Joshua Chase (1771)

Born 30 Jan 1771 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Terry) Chase — married 26 Jun 1799 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia

Descendants

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Biography

Joshua was born 30 Jan 1771 in Cornwallis, Kings County, Nova Scotia.^[1] He was the son of Joseph Chase and Hannah Ells.^[1][2]

Note: Secondary source gives his birth as 30 Mar 1771, perhaps the date of a baptism.^[2]

In 1795, Joshua Chase paid a poll tax of 1 shilling 9 pence in Cornwallis Township.^[3]

Joshua married 26 Jun 1799 Esther Terry, daughter of Pern and Sarah Terry.^[2][4]

Note: Another marriage date to Esther Terry is given as 26 Aug 1799.^[2]

Children of Joshua and Esther include

• Mary Lydia, b. 22 Mar 1800, m. 2 Dec 1818 John Henry Gesner.^[2][5][6]
• Hannah, b. 4 Dec 1801.^[7]
• Joseph, b. 16 Aug 1803.^[8]
• Sarah, b. 3 Jun 1805.^[9]
• Esther Elizabeth, b. 9 May 1815.^[10]
• Rachel G, b. 27 Dec 1818.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSR-GXPD : 15 February 2021), Joshua Chase, .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, 1849-1937. The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Heart of the Acadian Land, Giving a Sketch of the French And Their Expulsion: And a History of the New England Planters Who Came In Their Stead, With Many Genealogies, 1604-1910. Salem, Mass.: The Salem Press Company, 1910. p 599, p 670, p 841
3. ↑ 1795 poll tax, Kings County, Nova Scotia
4. ↑ "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z9G-B95L : 10 February 2021), Joshua Chase, 1799.
5. ↑ "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBL-J9XB : 24 January 2021), Joshua Chase in entry for Mary Lydia Chase.
6. ↑ "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSP-615T : 14 February 2021), Joshua Chase in entry for John H Gesner, 1818.
7. ↑ "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBL-J9F9 : 24 January 2021), Joshua Chase in entry for Hannah Chase.
8. ↑ "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBL-J9FQ : 24 January 2021), Joshua Chase in entry for Joseph Chase.
9. ↑ "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBL-J9F4 : 24 January 2021), Joshua Chase in entry for Sarah Chase.
10. ↑ "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBL-J9FZ : 24 January 2021), Joshua Chase in entry for Esther Elizabeth Chase.
11. ↑ "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBL-J9F6 : 24 January 2021), Joshua Chase in entry for Rachel G Chase.

Acknowledgments

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