Dr
Josiah
Chase
Born in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Chase III
and Emma (Kent) Chase
Brother of
Sarah Chase [half], Mary Chase, Abel Chase, Thomas Chase, Somerby Chase, Thomas Chase IV, Emma (Chase) Carr and Mary H (Chase) Sibley
Husband of
Mehitable (Frye) Chase
— married
22 Aug 1765 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Died
at age 55
in Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Dec 2014
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Biography
Joseph was born in Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1741, the son of Thomas [1]
He removed to Canterbury, New Hampshire, about 1762, where he was the first physician to practice in the town. [2] He also used his medical skills during the Revolutionary War, serving as a surgeon's mate under Col. Stark at Bunker Hill in 1775.[3]
He married Mehitable Fry in 1765.[4] The couple later moved to Fryeburg, Maine.[5] Josiah accidentally drowned in the Saco River in 1796. He is buried at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Fryeburg.[6]
Josiah was born in 1741. Josiah Chase ... He passed away in 1796. [7]
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Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9M-QBP : 10 February 2018), Josiah Chase, 15 Sep 1741
- ↑ History of Canterbury, New Hampshire, transcribed by Janice Brown, originially published 1885
- ↑ Collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society, Vol. 4, Sketches of Canterbury, p. 187
- ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLD9-K85 : 4 November 2017), Josiah Chase and Mehitable Fry, 22 Aug 1765;
- ↑ Professional Men of Fryeburg, Maine, excerpt from "Fryeburg, Maine: An Historical Sketch" by John S. Barrows, 1938
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #37496187 Pine Grove Cemetery, Fryeburg, MA, accessed 6 Jul 2018
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Stephen Howard, Monday, May 4, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
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