Hi Mary Lou, "Marriage Returns of Washington County, Maine, Prior to 1892" Maine Genealogical Society, edited by Alice Macdonald Long. Picton Press. pg 67 - Willard GETCHELL of Marshfield & Susannah R. CHASE of E. Machias m. 7 Nov 1848 by Rev. Amos BROWN. Other GETCHELL given names - Abiagail, Belinda (HUNTLEY); Elmira (HOMES); James A.; Jane F; John; Joseph; Marshfield; Martha J. (Holmes); Martha Jane; Mary(SMITH); Mary E; Mehitable; Itis; Perrin; Philomelia, Remember (ELLIS); Ruth; Sarah A. (BOWKER); Susan; Thirza J; Winslow. Other CHASE given names - Abby (Hatherway); Betsey S; Claissa Ann' Cynthia' Cyrus W' Daniel' David; Elisha; George H; Hannah (SIMPSON); Henrietta L; Henry; James W.; Joanna S; Job; Lucy Elizabeth Scott; Margarette (Burke); Martha; Mary G. (HUPPER); Nancy E (SIMPSON); Olive F; Oliver G.; Philena T; Salome; Sarah (Crane); Sophronia; Sophronia (Bagely); William Jr. "VITAL Record from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, Maine, 1818-1900" - no Willard Getchell or Susan Chase. Too many of these given names to list. If you have other specific given names, I will look them up for you. Happy Hunting, Bev Mloudgram@aol.com wrote: > Would really appreciate any information you can find on GETCHELL or CHASE > What I have is my grandmothers obituary: Rebecca Gettchell Smith. > Birthday 5/22/1851 at East Machias, Maine. Widow of Fred Smith. Died > 7/28/1935. Married 6/23/1870. Father was Willard Getchell died at Allouez > (upper peninsula, copper country of Michigan - mlg note)in 1899. Willard was > married to Susan Rebecca Chase, who was born in Maine of old colonial > ancestry and they reared five children. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith are the > parents of five children, namely Jessie, Willard J., Nettie, Carl and Rudolph > (My father). > > I would also like to get in touch with any or all of the 4 people on the > cyndie list that are researching GETCHELL. They are listed as Gil Varney, > Dean Whitney, Ben Rideoutand Fred Harmon, Sr. I may be able to give them some > news about what happened to the Getchells that moved to Michigan. > > I come to Maine most every summer and am pleased that I have a "Maine > connection". My goal is to find what is this "old colonial ancestry".Thanks > for offering a look up. Mary Lou Graham - La Jolla, CA.