January 1917 issue of the Chase Chronicle INTERMENTS: NOT SURE OF PLACE OF BURIALS ISAAC CHASE, Son of Daniel and Martha Kimball. Feb. 27, 1786. about 98. (Scrofulous sores.) Born in West Newbury. HANNAH (Berry) CHASE, Wife of Isaac Chase. May 6, 1771. aged about 83. “She lived with her husband above 60 years and hath left of her posterity above 90 children and grand children, and great grand children; the last being 25 children.” "She died with a cancer." VANDALISM Next to stealing a corpse is the crime of stealing a grave stone. It's too late now to prosecute the men who stole the stones from ISAAC CHASE’S private yard. He gave an acre near his home on the Blackstone River for a grave yard for his own family and his neighbors. A few years ago, we were trying to locate the resting place of Isaac and his family. We found the lot from his deed and his will. But we could find no grave stones or graves. A lot of cows were feeding on the lot. An old man living nearby said the bodies were there but all the stones were carried off years ago when they were building a new mill on the river. They were "awful short" of flat stones the old man said, so they took all the stones from Mr. Chase's yard and they "came in very handy." Mr. Chase and his family had all died or moved away, and the stones were deliberately stolen and put into the mill. This is not so very strange. A few years ago the writer was trying to get facts concerning some old families in a town in Essex County, Mass. He made no headway, but he found a live man smoking his pipe nearby. Upon inquiry he found that a few years before some enterprising landscape artist took the job to beautify the old cemetery. He laid it out like an amphitheatre, gently rising from the street, putting the taller stones at the rear and making aisles as he pleased. In carrying out this regeneration he plowed up much of the land, and very piously put all the upturned bones into a big dry goods box and sunk the box and covered it in a lower corner of the yard where it would be "safe." Then arranging the stones according to size and color, there were very few bodies anywhere near where they first were buried; but as the native said he was good enough to save most of the stones, but if they were broken or would not fit into his scheme he piled them up nearby in the back part of the yard and there they are. This is simply damnable, but it's true. This is just as bad as it is to steal a corpse.

This is also some notes that I have on my ancestors, Isaac and Hannah Chase. Isaac was a wheelwright and husbandman. Note from the Chase Chronicles-January 1917: "Isaac Chase (Daniel, Aquila) Born in Newbury, Mass., January 19, 1980/91. His parents were Daniel and Martha Kimball Chase. They lived next to where the present town house in West Newbury stands. Daniel died when only forty-five, leaving the care of his family to his wife who managed the children and the property in a very judicious manner. She was aided by the good advice and help of her husband's brothers, Thomas, John and Moses. Isacc married before his majority, Hannah Berry, Oct. 29, 1710. On Nov 3, 1772, when he was eighty years old he married Hannah Tenney of Upton, and he died in Sutton, Feb. 27, 1786, leaving six children. He bought a large amount of land on the west branch of the Blackstone River, and added much more, said to include Dorothy Pond (Town) and adjacent territory. He lived near the river some miles east of the present boundary of Sutton; his house, somewhat changed is occupied by two families, some rods west of the old location. In his will he set apart about one acre for a burial place for his family and friends. But a careful search does not disclose any graves; and the gossip is that when a nearby mill being erected needed some nice flat stone, the stones of Isaac's yard were appropriated. No trace of Isaac's family burials is found. His sons moved away and Henry resided awhile in Petersham; then went west and into Vermont, where his descendants are found. Our secretary comes from this line, in Jamaica, VT". (Isaac, Daniel, and Aquila were my ancestors.) -------Original Message------- From: chase@rootsweb.com Date: 08/27/06 17:46:38 To: CHASE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CHASE] Isaac Chase and Hannah Berry January 1917 issue of the Chase Chronicle INTERMENTS: NOT SURE OF PLACE OF BURIALS ISAAC CHASE, Son of Daniel and Martha Kimball. Feb. 27, 1786. about 98. (Scrofulous sores.) Born in West Newbury. HANNAH (Berry) CHASE, Wife of Isaac Chase. May 6, 1771. aged about 83. “She lived with her husband above 60 years and hath left of her posterity above 90 children and grand children, and great grand children; the last being 25 children.” "She died with a cancer." VANDALISM Next to stealing a corpse is the crime of stealing a grave stone. It's too late now to prosecute the men who stole the stones from ISAAC CHASE’S private yard. He gave an acre near his home on the Blackstone River for a grave yard for his own family and his neighbors. A few years ago, we were trying to locate the resting place of Isaac and his family. We found the lot from his deed and his will. But we could find no grave stones or graves. A lot of cows were feeding on the lot. An old man living nearby said the bodies were there but all the stones were carried off years ago when they were building a new mill on the river. They were "awful short" of flat stones the old man said, so they took all the stones from Mr. Chase's yard and they "came in very handy." Mr. Chase and his family had all died or moved away, and the stones were deliberately stolen and put into the mill. This is not so very strange. A few years ago the writer was trying to get facts concerning some old families in a town in Essex County, Mass. He made no headway, but he found a live man smoking his pipe nearby. Upon inquiry he found that a few years before some enterprising landscape artist took the job to beautify the old cemetery. He laid it out like an amphitheatre, gently rising from the street, putting the taller stones at the rear and making aisles as he pleased. In carrying out this regeneration he plowed up much of the land, and very piously put all the upturned bones into a big dry goods box and sunk the box and covered it in a lower corner of the yard where it would be "safe." Then arranging the stones according to size and color, there were very few bodies anywhere near where they first were buried; but as the native said he was good enough to save most of the stones, but if they were broken or would not fit into his scheme he piled them up nearby in the back part of the yard and there they are. This is simply damnable, but it's true. This is just as bad as it is to steal a corpse. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHASE-request@rootsweb com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Opps, lets change this date. The date is now changed in the text. -------Original Message------- From: chase@rootsweb.com Date: 08/27/06 17:54:37 To: CHASE-L@rootsweb.com; chase@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CHASE] Isaac Chase and Hannah Berry This is also some notes that I have on my ancestors, Isaac and Hannah Chase. Isaac was a wheelwright and husbandman. Note from the Chase Chronicles-January 1917: "Isaac Chase (Daniel, Aquila) Born in Newbury, Mass., January 19, 1690/91. His parents were Daniel and Martha Kimball Chase. They lived next to where the present town house in West Newbury stands. Daniel died when only forty-five, leaving the care of his family to his wife who managed the children and the property in a very judicious manner. She was aided by the good advice and help of her husband's brothers, Thomas, John and Moses. Isacc married before his majority, Hannah Berry, Oct. 29, 1710. On Nov 3, 1772, when he was eighty years old he married Hannah Tenney of Upton, and he died in Sutton, Feb. 27, 1786, leaving six children. He bought a large amount of land on the west branch of the Blackstone River, and added much more, said to include Dorothy Pond (Town) and adjacent territory. He lived near the river some miles east of the present boundary of Sutton; his house, somewhat changed is occupied by two families, some rods west of the old location. In his will he set apart about one acre for a burial place for his family and friends. But a careful search does not disclose any graves; and the gossip is that when a nearby mill being erected needed some nice flat stone, the stones of Isaac's yard were appropriated. No trace of Isaac's family burials is found. His sons moved away and Henry resided awhile in Petersham; then went west and into Vermont, where his descendants are found. Our secretary comes from this line, in Jamaica, VT". (Isaac, Daniel, and Aquila were my ancestors.) -------Original Message------- From: chase@rootsweb.com Date: 08/27/06 17:46:38 To: CHASE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CHASE] Isaac Chase and Hannah Berry January 1917 issue of the Chase Chronicle INTERMENTS: NOT SURE OF PLACE OF BURIALS ISAAC CHASE, Son of Daniel and Martha Kimball. Feb. 27, 1786. about 98. (Scrofulous sores.) Born in West Newbury. HANNAH (Berry) CHASE, Wife of Isaac Chase. May 6, 1771. aged about 83. “She lived with her husband above 60 years and hath left of her posterity above 90 children and grand children, and great grand children; the last being 25 children.” "She died with a cancer." VANDALISM Next to stealing a corpse is the crime of stealing a grave stone. It's too late now to prosecute the men who stole the stones from ISAAC CHASE’S private yard. He gave an acre near his home on the Blackstone River for a grave yard for his own family and his neighbors. A few years ago, we were trying to locate the resting place of Isaac and his family. We found the lot from his deed and his will. But we could find no grave stones or graves. A lot of cows were feeding on the lot. An old man living nearby said the bodies were there but all the stones were carried off years ago when they were building a new mill on the river. They were "awful short" of flat stones the old man said, so they took all the stones from Mr. Chase's yard and they "came in very handy." Mr. Chase and his family had all died or moved away, and the stones were deliberately stolen and put into the mill. This is not so very strange. A few years ago the writer was trying to get facts concerning some old families in a town in Essex County, Mass. He made no headway, but he found a live man smoking his pipe nearby. Upon inquiry he found that a few years before some enterprising landscape artist took the job to beautify the old cemetery. He laid it out like an amphitheatre, gently rising from the street, putting the taller stones at the rear and making aisles as he pleased. In carrying out this regeneration he plowed up much of the land, and very piously put all the upturned bones into a big dry goods box and sunk the box and covered it in a lower corner of the yard where it would be "safe." Then arranging the stones according to size and color, there were very few bodies anywhere near where they first were buried; but as the native said he was good enough to save most of the stones, but if they were broken or would not fit into his scheme he piled them up nearby in the back part of the yard and there they are. This is simply damnable, but it's true. This is just as bad as it is to steal a corpse. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHASE-request@rootsweb com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHASE-request@rootsweb com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

How great! Another cousin....from Henry's line no less! I have been to the farm in Sutton...or what is left of it. I found it with the help of a really nice man from the historical society...which is why we all need to keep donating to historical societies....they are a wonderful resource. Anyway, the current owner of the land donated what is left to the Massachusetts land trust....so it won't be developed. I saw no evidence of any graves....however...the mill is still there just adjacent to the farm. It is a factory now...sitting right on the banks of the Blackstone. The farm is on Chase Rd in Sutton. My grandmother was born in Quichee, VT. She was a descendant of Henry thru his daughter Sarah. One of the areas that the "Seven Generations" is wrong is that it says that Henry only had a daughter. He had 5 children. The cousin who originally sent me the Chase genealogy told me that. She researched it and found the other names. I don't have the names...but he had 5 children. Just because these genealogies were printed...doesn't mean they are 100% accurate. My grandmother had Chase cousins living in and around Hartland, VT. Also, I have my Chase info packed away for the move I am making back East soon...but the info I found in the Worcester library...specifically used the phrase that Hannah Berry died of a "lump in the breast". Kathy Caslin kathyc_7@msn.com >From: "heritageseeker" <heritageseeker@adelphia.net> >Reply-To: chase@rootsweb.com >To: <CHASE-L@rootsweb.com>, <chase@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [CHASE] Isaac Chase and Hannah Berry >Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:52:12 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) > >This is also some notes that I have on my ancestors, Isaac and Hannah >Chase. > > >Isaac was a wheelwright and husbandman. >Note from the Chase Chronicles-January 1917: > "Isaac Chase (Daniel, Aquila) Born in Newbury, Mass., January 19, >1980/91. His parents were Daniel and Martha Kimball Chase. They lived >next >to where the present town house in West Newbury stands. Daniel died when >only forty-five, leaving the care of his family to his wife who managed the >children and the property in a very judicious manner. She was aided by the >good advice and help of her husband's brothers, Thomas, John and Moses. > Isacc married before his majority, Hannah Berry, Oct. 29, 1710. On >Nov 3, 1772, when he was eighty years old he married Hannah Tenney of >Upton, >and he died in Sutton, Feb. 27, 1786, leaving six children. > He bought a large amount of land on the west branch of the Blackstone >River, and added much more, said to include Dorothy Pond (Town) and >adjacent >territory. He lived near the river some miles east of the present boundary >of Sutton; his house, somewhat changed is occupied by two families, some >rods west of the old location. In his will he set apart about one acre for >a burial place for his family and friends. But a careful search does not >disclose any graves; and the gossip is that when a nearby mill being >erected >needed some nice flat stone, the stones of Isaac's yard were appropriated. > No trace of Isaac's family burials is found. His sons moved away and >Henry resided awhile in Petersham; then went west and into Vermont, where >his >descendants are found. Our secretary comes from this line, in Jamaica, VT". >(Isaac, Daniel, and Aquila were my ancestors.) > >-------Original Message-------

Hi,Lonnie, I see you still keep hard at it answering as many queries as you can. I believe I sent you a copy of everything that was on the Chase site prior to the BIG Crash? Among the data is the early BMDs for Newbury and the area. If you have not got the disc I can send one. It includes the Chronicles index in their original state but with a detailed and linked index, Keith Still cannot raise Dennis Partridge ----- Original Message ----- From: <chase1858@hughes.net> To: <CHASE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 10:46 PM Subject: [CHASE] Isaac Chase and Hannah Berry January 1917 issue of the Chase Chronicle INTERMENTS: NOT SURE OF PLACE OF BURIALS ISAAC CHASE, Son of Daniel and Martha Kimball. Feb. 27, 1786. about 98. (Scrofulous sores.) Born in West Newbury. HANNAH (Berry) CHASE, Wife of Isaac Chase. May 6, 1771. aged about 83. "She lived with her husband above 60 years and hath left of her posterity above 90 children and grand children, and great grand children; the last being 25 children." "She died with a cancer." VANDALISM Next to stealing a corpse is the crime of stealing a grave stone. It's too late now to prosecute the men who stole the stones from ISAAC CHASE'S private yard. He gave an acre near his home on the Blackstone River for a grave yard for his own family and his neighbors. A few years ago, we were trying to locate the resting place of Isaac and his family. We found the lot from his deed and his will. But we could find no grave stones or graves. A lot of cows were feeding on the lot. An old man living nearby said the bodies were there but all the stones were carried off years ago when they were building a new mill on the river. They were "awful short" of flat stones the old man said, so they took all the stones from Mr. Chase's yard and they "came in very handy." Mr. Chase and his family had all died or moved away, and the stones were deliberately stolen and put into the mill. This is not so very strange. A few years ago the writer was trying to get facts concerning some old families in a town in Essex County, Mass. He made no headway, but he found a live man smoking his pipe nearby. Upon inquiry he found that a few years before some enterprising landscape artist took the job to beautify the old cemetery. He laid it out like an amphitheatre, gently rising from the street, putting the taller stones at the rear and making aisles as he pleased. In carrying out this regeneration he plowed up much of the land, and very piously put all the upturned bones into a big dry goods box and sunk the box and covered it in a lower corner of the yard where it would be "safe." Then arranging the stones according to size and color, there were very few bodies anywhere near where they first were buried; but as the native said he was good enough to save most of the stones, but if they were broken or would not fit into his scheme he piled them up nearby in the back part of the yard and there they are. This is simply damnable, but it's true. This is just as bad as it is to steal a corpse. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHASE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message