John
Wesley
Chase
Born in Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Chase Jr.
and Rachel (Emery) Chase
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret C. (Nolan) Chase
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Emery Chase
Died
at age 39
in Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2017
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Biography
1stLt John Chase served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 28 Nov 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 13th Maine Infantry; 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery (African Descent) (Union)
Enlisted: 28 Nov 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 13th Maine Infantry; 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery (African Descent) (Union)
John was born in 1837.
John W. Chase was a Civil War Veteran.
Enlisted as a Sergeant on 28 November 1861 at the age of 25. Enlisted in Company B, 13th Infantry Regiment Maine. Discharged for promotion Company B, 13th Infantry Regiment Maine on 5 May 1863.
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. Mustered out on 05 May 1863. Commissioned an officer in on 05 May 1863. Commission in 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Louisiana (Corps. d'Afric) on 5 May 1863.
John Wesley Chase married Margaret C. Nolan (1842–1889). They had the following children:
- Alice W. Chase 1861–1940
- Frank L. Chase 1867–
- Charles Wilbur Chase 1871–
- George Emery Chase 1875–1946
He passed away in 1876. Burial: Tobey Cemetery, Nyes Corner, Somerset County, Maine, USA. [1]
Sources
- ↑ John W. Chase Memorial Page on Find A Grave: Memorial #84442576
- U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865.
- U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934.
- "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4XN-NLX : 22 July 2021), John W. Chase, 1859.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL9-G2MN : 16 June 2020), John Wesley Chase, 1877; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 12 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #N2299
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~3.12%
Maynard Jackson :
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch SL9022827 [compare]
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~1.56%
~12.50%
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Bonnie Hughes :
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Robert Daigle :
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~0.78%
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