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Thomas Chaffee 1616–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: Hingham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 6 Mar 1683

Death Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Chaffee

Mother: Joanna Ellet

Spouse(s): Dorthea Thomas

Children(s): Joseph Chaffee, Nathaniel Chaffee

Thomas Chaffee was born in 1616 in Hingham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Chaffee And Joanna Ellet. Thomas Chaffee married Dorthea Thomas, and had children including Joseph Chaffee, Nathaniel Chaffee. Thomas Chaffee passed away in 1683 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Chaffee was born in 1616 in Hingham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Chaffee And Joanna Ellet.
  • Thomas Chaffee married Dorthea Thomas, and had children including Joseph Chaffee, Nathaniel Chaffee.
  • Thomas Chaffee passed away in 1683 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Chaffee's Ancestors

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Thomas Chaffee
1616–1683
Birth Place: Hingham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
William Chaffee
1585–1648
1661359, Devon, England
Joanna Ellet
1580–1645
Exeter, Devon, England
Grandparents
THOMAS CHAFE
1560–1604
Exeter, Devon, , England
Dorothy Shorte
1560–1612
, , , England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Chafe
1530–1580
Elizabeth Bigglestone
1520–1592
John Short
1524–1588
Mrs Short
1528–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Short
1459–1524

Thomas Chaffee's Descendants

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Thomas Chaffee (1616–6 Mar 1683) m. Dorthea Thomas (1615–1682)
  1. 1. Joseph Chaffee 1645–1694 m. Annis Martin 1649–1730
    1. 1. Joseph Chaffee 1677–1759 m. Jemima Chadwick 1687–1759
      1. 1. James Chaffee 1713–1799 m. Rhoda Cady 1739–1799 m. Rhoda Cady 1739–1799 m. Beriah Hayden 1716–1758
        1. 1. Charles ((Dr)) CHAFFEE 1763–1825 m. Rebecca Moulton 1773–
        2. 2. Nathan Chaffee 1737–1750
        3. 3. Zebediah Chaffee 1741–1816
        4. 4. James Chaffee 1746–1827
        5. 5. Abigail Chaffee 1753–1843
        6. 6. Leonard Chaffee 1782–1857
        7. 7. Stephen Chaffee 1773–1841
        8. 8. Lucy Chaffee 1765–1765
        9. 9. Joseph Chaffee 1780–1852
        10. 10. Calvin Chaffee 1760–1817
        11. 11. Abial Chaffee 1761–1847
        12. 12. Zebediah Chaffee 1741–1816
        13. 13. James Chaffee 1747–1827
        14. 14. Nathan Chaffee 1750–1815
        15. 15. Dorothy Chaffee 1743–1771
        16. 16. Chester Chaffee 1755–1841
        17. 17. Nathan Chaffee 1737–1750
        18. 18. Zebediah Chaffee 1741–1816
        19. 19. Sarah Chaffee 1746–1778
        20. 20. James Chaffee 1747–1827
      2. 2. James Chaffee 1713–1799
      3. 3. Abigail Chaffee 1715–1799
      4. 4. Thomas Chaffee 1716–1753
      5. 5. Samuel Chaffee 1722–1782
      6. 6. Josiah Chaffee 1731–1802
      7. 7. Benjamin Chaffe 1710–1711
    2. 2. Sarah Chaffee 1667–1692
    3. 3. Mary Chaffee 1672–1674
    4. 4. John Chaffee 1673–1757
    5. 5. Mary Chaffee 1675–1748
    6. 6. Annis Chaffee 1680–1745
    7. 7. Dorothy Chaffee 1682–1698
    8. 8. Elizabeth Chaffee 1686–1730
    9. 9. Abigail Chaffee 1689–1741
  2. 2. Nathaniel Chaffee 1640–1721

Thomas Chaffee's Timeline

2 Records

1616
1616
Birth of Thomas Chaffee in Hingham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Hingham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1683
6 Mar 1683
Age 67
Death of Thomas Chaffee in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Hingham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1683
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

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