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James W Chase 1826 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1826

Birth Location: New Brunswick

Death Date: aft 1891

Death Location: Maquapit Lake, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Douglas Chase

Mother: Elizabeth Lawson

Spouse(s): Sophronia Hamm

Children(s): Francis Chase

The story of James W Chase began in 1826 in New Brunswick. James W Chase married Sophronia Jane Hamm, and had children including Francis Harmon Chase. James W Chase passed away in 1891 in Maquapit Lake, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of James W Chase began in 1826 in New Brunswick.
  • James W Chase married Sophronia Jane Hamm, and had children including Francis Harmon Chase.
  • James W Chase passed away in 1891 in Maquapit Lake, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Children(s)

James Chase's Ancestors

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James Chase
1826 – 1891
Birth Place: New Brunswick
Parents
Douglas John Chase
1805 – 1871
Lakeville Corner, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Lawson
1811 – 1899
Lakeville Corner, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Daniel Chase
1780 – 1836
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Euphemia (1783 Alice) Caswell
1783 – 1821
Lakeville Corner, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Douglas
1747 – 1814
Silence Richmond
1750 – 1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Douglas
1719 – 1781
Phebe Paine
1712 – 1781

James Chase's Descendants

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James (W) Chase (abt 1826 – aft 1891) m. Sophronia (Jane) Hamm (1844 – 10 Dec 1887)
  1. 1. Francis (Harmon) Chase (04 Dec 1868 – 20 Mar 1958) m. Elizabeth (Ellen) Knox (10 Jul 1878 – 14 Aug 1940)
    1. 1. Norma (Pearl) Chase (1904 – 1942) m. Bertram (Joseph) Woods (Dec 1902 – 1963)
      1. 1. Greta (Arlene) Woods (18 May 1923 – 8 Sep 1992) m. 👑❤️John (H (Jack)) Yates (9 February 1918 – 2 April 2003) m. Ronald (Francis) Cogswell
        1. 1. Dorothy Yates m. Vaughn Legassie
        2. 2. Henry Yates

James Chase's Timeline

2 Records

1826
abt 1826
Birth of James W Chase in New Brunswick
New Brunswick
1891
aft 1891
Age 65
Death of James W Chase in Maquapit Lake, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada
Maquapit Lake, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1826
    Event Place: New Brunswick

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1891
    Event Place: Maquapit Lake, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada

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