Thomas
Chute
Born in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of James Chute
and Mary (Wood) Chute
Brother of
Mark Chute, Mary (Chute) Cheney, Elizabeth (Chute) Lunt, Ann (Chute) Brown, Lionel Chute II, James Chute, Martha (Chute) Smith, Ruth (Chute) Hine and Hannah (Chute) Jackman
Husband of
Mary (Curtis) Chute
— married
11 Dec 1712 in Boston, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Rebecca (Chute) Bodge and Curtis Chute
Died
at about age 80
in Windham, Cumberland, Maine Colony
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Thomas Chute was born on 30 January 1690 in Rowley, Massachusetts. His parents were James Chute and Mary (Wood) Chute.
Thomas was married on 11 December 1712 by Dr. Cotton Mather to Mary Curtis of Boston. He lived in Boston and Marblehead some thirty-five years, as tailor, trader, deputy sheriff for Essex County, etc.
In the spring of 1737, Thomas closed his business in Marblehead and moved to Windham, Maine, where he drew Home Lot #12 and set about building a house. He later purchased lots #13 and #14 as well, and cleared seven acres on each. Thomas was the first person to settle in Windham and served the town throughout his life -- he was elected Clerk in 1762 and served as selectman in 1765 and 1766.
Thomas and Mary Chute had four sons and five daughters, as follows:
- 1. Mary, born 25 August 1713; died young
- 2. James, born 1 January 1715; died ca. 1730
- 3. Mary, born 30 October 1716; died young
- 4. Abigail, born 7 June 1718
- 5. Thomas, born 3 July 1720
- 6. Edmund, born 17 June 1722
- 7. Rebecca, born 6 January 1724; married John Bodge
- 8. Mary, born 27 March 1726
- 9. Curtis, born 15 September 1728; married Miriam Carr
Thomas died in 1770 in Windham, Maine. He is buried in Chute Cemetery; however, the epitaph on his headstone incorrectly states that he was born in England[1].
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave Index, database with images ([1]: accessed 25 September 2018), memorial 43164380, Capt. Thomas Chute (1690-1770), Chute Cemetery, Windham, Cumberland, Maine.
See also:
- Chute, William Edward. A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America. Salem, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1894.
- Dole, Samuel Thomas. Windham In the Past. Auburn, Maine: Merrill & Webber Company, 1916.
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