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Reuben Chaffee 1880–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 August 1880

Birth Location: Elmore, Lamoille, Vermont, USA

Death Date: 15 November 1955

Death Location: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA

Father: Fernando Chaffee

Mother: Capitola Maxfield

Spouse(s): Josephine Huntoon

Children(s): Reuben Chaffee, Arland Chaffee, Myrtle Chaffee, Dale Chaffee, Velma Chaffee, Carroll Chaffee, Lee Chaffee, Capitola Chaffee

The story of Reuben Chaffee began in 1880 in Elmore, Lamoille, Vermont, USA. In 1900, Reuben Chaffee resided in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA. In 1910, Reuben Chaffee resided in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA. Reuben Chaffee married Josephine Jennie Huntoon, and had children including Arland Leo Chaffee, Capitola Etta Chaffee, Carroll Reuben Chaffee, Dale Erton Chaffee, Lee Verloise Chaffee, Myrtle Cora Chaffee, Reuben George Chaffee, Velma Josephine Chaffee. Reuben Chaffee passed away in 1955 in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Reuben Chaffee began in 1880 in Elmore, Lamoille, Vermont, USA.
  • In 1900, Reuben Chaffee resided in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA.
  • In 1910, Reuben Chaffee resided in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA.
  • Reuben Chaffee married Josephine Jennie Huntoon, and had children including Arland Leo Chaffee, Capitola Etta Chaffee, Carroll Reuben Chaffee, Dale Erton Chaffee, Lee Verloise Chaffee, Myrtle Cora Chaffee, Reuben George Chaffee, Velma Josephine Chaffee.
  • Reuben Chaffee passed away in 1955 in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fernando Chaffee
1851–1913
Birth Location: Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont, USA
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Capitola Maxfield
1859–
Birth Location: Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
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Spouses(s)

Josephine Huntoon
1890–1950
Birth Location: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
JH

Children(s)

Reuben Chaffee
1926–2000
Birth Location: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
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Arland Chaffee
1909–1965
Birth Location: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
AC
Myrtle Chaffee
1920–1967
Birth Location: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
MC
Dale Chaffee
1919–2014
Birth Location: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
DC
Velma Chaffee
1923–2004
Birth Location: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
VC
Carroll Chaffee
1913–1965
Birth Location: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
CC
Lee Chaffee
1906–1973
Birth Location: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
LC
Capitola Chaffee
1911–1911
Birth Location: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
CC

Reuben Chaffee's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Chaffee
1880–1955
Birth Place: Elmore, Lamoille, Vermont, USA
Parents
Fernando Cortes Chaffee
1851–1913
Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Capitola (F) Maxfield
1859–
Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (J) Maxfield
1828–1880
Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Ann (S) Brown
1829–1862
Bow, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Newell Maxfield
1802–1844
Matilda Lane
1807–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Maxfield
1763–1840
Mary James
1767–1829
Abijah Lane
–1830

Reuben Chaffee's Descendants

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Reuben Chaffee (25 August 1880–15 November 1955) m. Josephine (Jennie) Huntoon (23 February 1890–26 June 1950)
  1. 1. Reuben (George) Chaffee 1926–2000 m. Beverly (May) Ashe 1930–
  2. 2. Arland (Leo) Chaffee 1909–1965 m. Doris (Cynthia) Fahy 1917–1998
    1. 1. Lois (E) Chaffee 1936–2020
    2. 2. James (R) Chaffee 1937–1996
    3. 3. Jack (A) Chaffee 1941–2004 m. Janice (Marie) Gosley 1951–2010
  3. 3. Myrtle (Cora) Chaffee 1920–1967 m. Ned (Everett) Dunbar 1915–1986
    1. 1. Sylvia (A) Dunbar 1940–2016
  4. 4. Dale (Erton) Chaffee 1919–2014 m. Ida (E) Honsinger 1923–2015
  5. 5. Velma (Josephine) Chaffee 1923–2004 m. Hurel (R) Hale 1920–1987
    1. 1. Richard (Alvin) Hale 1946–1947
  6. 6. Carroll (Reuben) Chaffee 1913–1965 m. Ethel Withers 1909–1967
  7. 7. Lee (Verloise) Chaffee 1906–1973 m. Irma (Iona) Butter 1913–2003
    1. 1. Carolyn (Esther) Chaffee 1941–1942
    2. 2. Clair (Albert) Chaffee 1951–2013
    3. 3. Rodney (L) Chaffee 1937–2004 m. Marie (Georgianna) Mason 1939–1998
  8. 8. Capitola (Etta) Chaffee 1911–1911

Reuben Chaffee's Timeline

10 Records

1880
25 August 1880
Birth of Reuben Chaffee in Elmore, Lamoille, Vermont, USA
Elmore, Lamoille, Vermont, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Reuben Chaffee resided here in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
Reuben Chaffee resided here in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 37
Reuben Chaffee resided here in Orleans County, Vermont, USA
Orleans County, Vermont, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Reuben Chaffee resided here in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Reuben Chaffee resided here in Greensboro, Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
Greensboro, Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
1935
1935
Age 55
Reuben Chaffee resided here in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont
Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont
1940
1940
Age 60
Reuben Chaffee resided here in Greensboro Town, Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
Greensboro Town, Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
1950
1950
Age 70
Reuben Chaffee resided here in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
1955
15 November 1955
Age 75
Death of Reuben Chaffee in Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 August 1880
    Event Place: Elmore, Lamoille, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont, U.S., Death Records, 1909-2008
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont; Roll: T624_1615; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1375628

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Orleans County, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Vermont; Registration County: Orleans County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont; Roll: T625_1874; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 62

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Greensboro, Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342163

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont; Roll: m-t0627-04234; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 10-19

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greensboro Town, Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont; Roll: m-t0627-04234; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 10-19

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Greensboro, Orleans

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greensboro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hardwick Gazette; Publication Date: 17 Nov 1955; Publication Place: Hardwick, Vermont, USA; ,0.46235743,0.32274258,0.54634154&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greensboro, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: Vermont, U.S., Death Records, 1909-2008

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orleans, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Vermont; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1965

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1955
    Event Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont, U.S., Death Records, 1909-2008
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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