning field" and "for the feeding of cattell." Today it is a very > spacious city park and I proceeded across it with the brisk December air > scouring my face. According to a transplanted Bostonian friend of mine, > you know it's winter time in Boston when the Frog Pond in Boston Common > is frozen over and open for skating. The crisp cold air accosting me > left me with no surprise upon seeing the happy skaters gliding across > the pond. > > Once through Boston Common, I entered Newbury Street on the far > southwest end of the park. Another quarter mile or so, I found the > NEHGS on the north side of Newbury Street. Having become a member > online at their website at > https://www.newenglandancestors.org/membership/join/ I was able to enter > at no charge which is normally $15 per day. Being that I had very > little time in Boston, I spent the time I had at the NEHGS becoming > acquainted with the facility and the collections and working on a couple > of puzzles with which I had been wrestling with little success for quite > some time. > > One of my quests was determining the ancestry of Ilka Chase, the actress > (she was in the original Ocean's Eleven for example, and has a Star on > the Walk of Fame in Hollywood). What little I knew about Ilka's > pedigree was that she was born in New York City, 8 April 1905, and died > in Mexico City, 15 February 1978. Ilka's mother was Edna Woolman Chase, > editor of Vogue Magazine, who married Francis Dane Chase. Edna was born > Edna Alloway on 14 March 1877, in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and died 20 > March 1957, in Sarasota, Florida. About Francis Dane Chase I knew very > little except that he was born in Boston on 31 July 1873 (from his WWI > draft record). But, who his parents were, I knew not. > > Investigating the birth records for Boston for the year Eighteen hundred > seventy-three, I found Francis Dane Chase having been born at Luelner > Place to R. Gardner Chase, born in Nantucket, and Lucy E. Chase, born in > Waterville, Maine. Aha! Now I had something to go on. Having studied > the Barney Nantucket Records quite recently, I knew that Gardner, > Francis's father's middle name, was a very common Nantucket name along > with Chase, Macy, Coffin, Folger and Starbuck. > > Going to the Barney Genealogy Master Surname Index at > http://12.46.127.86/bgr/BGR-p/surname_index.htm I proceeded through the > Chases until I found Reuben Gardner Chase born 1836 who married a Lucy > M. Howard in 1859. Reuben Gardner Chase's parents were Obed R. Chase, > b. 20 March 1803, d. 11 November 1878, and Sarah B. Coffin, b. 20 March > 1802, d. 2 August 1896. Obed Chase is a descendant of Thomas Chase and > so Ilka Chase's descension is as follows: Thomas, Lt. Isaac, Isaac, > Stephen, Reuben, Obed, Reuben, Francis, Ilka Chase. Mystery solved! > All of you Thomas descendants out there have another illustrious > relative to add to your family. > > From Boston, I travelled the one hour journey by train to Providence, > Rhode Island, where I was able to stay two days pursuing my genealogical > quests. Quite different from Boston, Providence is a small city but > with a very imposing State Capitol upon a small bluff overlooking > downtown. Inside the Rhode Island Capitol and on the second floor, I > found a bust of Elizabeth Buffum Chace, wife of Samuel Buffington Chace. > Elizabeth was honored with this installation for her renown as "The > Conscience of Rhode Island" working tirelessly for the abolition of > slavery, she and her husband even opening the Chace Home in Valley Falls > as a station on the Underground Railroad helping runaway slaves reach > Canada. The Chaces would give each freedman a self-addressed stamped > envelope that could be mailed back from Canada indicating to the Chaces > the safe arrival of another soul to freedom. I have posted a photo of > the Elizabeth Buffum Chace statue at my website under the menu item > "Providence, Rhode Island" at the bottom of the left-hand frame. > http://www.chace.demon.nl > > Another fascinating aspect of my time in Providence was finding my last > name on a street sign. There is as well as Chace Avenue, a Chace Drive > on the north side of Providence. I have also posted a photo of the > Chace Avenue sign at my website. Chace Avenue was actually quite handy > for me as it is a good way of getting from the Old North Burial Ground > to the Swan Point Cemetery, and in addition, at the corner of Chace > Avenue and Hope Street, there is an excellent Indian Restaurant called > simply, India. I ate there one of the evenings while in Providence and > must say that, although not truly authentic, the food was sumptuous, the > presentation splendid, and the atmosphere very chic. But, my intent is > to talk about Genealogy not Chicken Tikka Massala or Tarka Dahl and Saag > Soup. > > On one very dreary day with a cloud-soaked sky, I made my way to the Old > North Burial Ground, located at 5 Branch Avenue, off of N. Main Street. > There was no one to be found at the Office, so I wandered up to the > Greenhouse, and walked in calling out "Hello" every few steps. Finally, > someone answered my hollers and there was a nice woman at the other end > of the structure who was kind enough to help me and showed me a map > taped to the wall there in what must have been some kind of meeting room > for the funerary floral enthusiasts of Providence as there were a number > of folks sitting around sipping coffee. On the map, I was shown the > area of the cemetery where the Quaker Burial Ground was to be found, > said my thanks, and made my exit. > > The Old North Burial Ground is the oldest cemetery in Providence and has > existed since 1700. Following the instructions given me in the > Greenhouse, I found the Quaker Burial Ground which has been on the > grounds of the ONBG since 1857 when all of the former graves were dug up > and relocated. Originating in 1786, the cemetery had previously been > situated on Olive Street. As soon as I located the Quaker Burial > Ground, the skies began pelting my balding head with very solidly > compact, wickedly sharp, pieces of water shrapnel, better known as hail. > Ouch. I would not be deterred however as I was searching for the graves > of my Great Great Great Great Grandmother, Rebecca Chace and Great Great > Great Grandmother Lucretia Chace. > > Aimlessly walking through the Quaker Burial Ground which contains a mere > 350 headstones, the falling frozen water made my task more difficult > than I had imagined it would be. I quickly found the famous Senator > Jonathan Chace and his wife and daughters. Their gravestones are in > fine shape. However, holding to Quaker tenets, the stones are quite > plain, much plainer than would be expected of a US Senator. There were > many Chaces buried within the grounds, but I could find neither Rebecca > nor Lucretia and the hail kept bombarding me. Finally, after walking up > and down each row yet again, my eyes discerned the date 1845 on a fallen > gravestone lying face up as if daring the hail and the elements to > pummel it. Upon closer inspection, I saw a name which looked vaguely > like "Lucretia" but it was badly weatherworn, and was merely a ghost of > a name inscribed on a tombstone, and then just as faintly shone "Chace" > through the 160 years of wear. The age at death was still to be seen > clearly - 31 yrs. 4 mo. & 26 days. I had found Lucretia, but where was > Rebecca? Just a few steps from Lucretia's grave I found her. Rebecca's > gravestone was standing erect, but was even more worn than Lucretia's so > that all that was discernable after 172 years was vaguely her name - > Rebecca Chace. I have posted photos of each gravestone at the bottom of > the Chace Graveyard area of my website. > > Having found the graves of Lucretia and Rebecca, I heeded the hail and > exited the Old North Burial Ground and headed toward the Rhode Island > Historical Society Library located at 121 Hope Street. I was eager to > see what new rewards awaited me there, and particularly eager to peruse > the Quaker Records they have there on microfilm. The Library is an > unassuming looking structure and upon entering, there are lockers in > which to place coats, bags, etc. As at the Essex Records Office, pens > are frowned upon and pencils are encouraged for obvious reasons. Entry > is $5.00. > > There is quite a bit of material on the shelves which can be perused at > will and they have a very extensive card catalog indexing all items in > the library. If a card in the catalog is marked in red ink, then this > is an item which needs to be ordered from the archive. Once an item is > ordered, there is a document call once per hour. > > Finding the Quaker Records for the Providence Monthly Meeting, I found > many of my family members listed therein. Rebecca and Lucretia are > mentioned a few times, and the most interesting of those mentions > concerns their graves. As was already mentioned, the Quaker Burial > Ground was moved in 1857 to its present location. The Quakers having > been sticklers for accuracy in their records, even recorded the > condition of each coffin and/or body dug up and moved. According to the > records, Lucretia's coffin was still intact, but the record for Rebecca > was much grislier - "bones much decayed." > > More later. > > Jeffrey Chace > http://www.chace.demon.nl > > ______________________________

CHASE BURIAL SITE CHARLOTTE, NY ____________________________________ Members of the CHASE family were told, in the earlier days, of a burying ground in the Town of Charlotte, on the high knoll north of Cook Road, with one stone remaining. A stone with information identical to the one described is located in Evergreen Cemetery in Sinclairville. We are convinced this was a burying ground but to what extent? Who was buried there? Captain Stephen Chase was at the battle of Queenston Heights and confronted General Brock with is militia company.

I am glad that you were able to visit our wonderful hometown of Boston. Yes there are many exciting places to visit and do. As a Bostonian, I havent even visited the NEHS yet as I am only a few trains stops away. I am glad you were able to do alot while you were here.. My gggggrandmother was Mary Ann Chase from England. Came to US with and married William Cooper here in MA. However, they lived and stayed mostly in the Springfield, Northampton, and surrounding areas of MA. I havent had a chance to devote more time in doing my family research..one of these days I will get on the ball. Good luck.. Lfelixthekat