Gerrit Hiram Chaffee (1851 - 1891)

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Biography

Gerrit was born in 1851. He was the son of Dan Chaffee and Sophronia Pease. He passed away in 1891.

G. H. CHAFFEE OF WETHERSFIELD

His Body brought Home From Colorado Springs

Mrs. G. H. Chaffee arrived in the city Saturday night with the body of her husband, G. H. Chaffee of Wethersfield, who went to Colorado last spring on the advice of his physicians, in the hope of strengthening his lungs. He died at Dr. Brace's Sanitarium on Wednesday last. Mr. Chaffee was the only son of Daniel Chaffee of Springfield. Mass. He was 40 years of age and a graduate of Amherst College in the class of 1876. He had faithfully filled the office of clerk and hospital steward in the state prison at Wethersfield for several years, which office he was compelled to resign last March on account of failing health. Mr. Chaffee had won by his manly integrity the respect of all his fellow townsmen, who had learned to trust fully his spoken word. He leaves a widow, daughter of the late Ebenezer Weldon, and three young boys. Gerrit H. Chaffee Obituary^[1]

Death

BURIAL: Wethersfield Village Cemetery Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 27 Jul 1891, Mon • Page 1

• Find A Grave: Memorial #19662435