Thomas Chesley (1782 - 1857)

Born 1782 in Rockingham Co., New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Sanborn) Chesley — married 1804 in Danville, Caledonia Co., Vermont

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1857 at about age 75 in Burr Oak, Burr Oak, St Joseph Co., Michigan, lot 529 section 5

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Thomas /CHESLEY/^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1782

Place: Rockingham Co., New Hampshire^{[14][15][16][17]}

Birth:

Date: ABT 1782

Place: New Hampshire^[18]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1782

Death

Death:

Date: 18 AUG 1857

Place: Burr Oak, Burr Oak, St Joseph Co., Michigan, lot 529 section 5^[19][20][21]

Residence

Residence:

Place: United States^[22]

Residence:

Date: 1840

Place: Stafford Township, Genesee Co., New York^[23]

Residence: Neighbor of his brother Benjamin

Date: 07 AUG 1820

Place: Stafford Township, Genesee Co., New York^[24]

Residence:

Date: 1830

Place: Eagle, Caneadea Township, Allegany Co., New York^[25]

Residence:

Date: 1810

Place: Danville, Caledonia Co., Vermont^[26]

Residence:

Date: 17 AUG 1850

Place: District No. 9, Pittsfield Township, Lorain Co., Ohio^[27]

Residence:

Date: BET 1800 AND 1804

Place: Danville, Caledonia Co., Vermont^[28]

Residence:

Date: 1815

Place: Stafford, Genesee Co., New York^[29]

Residence:

Date: BET 1815 AND 1840

Place: Stafford, Genesee Co., New York^[30][31]

Residence:

Date: 1860

Place: Burr Oak, St. Joseph Co., Michigan^[32]

Occupation

Occupation:

Date: 17 AUG 1850

Place: Farmer^[33]

Burial

Burial:

Date: BEF 28 JUL 1860

Place: Private Cemetery Plot in Burr Oak, Saint Joseph Co., Michigan^[34]

Census

Census:

Date: 17 AUG 1850

Place: District No. 9, Pittsfield Township, Lorain Co., Ohio^[35][36]

Census:

Date: 1840

Place: Stafford Township, Genesee Co., New York^[37]

Note

Note: #N646

Marriage

Husband: Thomas Chesley

Wife: Hannah Sanborn

Child: Nathaniel Chesley

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1804

Place: Danville, Caledonia Co., Vermont^{[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]}

Sources

1. ↑ Chesley-97 was created by Duane Wheeler through the import of WHEELER AND OTHER FAMILIES_2014-07-18.ged on Jul 18, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Year: 1830; Census Place: , Allegany, New York; Roll: ; Page: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1830 CONT Residence place: Allegany, New York, United States
3. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Stafford, Genesee, New York; Roll: ; Page: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1840 CONT Residence place: Genesee, New York, United States
4. ↑ Source: #S407
5. ↑ Source: #S559
6. ↑ Source: #S78
7. ↑ Source: #S174
8. ↑ Source: #S535 Page: Page 252
9. ↑ Source: #S19 Page: Year: 1820; Census Place: , Genesee, New York; Roll: M33_72; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1820 CONT Residence place: Genesee, New York, United States
10. ↑ Source: #S65 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Pittsfield, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 276B; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1782 CONT Birth place: New Hampshire CONT Residence date: 1850 CONT Residence place: Pittsfield, Lorain, Ohio
11. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Year: 1830; Census Place: , Allegany, New York; Roll: ; Page: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1830 CONT Residence place: Allegany, New York, United States
12. ↑ Source: #S22 Page: Year: 1810; Census Place: Danville, Caledonia, Vermont; Roll: 64; Page: 338; Family History Number: 0218668; Image: 00278. Data: Text: Residence date: 1810 CONT Residence place: Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
13. ↑ Source: #S722 Data: Text: Birth date: 1782 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: United States
14. ↑ Source: #S174
15. ↑ Source: #S682
16. ↑ Source: #S65 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Pittsfield, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 276B; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1782 CONT Birth place: New Hampshire CONT Residence date: 1850 CONT Residence place: Pittsfield, Lorain, Ohio
17. ↑ Source: #S722 Data: Text: Birth date: 1782 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: United States
18. ↑ Source: #S462
19. ↑ Source: #S428 Page: Died before July, 28, 1860, he is not in 1860 census however his wife is listed in the 1860 census for Villiage of Burr Oak, St. Joseph Co., Michigan
20. ↑ Source: #S174
21. ↑ Source: #S682
22. ↑ Source: #S722 Data: Text: Birth date: 1782 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: United States
23. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Stafford, Genesee, New York; Roll: ; Page: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1840 CONT Residence place: Genesee, New York, United States
24. ↑ Source: #S19 Page: Year: 1820; Census Place: , Genesee, New York; Roll: M33_72; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1820 CONT Residence place: Genesee, New York, United States
25. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Year: 1830; Census Place: , Allegany, New York; Roll: ; Page: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1830 CONT Residence place: Allegany, New York, United States
26. ↑ Source: #S22 Page: Year: 1810; Census Place: Danville, Caledonia, Vermont; Roll: 64; Page: 338; Family History Number: 0218668; Image: 00278. Data: Text: Residence date: 1810 CONT Residence place: Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
27. ↑ Source: #S65 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Pittsfield, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 276B; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1782 CONT Birth place: New Hampshire CONT Residence date: 1850 CONT Residence place: Pittsfield, Lorain, Ohio
28. ↑ Source: #S682
29. ↑ Source: #S682
30. ↑ Source: #S682
31. ↑ Source: #S465
32. ↑ Source: #S682
33. ↑ Source: #S462
34. ↑ Source: #S682
35. ↑ Source: #S462
36. ↑ Source: #S682
37. ↑ Source: #S465
38. ↑ Source: #S174
39. ↑ Source: #S107
40. ↑ Source: #S535 Page: Page 252
41. ↑ Source: #S404
42. ↑ Source: #S174
43. ↑ Source: #S535 Page: Page 252
44. ↑ Source: #S404
45. ↑ Source: #S107

• Source: S174 Title: Records of Donald R. Cleveland, Sr. 1920 West 1200 North, St. George, Utah, 84770
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• Source: S19 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1820 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33, 142 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Censu; Repository: #R1
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• Source: S559 Title: Records of Richard Ivan Chesley : Chesley1945@@yahoo.com
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Notes

Note N646Thomas Chesley was born in 1782, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He was the son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Murray) Chesley. He married Hannah Sanborn in 1804 in Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont. She was born 28 June 1789. She is the daughter of Jonathan Hobbs and Sarah (Miles) Sanborn 1810 census, Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont. 2-males Under 10 (Nathaniel born 1806: Second Male ?), 1 male 26-44 (Thomas). 1 female 16-25 (Hannah). 1820 census for Stafford, Genesee Co., New York Thomas Chesley: 1 free white male under 10 years old, 1 free white male of 10 years old under 16 years old, 1 free white males 26-45 years old: 2 free white females under 10 years old, 1 free white female 26-45 years old. 1 person engaged in Agriculture. The family moved from Danville, Vermont to Stafford, Genesee County, New York by 1822 when daughter Malinda was born there. They were listed in Eagle Township, Allegany County, New York, in the U.S. Census of 1830. 1830 Census, (Thos Cheslee), Eagle Township, Allegany County, New York. 1-male 15-20 years old ( Lorenzo Dow ), 1-male 40-50 years old ( Thomas ); 1-female under 5 years old ( Lydia Ann ), 1 female 5-10 years old ( Melinda ),1 female 20-30 years old ( Hannah C.), 1 female 30-40 years old ( Hannah). Hannah the daughter of Thomas and Hannah, was born in 1808 and may have died before the 1830 census or was married living with her husband. Nathaniel the oldest son was married to Phebe Parrish in 1830 and was living in his own household in Eagle Township, Allegany County, New York.. Listed in 1840 census, Stafford, Genesee Co.,New York, 1 male 50-60. 1 female 15-20, 1 female 40-50. The one female 15-20 is probably Melinda ( Malinda), born 30 Oct.18 182 (All on the same census sheet is also listed, Benjamin Chesley, Lorenzo Chesley and Nathaniel Chesley) In 1850 census in the household is a Sally Parrish, female, 9 years old, born about 1841 in New York. The Parrish and Chesley family intermarried, but at this time I do not know who her parents would be. Glen Cross has her erroneously listed as a Sallie Chesley. He perhaps was not familiar with the inter marriage of the Chesley and Parrish families. The family joined the Christian Church in Stafford in 1835 where they were listed as members in the records of the church. They moved from Stafford in 1847, according to church records, and located in Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio where they were listed in 1850 census. Thomas and Hannah moved with son, Lorenzo, and his family, to Burr Oak Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan in1852. Thomas died there in 1860 and is buried in the old cemetery 1 1/2 miles south of Burr Oak off the road near the old Chesley farm. Their son Nathaniel Chesley moved to Butler Co., Iowa and started the Chesley family in Iowa. Hannah died in 1868 and is buried near her husband. On burial site for Thomas and his wife Hannah Sanborn Chesley, Dick Chesley (chesley 1945@@yahoo.com) writes in e-mail of March 31, 2008, the following. "I went through your genealogy report for Descendants of Nathaniel Chesley and only could find one item that i question. Thomas Chesley must have died before 1860, or at least before the 1860 census was taken, because Hannah is listed alone living with son Lorenzo Dow Chesley. Actually the inference here is that he could have died anythime after the 1850 census in Pittsfield Twp.and before the 1860 census. I remember my cousin, now deceased, who lived with my grandparents, Lorenzo G. and Mariam, from an early age until after high school. She remembers her grampa telling that he was supposed to get(inherit) his grandparents farm, but a tree fell on him. I don't know anymore about that story except that my grandfather was born in 1853 ( He told DWW earlier he was born Feb 28 1860) and must have known his grandfather in Burr Oak. As far as Chris's info on their burial site, I haven't a clue how she got that info, because the only Chesley farms in the area belonging to Chesley's were Thomas Chesley's(oldest son of Lorenzo Dow) and the farm belonging to his son, Carl Chesley. They were separate pieces of property and were both in Branch County. I checked Trayer cemetery and late last year asked the twp supervisor to check the other small cemetery nearby. He found no tombstones for Thomas and Hannah. The records for those ceneteries burned in a fire so we will never know if they were buried there. The only other possibility is unmarked graves or another very small and unknown burial ground. At that time wooden markers could have been used and they would be long gone. I am surprised that she didn't check land records more carefully in St. Joseph and Branch Counties. "