Esther (Kelch) Chaffee (1804 - 1891)

Born 22 Nov 1804 in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alpha Rinaldo Chaffee Jr — married 3 Jun 1823 in Frankfort, Herkimer, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1891 at age 86 in St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Effie was born Nov 22 1804 in Utica, New York. Her father was Philip Kelch. ^[1]

Effie married Alpha Chaffee, Jr. ^[2] Jun 3 1823 in Frankfort, New York. Alpha was b Aug 2 1800 in Frankfort, New York, son of Alpha Chaffee and Mary Abby. He died Nov 21 1873 in St Clair, Michigan. ^[1]

Effie and Alpha had the following children: ^{[1] [3]}

1. Alpha Rinaldo, b Apr 6 1824, m Sarah Piper, m Apr 5 1907
2. Philip Alonzo, b Feb 22 1826 Frankfort, New York, d 1906, m 1st Lucinda Cordelia Storms Jan 16 1850 in St Clair, Michigan, m 2nd Jan 1 1896 St Clair, Michigan Amelia (Kelch) Cameron, age 46, dau of John Kelch ^[4]
3. Nancy Ann, b Apr 4 1828, m Alexander Cramer, d 1901
4. Wilder Stearns, b May 15 1830, m Sarah A Lockwood, d Jun 15 1917
5. Mary Melissa, b Mar 20 1832, d Apr 21 1866, m Lorenzo Dow Cook
6. James Melvin, b Feb 18 1834, m Mrs Mary (Walker) Cordley
7. John Atherton, b Dec 31 1835, m Jenette Miner, d 1916
8. Amasa Mortimer, b Jul 21 1838, m Dolly Ann Justin, d Aug 3 1915
9. Edward Augustus, b Feb 7 1841, m Mary Wilson, age 38, May 24 1894 Smith Creek, St Clair, Michigan. Mary was born abt 1856 in Canada to James Wilson and Emaline Clement. ^[5]
10. Sarah A Effie, b Apr 2 / 4 1843, m Augustus Niles, d Apr 15 1926 Flint, Genesee, Michigan ^[6]
11. Emily Jane, b Mar 31 1846, d Jan 3 1873, m Reuben Daniels

Esther / Ether / died Apr 28 1891, age 86, in St Clair, Michigan. ^{[1] [7] [8] [9]}

She is buried in Marysville / Riverview Cemetery, neat St Clair, Michigan ^[1] or Smith Blackstock Road Cemetery, Kimball, St. Clair County, Michigan ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} The_Chaffee_Genealogy: Page 167-168 #530 Alpha Chaffe Jr wife wife and children
2. ↑ The_Chaffee_Genealogy: Page 100 #207 Alpha Chaffee #530 Alpha Chaffe Jr with parents
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 September 2020), memorial page for Effie Kelch Chaffee (22 Nov 1804–28 Apr 1891), Find A Grave: Memorial #199389803, citing Smith Blackstock Road Cemetery, Kimball, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Rick (contributor 47109780) No gravestone
4. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3H-M9V : 2 April 2020), Effie Kelch in entry for Philip A. Chaffee and Amelia Kelch Cameron, 1 Jan 1896; citing Marriage, Marysville, St Clair, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207882.
5. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ33-B1X : 2 April 2020), Apha Kelch in entry for Edward Chaffee and Mary Wilson, 24 May 1894; citing Marriage, Smith Creek, St Clair, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207828.
6. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSX-28Z : 13 March 2018), Aphia Kelck in entry for Sarah A Niles, 15 Apr 1926; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,701.
7. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHPD-PXB : 10 February 2018), Esther Chaffee, 28 Apr 1891; citing St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan, reference v 2 p 317; FHL microfilm 976,875.
8. ↑ "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3VV-N4J : 2 April 2020), Ether Chaffee, 28 Apr 1891; citing p 183 rn 192, St Clair Twp, St Clair, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,829.
9. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBM-6HH : 16 January 2020), Ether Chaffee, 1891.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199389803/effie-chaffee : accessed 01 November 2021), memorial page for Effie Kelch Chaffee (22 Nov 1804–28 Apr 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 199389803, citing Smith Blackstock Road Cemetery, Kimball, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Rick (contributor 47109780) .

• Chaffee, William Henry . The_Chaffee_Genealogy: Embracing the Chafe, et al, Descendants of Thomas Chaffe of Hingham, Hull, Rehoboth & Swansea, Massachusetts 1635-1909 (The Grafton Press, 1909)