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Caleb Chase (1722 - 1763)

Caleb Chase
Born in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 24 Feb 1741 (to before 22 May 1762) in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
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Died at age 40 in Richmond, Kings, Rhode Islandmap
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Biography

Caleb Chase was born in 1722 in Freetown, Massachusetts Bay, along with his twin Joshua, sons of Benj Chase. [1] Caleb married Ruth Pain(e) on 24 Feb 1740/1 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. [2] (They had published their marriage intentions on 4 Feb 1740/1 in Freetown.) [3] He died after 28 Jan 1763. [4]

Children (see his wife's profile for further information):

  1. Caleb ca. 1741;
  2. Mary ca. 1745;
  3. Marcy (Mercy) ca. 1746;
  4. Ebenezer I ca. 1752;
  5. John 1753-1760;
  6. Thomas ca. 1755;
  7. Elizabeth 1758-1828

It is said that he married, 2nd, Sarah Chase Robinson (b. 5 Nov 1736 at Swansea) on 25 May 1762, daughter of Elisha and Elizabeth (Wheaton) Chase. and widow of William Robinson; and that they had a child named Amey, b. 28 Jan 1763 at Swansea. [5] See Research Notes.

Research Notes

Regarding his second marriage, to Sarah Chase, this marriage date has been ascribed to him and Sarah;[5] and it has also been ascribed to his son Caleb Jr., and a different Sarah Chase. The marriage and resulting children, if any, are questionable data.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, image available on ancestry.com
  2. ↑ Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, image available on ancestry.com
  3. ↑ Thomas, Helen Gurney, Vital Records of Freetown MA 1686 - 1890, Heritage Books Inc. 1988
  4. ↑ Source not noted, presumed to be the date of his will
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; v87 p139-40. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) LINK$
  6. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; v88 p118. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) LINK$, which shows Caleb Chase Jr. b. 1741 married Sarah Chase 13 May 1762, the daughter of Elisha and Sarah (Dean) Chase. Further, that they had child Amy b. 28 Jan 1763, and Caleb Thurber Chase b. 24 Apr 1767.




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Calabria-8 Monica (Calabria) MacKeachan
Caleb Chase (1722 - 1763) was my 2nd cousin 10 times removed !
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