Irene (Sanford) Chaffee (1825 - 1903)
Born [location unknown]
Daughter of Alexander Sanford
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
John Francis Alexander Sanford, Charlotte Adams (Sanford) Barnes and Henrietta (Sanford) Clark
Wife of
John M. Emerson
— married
in Louisiana, USA
Wife of
Calvin Clifford Chaffee
— married
[location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died in Springfield, Hampden, MA
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Nov 2014
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Biography
The wife of Dr John Emerson, an owner of Dred Scott. She, his widow, is the "Emerson" in Scott vs Emerson proceedings which later turned into the Supreme Court Scott vs Sanford (her brother) known as the abominable and historically embarrassing "Dred Scott decision".
Dred Scott originally tried to purchase his and his family's freedom from her, but she refused. The legal battles ensued from there.
Mrs. Chaffee did grant Dred Scott his freedom and at the time she was married to Calvin Chaffee, an Anti-Slavery senator from Massachusetts. I wonder how that affected her decision to finally release Dred Scott?
Calvin Chaffee and Irene are both buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Dred Scott Case: Scott v. Emerson
- Find A Grave Memorial #51812932
Acknowledgements:
- Thank you to First-hand Kathleen Chaffee for creating this profile on Tuesday, November 25, 2014.
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On 17 Jul 2015 at 20:27 GMT DK Clews wrote:
Sanford-1696 and Sanford-2060 appear to represent the same person because: She was the wife of Dr Emerson before marrying Chaffee,
Irene is 19 degrees from Anna Jarvis, 14 degrees from Azure Robinson and 17 degrees from Henry VIII of England on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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