Dorcas (Chase) Grout (1757 - 1839)

Born 27 Apr 1757 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Abel Grout Sr — married 15 Feb 1779 in Templeton, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died 26 Sep 1839 at age 82 in Stratton, Windham County, Vermont, USA

Biography

Birth

Dorcas was born 27 Apr 1757 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts to Henry Chase (1722-1778) and Abigail (Stratton) Chase (abt.1723-)^[1] (Note: FindAGrave shows birth date of 27 Apr 1758)

Burial

Pike Hollow Cemetery, Stratton, Windham County, Vermont Find A Grave: Memorial #41341179

Children

Abel and Dorcas' children

1) George, born in 1781 at Templeton, Massachusetts; married Lavina Haskels on July 9, 1801, at New Salem, Massachusetts.

2) Stephen, born November 21, 1782, at Templeton, Massachusetts; died May 2, 1842; married Dorea (?).

3) Fanny, born about 1784; died June 30, 1868; married Joel Franklin on January 4, 1808, at Stratton, Vermont (Joel [8/6/1784 - 1/26/1829] was a son of Philip and Bethania (Round) Franklin and lived at Guilford, Vermont).

4) Abel, born October 10, 1786, at Templeton, Massachusetts; died November 4, 1875, at Stratton, Vermont; married Theodocia Batchellor on December 2, 1810, at Stratton, Vermont.

5) Joel, born Templeton, Massachusetts; died February 24, 1839, at Stratton, Vermont; married Lucy Batchellor on April 23, 1812, at Stratton, Vermont.

6) Sophia, born April 13, 1790, at Brattleboro, V ermont; died July 8, 1872, at Stratton, Vermont; married Ira Scott on December 6, 1810, at Stratton, V ermont.

7) Harry, born February 10, 1792, at Brattleboro, Vermont; died December 24, 1878, at Warwick, Massachusetts; married 1) Lavina (Haskels) Grout (widow of his brother, George) 2) Elizabeth (Manning) Warden on July 13, 1844, at Brattleboro, Vermont 3) Bethia (?).

8) Dorcas, born in 1794 at Brattleboro, Vermont.

9) James, born in 1796 at Brattleboro, Vermont.

10) Hudson, born April 27, 1800, at Brattleboro, Vermont; died May 18, 1878; married Silence Babcock on June 11, 1823, at Stratton, Vermont.

Sources

1. ↑ ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Record for Dorcas Chase and Abigail (Stratton) Chase (abt.1723-).

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9C6C-FYJ : accessed 10 October 2012), entry for Dorcas Chase.

• Town of Stratton, Vermont, History supplement, Echoes in the Forest, pp172-173, on-line pdf. Currently not online. Do google search and correct source if located.