Stephen Chase Esquire (1742 - 1805)

Born 22 Jan 1742 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Frost) Chase — married 28 Feb 1771 in New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 31 Mar 1805 at age 63 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Stephen Chase, was the son of Stephen Chase and Jane Wingate^[1]

Christening

(22 JAN 1742) Lynn,Essex,Massachusetts

Origin

Stephen was born 22 June 1742 at New Hampshire(?).^[2] He was the fifth child of seven born to Stephen Chase and Jane Wingate.^[2]

Note

Stephen was the second _Stephen_ born into his family. His younger brother died at about the age of four

His siblings were

Abraham Chase b Mar 25, 1734, d same day

Stephen Chase (the first), b Feb 22, 1735, died Dec 1, 1739

Joshua Chase b March, 1738

Jane Chase b Jan 7, 1740

Mary Chase b Oct 19, 1744

John Wingate Chase b Aug 14, 1749

Harvard

Stephen attended Harvard College and graduated in 1764.^[2] He was quite a literary scholar.^[2] Stephen was responsible for writing the Constitution and By-Laws as one of the founders of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, a private library and hub of education and culture.^[2]

Graduation

(1764) Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Occupation

A. M. graduate of Harvard, merchant, founder of the Portsmouth Athenaeum. Representative to the New Hampshire Legislature.

Family

Stephen married c. 1771 (based on the birth of their first child) to Mary Frost, daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Colton) Frost.^[2]

Children of Stephen and Mary:^[2]

1. Joseph Chase b April 22, 1772
2. William Chase b Feb 10, 1774
3. Mary Chase b Nov 15, 1776
4. Harriet Chase b Aug 14, 1778
5. Sarah Chase b Oct 23, 1780
6. Theodore Chase b March 16, 1786

Residence

Stephen resided first at New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire from his birth in 1742 until in 1778, when he removed to Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.^[2] His occupation was merchant in Portsmouth.^[2]

Death and Legacy

Stephen died in 1805 at Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA.^[2]

North Cemetery

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8091442

Sources

1. ↑ * "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 August 2019, 07:45), entry for Stephen Chase(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2WKJ-CJD);
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Chase, George B., Genealogical Memoir of the Chase Family of Chesham, Bucks, in England, and of Hampton and Newbury in New England, with Notices of Some of Their Descendants (Pages 13-14) Boston: H. W. Dutton & Son, 1869, Web accessed September 12, 2014