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Thomas Chaffee 1616–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1678

Death Location: Swamsea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Chaffee

Mother: Margaret Burgoyne

Spouse(s): Dorothea Thomas, Dorothea Thomas

Children(s): Nathaniel Chaffee, Joseph Chaffee, Joseph Chaffee, Nathaniel Chaffe, Nathaniel Chaffee

Thomas Chaffee was born in 1616 in England, the child of William Chaffee And Margaret Burgoyne. Thomas Chaffee married Dorothea Thomas, and had children including Joseph Chaffee, Nathaniel Chaffe, Nathaniel Chaffee. Thomas Chaffee passed away in 1678 in Swamsea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Chaffee was born in 1616 in England, the child of William Chaffee And Margaret Burgoyne.
  • Thomas Chaffee married Dorothea Thomas, and had children including Joseph Chaffee, Nathaniel Chaffe, Nathaniel Chaffee.
  • Thomas Chaffee passed away in 1678 in Swamsea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Chaffee's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Chaffee
1616–1678
Birth Place: England
Parents
William Chaffee
1579–
Chaffcombe, Devon, England
Margaret Burgoyne
1610–1655
England
Grandparents
Thomas Chafe
1550–1604
City of Exeter, Devon, England
Dorothy Shorte
1554–1612
Devon, England
Mary Buckingham
1519–1586
Exeter, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Short
1517–1584
Joan Thomas
1515–1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Chaffee's Descendants

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Thomas Chaffee (1616–1678) m. Dorothea Thomas (1620–1640) m. Dorothea Thomas (1620–1682)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Chaffee 1638–1721 m. Experience Bliss 1649–1723
    1. 1. David Chaffee 1680–1750 m. Patience Atherton 1682–1732
      1. 1. ELIZABETH CHAFFEE 1711–1761 m. Ichabod Read 1708–1784
        1. 1. Ichabod Read 1735–1748
        2. 2. Patience Read 1737–1823
        3. 3. Amos Read 1739–1779
        4. 4. Daniel Read 1743–
        5. 5. Olive Read 1746–
        6. 6. Ichabod Read 1750–
        7. 7. Johnathan Read 1752–
      2. 2. Atherton Chaffee 1715–1778
      3. 3. MARGARET CHAFFEE 1719–1777
      4. 4. PATIENCE CHAFFEE 1720–1754
      5. 5. EXPERIENCE CHAFFEE 1722–1753
      6. 6. DAVID CHAFFEE 1733–1784
      7. 7. David (Chaffee) Jr 1708–1784
      8. 8. Mary Chaffee 1717–1731 m. Gideon FRANKLIN 1711–1761
        1. 1. DAVID FRANKLIN 1738–1754
        2. 2. Asa Franklin 1739–1807
        3. 3. MOLLY FRANKLIN 1741–1807
        4. 4. HANNAH FRANKLIN 1743–
        5. 5. GIDEON FRANKLIN 1745–
        6. 6. OLIVER FRANKLIN 1748–1807
        7. 7. Daniel FRANKLIN 1736–1818 m. Beriah TITUS 1735–1806
  2. 2. Joseph Chaffee 1639–1694
  3. 3. Joseph Chaffee 1639–1694
  4. 4. Nathaniel Chaffe 1640–1721
  5. 5. Nathaniel Chaffee 1638–1721

Thomas Chaffee's Timeline

2 Records

1616
1616
Birth of Thomas Chaffee in England
England
1678
1678
Age 62
Death of Thomas Chaffee in Swamsea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Swamsea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [5] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Hingham, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Hingham, Massachusetts; Year: 1637; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: An Historical address and poem : delivered at the centennial celebration of the incorporation of the town of Barrington, June 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: History of Robert Chaffin and his descendants : and of the other Chaffins in America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Swamsea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Millennium File

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