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Jairus E. Chafee

Male 1923 - 1990  (66 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jairus E. Chafee was born 22 Oct 1923, CT (son of Jairus Madison Chafee and Emma Johnson); died 10 Jan 1990.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jairus Madison Chafee was born 7 Jan 1895, CT (son of Stephen B. Chafee, Jr. and Lillian May Evans); died 11 Mar 1948; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT.

    Notes:

    In the January 1920 Federal Census, Jairus & Emma Chafee, ages 25 & 22, are living on Berlin St., Middletown, CT. They have two young daughters: Marjorie & Dorothy.

    In 1930 Jairus M. & Emma C. Chafee, ages 36 & 33, are living on Cottage St., Middletown, CT.

    Jairus — Emma Johnson. Emma was born 9 Aug 1897, CT; died Abt 16 Dec 1990; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Emma Johnson was born 9 Aug 1897, CT; died Abt 16 Dec 1990; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT.
    Children:
    1. Marjorie E. Chafee was born 25 Jun 1915, CT; died 17 Jan 2003, CT.
    2. Dorothy R. Chafee was born 23 Nov 1917, Middletown, CT; died 5 Feb 2007, Middletown, CT; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT.
    3. Howard L. Chafee was born 2 Mar 1920, CT; died 11 Jun 1989.
    4. 1. Jairus E. Chafee was born 22 Oct 1923, CT; died 10 Jan 1990.
    5. Stephen George Chafee was born 27 May 1925, CT; died 4 Oct 1992.
    6. Marion Chafee was born Abt 1930.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Stephen B. Chafee, Jr. was born 26 Sep 1870, Connecticut (son of Stephen Barker Chafee and Elizabeth Dane Shaw); died Aft Apr 1910.

    Notes:

    In the June 1900 Federal Census, Stephen B. & Lillian "Chaffe" are living on Main St., Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. They have three children: Lillian 8, Jairus 5, and Elizabeth 2. Stephen is a bar tender.

    In 1910 the family is living on Hotchkiss St., Middletown, CT. In the household with Stephen & Lillian Chafee (ages 39 & 38) are: daughter Lillian Roe 18, son-in-law Fred Roe 19, daughter Elizabeth 12, and son Jairus 15.

    Stephen married Lillian May Evans Abt 1890. Lillian was born Aug 1872, Chatham, CT; died Aft Apr 1930. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Lillian May Evans was born Aug 1872, Chatham, CT; died Aft Apr 1930.

    Notes:

    In the Federal Census of 1 Apr 1930, Lillian M. Chafee is a widow age 57, living on Main Street in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. With her are her daughter, Elizabeth M. Smith age 31; and her grandson Charles T. Smith, age 15.

    Children:
    1. Cleveland Chafee was born 24 May 1891; died 29 Jul 1891; was buried , Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT.
    2. Lillian May Chafee was born Abt Jun 1891, CT; died Aft 1 Jan 1920.
    3. 2. Jairus Madison Chafee was born 7 Jan 1895, CT; died 11 Mar 1948; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT.
    4. Elizabeth May Chafee was born May 1898, CT; died Aft 1 Apr 1930.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Stephen Barker Chafee was born 22 Oct 1839, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI (son of George Tew Barker CHAFEE and Harriet Newell AUSTIN); died 15 Sep 1910; was buried , Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT.

    Notes:

    Chafee, Stephen B. (Co. I. 7th Rhode Island Vols. Inf.), died Sept. 15, 1910, age 70 yrs. (Civil War Flag).
    (source: http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/indian_hill_1.htm)

    Stephen married Elizabeth Dane Shaw 1 Jan 1868, RI. Elizabeth was born 11 Apr 1835, England or Ireland; died 22 Oct 1894; was buried , Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Dane Shaw was born 11 Apr 1835, England or Ireland; died 22 Oct 1894; was buried , Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT.

    Notes:

    I believe Elizabeth was married to a Mr. Shaw before she married Stephen Chafee. There are Shaw children living with the Chafee family in some of the censuses.

    Chafee, Elizabeth Dane, wife of Stephen B., born Apr. 11, 1835, died Oct. 22, 1894.
    (source: http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/indian_hill_1.htm)

    Children:
    1. George Austin Chafee was born 16 Jan 1868, CT; died Aft Jan 1920.
    2. 4. Stephen B. Chafee, Jr. was born 26 Sep 1870, Connecticut; died Aft Apr 1910.