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Emma Jane Chafee

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Emma Jane Chafee was born 13 Nov 1855 (daughter of Thomas Diamond Chafee and Mercy P. Read).

    Notes:

    In the 1870 Federal Census, Emma J. Chafee, age 16, is living with William A. & Lucinda T. Manchester at Bristol, RI. She is Lucinda's cousin.

    Emma — George W. Simmonds. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Diamond Chafee was born 23 Jun 1826, RI (son of Stephen CHAFEE, Jr. and Deborah USHER); died Aft 1888; was buried , Bristol, RI.

    Notes:

    According to "The Chaffee Genealogy," p. 453, Thomas was living in Taunton, MA, in 1888.

    He may be the T. D. Chafee buried at North Burial Ground in Bristol, RI.

    In the 1850 Federal Census, Thomas D. & Mercy P. Chafee are living at Bristol, RI. They have a four-month-old son, Lyman M. Chafee. The family is living next door to brother Zechariah Chafee and his family on one side, and next to parents Stephen & Deborah Chafee on the other side.

    Thomas married Mercy P. Read Abt 1848, Connecticut. Mercy (daughter of George Read) was born Abt 1828, MA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mercy P. Read was born Abt 1828, MA (daughter of George Read).

    Notes:

    She may have been Mercy Pierce when she married Thomas.

    Children:
    1. Montemon Le Baron Chafee was born Jun 1849; died 24 Jul 1849, Bristol, RI.
    2. Lyman Morrow Chafee was born 23 Apr 1850.
    3. Alice Chafee was born Abt 1853.
    4. 1. Emma Jane Chafee was born 13 Nov 1855.
    5. Clara Leah Chafee was born 15 May 1859.
    6. Anna Cora Chafee was born 1 Jan 1863, Bristol, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Stephen CHAFEE, Jr. was born Abt 1791, Rehoboth, MA (son of Stephen CHAFEE and Chloe PEARCE); died 17 Oct 1864, Bristol, RI.

    Notes:

    These birth records were found in the vault at the Bristol Town Hall, in Vol. 4, p. 249. I have a photocopy.

    According to "The Chaffee Genealogy" by William H. Chaffee, p. 276, Stephen & Deborah "were members first of the Episcopal and later of the Methodist Church. November 2, 1814, Stephen Chafee bought land of James Usher in Bristol, where he made his home. He was a country storekeeper and shipper of merchandise, and is said to have been eccentric in manner. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, four inches in height."

    James Usher was brother to Deborah.

    In the 1850 Federal Census, Stephen & Deborah Chafee are both aged 60, living in Bristol, RI. Son Cyril, aged 20, is with them. They are next door to sons Zechariah & Thomas and their families. In the 1860 Federal Census, Stephen & Deborah Chafee are both aged 70, still living at Bristol, RI.

    Stephen married Deborah USHER 13 Dec 1812, Bristol, RI. Deborah (daughter of Allen USHER, Jr. and Susanna DIMAN) was born Abt 1791, Rehoboth, MA; died 19 Feb 1861, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Deborah USHER was born Abt 1791, Rehoboth, MA (daughter of Allen USHER, Jr. and Susanna DIMAN); died 19 Feb 1861, Bristol, RI.

    Notes:

    They were married in St. Michael's Church.

    Children:
    1. Lucinda Thomas Chafee was born 4 Oct 1813, Bristol, RI; died 26 Jan 1834; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.
    2. George Tew Barker CHAFEE was born 27 May 1816, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 11 Apr 1891, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    3. Eunice Foster Chafee was born 26 Apr 1818; died 24 Dec 1828; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.
    4. Stephen James Chafee was born 6 Jun 1820; died 17 Feb 1833.
    5. Hezekiah Usher Chafee was born 5 Jun 1822; died 17 Apr 1823; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.
    6. Zechariah Chafee was born 24 Jan 1824; died 24 Nov 1856, Bristol, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    7. 2. Thomas Diamond Chafee was born 23 Jun 1826, RI; died Aft 1888; was buried , Bristol, RI.
    8. Eunice Chafee was born 26 Dec 1828; died 15 Feb 1829.
    9. Cyril Newell Chafee was born 23 Mar 1830; died 10 Jul 1851; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    10. Sarah Elizabeth Chafee was born 24 May 1833; died 4 Dec 1833; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.

  3. 6.  George Read
    Children:
    1. 3. Mercy P. Read was born Abt 1828, MA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Stephen CHAFEE was born 10 Oct 1765, Rehoboth, MA (son of Levi CHAFEE and Anna PIERCE); died Abt 1812.

    Notes:

    According to William Chaffee's history of the Chaffees, Stephen and Chloe moved to Londonderry, Vermont, around 1794. He kept a store there, and was known as a merchant and farmer. In 1805 he was injured in a fire. His wife was reported to be a good Christian woman who taught her children the truths of the Bible.

    Stephen married Chloe PEARCE 25 Feb 1789, Rehoboth, MA. Chloe (daughter of Comfort PEARCE) was born Abt 1767. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Chloe PEARCE was born Abt 1767 (daughter of Comfort PEARCE).
    Children:
    1. Allen Chafee was born 1790.
    2. 4. Stephen CHAFEE, Jr. was born Abt 1791, Rehoboth, MA; died 17 Oct 1864, Bristol, RI.
    3. Sanford Chafee was born 27 Jan 1793, Rehoboth, MA; died 17 Jan 1882, Westfield, VT.
    4. Betsey Chafee was born Abt 1795.

  3. 10.  Allen USHER, Jr. was born Abt May 1765, Bristol, RI (son of Allen USHER and Rebecca ALLEN or Bourne); died Sep 1796, a drowning at sea.

    Notes:

    USHER Allen, at sea, 32y Sept. 21, 1796; death, Bristol.

    Allen married Susanna DIMAN 29 Jul 1787. Susanna (daughter of Thomas DIMAN and Salome FOSTER) was born Between 1764 and 1768; died 15 Oct 1829; was buried , Juniper Hill Cemetery, Sherry Ave., Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Susanna DIMAN was born Between 1764 and 1768 (daughter of Thomas DIMAN and Salome FOSTER); died 15 Oct 1829; was buried , Juniper Hill Cemetery, Sherry Ave., Bristol, RI.
    Children:
    1. James Usher was born Abt 1789; died 1829.
    2. 5. Deborah USHER was born Abt 1791, Rehoboth, MA; died 19 Feb 1861, Bristol, RI.
    3. Hezekiah Usher was born 8 Oct 1793, Bristol, RI.
    4. Susan Usher was born 8 Jun 1796, Bristol, RI.