Otis Chaffee
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Otis Chaffee (1765 - 1813)

Otis Chaffee
Born in Westminster, New Hampshire Grantsmap
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Died at about age 48 in Sacket's Harbor, Jefferson, NYmap
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Biography

Otis Chaffee: (1775-1813) Born in Westminster, Vermont, Otis was four generations from Thomas Chaffee (1613/7-1683). He married Abigail Abby (1767-1851) daughter of John Abby. Otis was a Private for Vermont during the American Revolution. He was in Major Elkanah Day's Unit in 1780. From the 1791 census, it appears that Otis was married, had two sons and one daughter and lived for a time in Westminster. They apparently were living in Rockingham VT. in 1807 and later settled near Olean, Cattarugus Co. NY. about 1814. Otis was a private in the War of 1812. He was on the payroll of Captain John W. Weeks' Company during the War of 1812. Seventeen hundred American soldiers from Sackett's Harbor attacked York (Toronto) April 27, 1813. On May 26, while the navy and soldiers were still away in York, 800 British regulars with militia attacked Sackett's Harbor, the main naval base for the American Navy on Lake Ontario. The town was defended by about 400 regulars and approximately 750 militiamen. After a number of assaults the British withdrew to their ships. The British lost about 150, the Americans 156. One of the British objectives was to destroy the USS General Pike that had been under construction since April 1813. The ship was set on fire May 29 during a British attack on Sackett's Harbor. The unfinished General Pike was saved, made ready to sail by July and fought in heavy action against British ships during the war. Otis Chaffee's military record indicates he died 20 Oct 1813 as a result of typhus fever.

Birth

Birth:
Date: 1765
Place: Westminster, Windham, Vermont, USA[1]

Death

Death:
Date: 29 MAY 1813
Place: Sacket's Harbor, Jefferson, NY[2]

Census

Census:
Date: 1810
Place: Rockingham, Windham, VT
Census:
Date: 1800
Place: Westminster, Windham, Vermont, USA

Military Service

Military Service: Revolutionary War for Westminster, VT under Cpt. Elkanah Day
Date: 1780[3]
Military Service: Revolutionary War
Date: BET 01 JUL AND 20 NOV 1781[4]
Military Service: War of 1812
Date: 1812[5]

Occupation

Occupation: Farmer, Westminster, VT
Date: 1797[6]

Note

Note: #H00113

Marriage

Husband: Atherton Chaffee
Wife: Rachel Fuller
Child: Otis Chaffee
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Marriage:
Date: 25 MAR 1756
Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA[7]

Sources

  • Source: S00245 Author: William H. Chaffee Title: The Chaffee Genealogy: Embracing the Chafe, et al Descendants of Thomas Chaffe of Hingham, Hull, Rehoboth & Swansea, Massachusetts 1635-1909 Publication: Name: Name: The Grafton Press, NY 1909;; NOTEWilliam H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy: Embracing the Chafe, et al Descendants of Thomas Chaffe of Hingham, Hull, Rehoboth & Swansea, Massachusetts 1635-1909 (Name: The Grafton Press, NY 1909;), Source Medium: Book CONT .

Notes

Note H00113Rev War Westminister Volunteer under Maj. Elkannah Day in Royalton, Vt
1780, Prob killed in Sackett Harbor battle 29 May 1813 - War of 1812
Ardelle Kern Membership to DAR thru this ancestor Membership #705574
DAR Patriot Ancestor: A026535
Service: 1) CAPTS SEELYE,WHITNEY,MAJ DAY
2) COLS WAIT,BRADLEY
Residence: WESTMINSTER - WINDHAM CO - VERMONT
Service Source: GOODRICH, ROLLS OF THE SOLS IN THE REV WAR, 1775-1783 PGS 267,385,537,804
  1. ↑ Source: #S00245 Page: 101
  2. ↑ Source: #S00245 Page: 101
  3. ↑ Source: #S00245 Page: 101, 102 Data: Text: "...marched on the Alarm of October 17, 1780, when Royalton, Vt., wasburned by the Indians. Her served three days, travelled forty-four miles and received in payment ... His name is also on the pay roll of Captain Abner Seelye's company, Colonel Benjamin Wait's battalion."
  4. ↑ Source: #S00245 Page: 102
  5. ↑ Source: #S00245 Page: 102
  6. ↑ Source: #S00245 Page: 102
  7. ↑ Source: #S00245 Page: 62






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