Allen USHER, Jr.
Abt 1765 - 1796 (~ 31 years)1. Allen USHER, Jr. was born Abt May 1765, Bristol, RI; 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]
Children:
- 2. James Usher was born Abt 1789; died 1829.
- 3. Deborah USHER was born Abt 1791, Rehoboth, MA; died 19 Feb 1861, Bristol, RI.
- 4. Hezekiah Usher was born 8 Oct 1793, Bristol, RI.
- 5. Susan Usher was born 8 Jun 1796, Bristol, RI.
Generation: 2
2. James Usher (1.Allen1) was born Abt 1789; died 1829. 3. Deborah USHER (1.Allen1) was born Abt 1791, Rehoboth, MA; died 19 Feb 1861, Bristol, RI. Deborah married Stephen CHAFEE, Jr. 13 Dec 1812, Bristol, RI. Stephen (son of Stephen CHAFEE and Chloe PEARCE) was born Abt 1791, Rehoboth, MA; died 17 Oct 1864, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. Lucinda Thomas Chafee was born 4 Oct 1813, Bristol, RI; died 26 Jan 1834; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.
- 7. 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.
- 8. Eunice Foster Chafee was born 26 Apr 1818; died 24 Dec 1828; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.
- 9. Stephen James Chafee was born 6 Jun 1820; died 17 Feb 1833.
- 10. Hezekiah Usher Chafee was born 5 Jun 1822; died 17 Apr 1823; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.
- 11. Zechariah Chafee was born 24 Jan 1824; died 24 Nov 1856, Bristol, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 12. Thomas Diamond Chafee was born 23 Jun 1826, RI; died Aft 1888; was buried , Bristol, RI.
- 13. Eunice Chafee was born 26 Dec 1828; died 15 Feb 1829.
- 14. Cyril Newell Chafee was born 23 Mar 1830; died 10 Jul 1851; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 15. Sarah Elizabeth Chafee was born 24 May 1833; died 4 Dec 1833; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.
4. Hezekiah Usher (1.Allen1) was born 8 Oct 1793, Bristol, RI. 5. Susan Usher (1.Allen1) was born 8 Jun 1796, Bristol, RI.
Generation: 3
6. Lucinda Thomas Chafee (3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 4 Oct 1813, Bristol, RI; died 26 Jan 1834; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI. Notes:
Alden G. Beaman's "RI Genealogical Register," Vol. 17, Bristol Cemetery Inscriptions, gives Lucinda's date of death as 19 Jan 1834, at age 20. There was another Lucinda T. Chafee, date of death given as 3 Oct 1848 (?).
7. George Tew Barker CHAFEE (3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 27 May 1816, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 11 Apr 1891, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. Notes:
The name George T. B. Chafee first came to my attention in a copy of an old letter of Great Uncle Frank's which he sent to his mother, Mary Elizabeth Chafee (nee Andrews), my great-grandmother. In this letter he lists our Chafee ancestors, but without any documentation or details, save that he says this person's son invented a propeller boat which used to sail from Connecticut to New York City. This ties in somewhat with the information I found in the Bristol town records, which identify his occupation as sea captain, and his place of death as Middletown, CT. (Bristol Vol. #5, p. 139)
According to Frank's letter, the son George Austin (brother of my great-great-grandfather, Samuel Russel Chafee) was a restaurant and hotel man in Middletown, CT. He had a son Charles Austin and a daughter Grace. Around 1870 he built a propeller ship that ran between Portland, CT (across the river from Middletown, CT) and New York City. The ship was named after him: The George Austin Chafee. (Need to check out all these details!)
George T. B.'s name came to me also from an Austin family genealogist (Bonnie Austin Bigolin of Green River, WY), in an e-mail replying to my query through their web site. They have his name in their database as having been married to Harriet N. Austin, and she listed his children for me, one of whom is my gr-great-grandfather, Samuel Russel Chafee. The name Austin has since been passed down in our family in the form of the middle name of his son George and of my grandma's brother Charles, and the first name of one of Charles's sons, among others.
Also, it appears that the name Harriet has also been passed down, being the name of one of George and Harriet's daughters, the name of a granddaughter ("Hattie" who married DeWitt Bolster), and the name of a great-granddaughter -- my grandma's sister Hattie, a name which I presume was also Harriet in this generation. She died very young. My parents have her old rocking chair.
Since acquiring the above information, I have viewed and copied George and Harriet's marriage record at Bristol Town Hall, as well as other family records of birth, marriage, and death. I also have photographed their gravestone(s) at Bristol's North Burial Ground.
In addition to the above sources of information, I have transcripts from the following census records which show the various Chafee families: 1850, 1860, and 1870 for Bristol, RI; 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 for Middletown, CT.
"The Chaffee Genealogy" by William H. Chaffee, published in 1909, says that Mr. George T. B. Chafee "served as a sutler in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was a mechanic and restaurant keeper. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, a jovial disposition, and was five feet, four inches in height. In 1883 he lived in Middletown [CT], where he died of pneumonia at the age of seventy-five in the home of his son, Stephen B. Chafee. He was buried in the family lot in Bristol."
In the front of my grandmother's old Bible there is this notation, written in her handwriting: "Lest I forget, I must write down the Chafee family motto -- 'As we journey through life, let us live by the way.' It is above the large fireplace in the Chafee Hotel in Middletown Conn. made in the masonry."George married Harriet Newell AUSTIN 18 Mar 1839, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI. Harriet (daughter of Samuel Ward AUSTIN and Mary MITCHELL) was born 1822, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 29 Jul 1856, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; was buried Jul 1856, North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Stephen Barker Chafee was born 22 Oct 1839, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 15 Sep 1910; was buried , Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT.
- 17. George Austin Chafee was born 14 Dec 1840, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 13 Jul 1903; was buried , Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT.
- 18. Lucinda Thomas Chafee was born 1 May 1842, RI.
- 19. Daughter Chafee was born 1 May 1842; died 7 May 1842.
- 20. Samuel Russel CHAFEE was born 7 Jul 1844, Bristol, RI; died 3 Aug 1934, Fresno, CA; was buried 10 Aug 1934, North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 21. Harriet Melorah Chafee was born 15 Jul 1847; died 1848; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 22. William Clark Chafee was born 26 Nov 1853; died Abt 27 Sep 1905, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT.
George married Susan Hathaway Hoar 3 Mar 1859, Swansea, MA. Susan was born 15 Aug 1829, Swansea, MA; died 22 Feb 1884; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. Ida Versey Chafee was born 31 Jan 1860.
- 24. Lena R. Chafee was born 2 Apr 1869, Bristol, RI; died 1869; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 25. Cyril Newell Chafee was born 1 Oct 1869, Bristol, RI; died 11 Aug 1894, Middletown, CT; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
8. Eunice Foster Chafee (3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 26 Apr 1818; died 24 Dec 1828; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI. 9. Stephen James Chafee (3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 6 Jun 1820; died 17 Feb 1833. 10. Hezekiah Usher Chafee (3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 5 Jun 1822; died 17 Apr 1823; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI. 11. Zechariah Chafee (3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 24 Jan 1824; died 24 Nov 1856, Bristol, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. Notes:
In the 1850 Federal Census, Zechariah & Eliza A. Chafee are living in Bristol, RI. They have a 2-year-old son, William L. C. Chafee. The family is next door to Thomas D. & Mercy Chafee.
Zechariah — Eliza Ann LeCroix. Eliza was born Abt 1828, Maine. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. William L. C. Chafee was born Abt 1848.
12. Thomas Diamond Chafee (3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 23 Jun 1826, RI; 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 Julia Eddie Abt 1845. [Group Sheet]
Thomas married Mercy P. Read Abt 1848, Connecticut. Mercy (daughter of George Read) was born Abt 1828, MA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Montemon Le Baron Chafee was born Jun 1849; died 24 Jul 1849, Bristol, RI.
- 28. Lyman Morrow Chafee was born 23 Apr 1850.
- 29. Alice Chafee was born Abt 1853.
- 30. Emma Jane Chafee was born 13 Nov 1855.
- 31. Clara Leah Chafee was born 15 May 1859.
- 32. Anna Cora Chafee was born 1 Jan 1863, Bristol, RI.
Thomas married Abbey Macomber Aft 1850. Abbey died Aft 1889. [Group Sheet]
13. Eunice Chafee (3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 26 Dec 1828; died 15 Feb 1829. 14. Cyril Newell Chafee (3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 23 Mar 1830; died 10 Jul 1851; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. Notes:
In the 1850 Federal Census, Cyril is aged 20, a clerk, and living with his parents at Bristol, RI. Apparently he died just about a year later.
15. Sarah Elizabeth Chafee (3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 24 May 1833; died 4 Dec 1833; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI. Notes:
Alden G. Beaman's "RI Genealogical Register," Vol. 17, Bristol Cemetery Inscriptions, gives Sarah's date of death as 24 May 1833, at age 7 months.
Generation: 4
16. Stephen Barker Chafee (7.George3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 22 Oct 1839, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; 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]
Children:
- 33. George Austin Chafee was born 16 Jan 1868, CT; died Aft Jan 1920.
- 34. Stephen B. Chafee, Jr. was born 26 Sep 1870, Connecticut; died Aft Apr 1910.
Stephen married Julia A. Douglass 15 Jun 1897. Julia was born Aug 1852, New York City, NY; died Aft 1 Jun 1900. [Group Sheet]
17. George Austin Chafee (7.George3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 14 Dec 1840, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 13 Jul 1903; was buried , Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. Notes:
George owned the Chafee Hotel in Middletown, CT.
In the front of my grandmother's old Bible there is this notation, written in her handwriting: "Lest I forget, I must write down the Chafee family motto -- 'As we journey through life, let us live by the way.' It is above the large fireplace in the Chafee Hotel in Middletown Conn. made in the masonry."George married Matilda Pitt 23 Nov 1864, Middletown, CT. Matilda (daughter of John R. Pitt and Elizabeth Reading) was born Dec 1840, England; died 16 Dec 1900. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 35. Charles Austin Chafee was born 29 Jun 1868, Middletown, CT; died 1949, Middletown, CT.
- 36. Grace Irene Chafee was born 31 Jul 1870.
18. Lucinda Thomas Chafee (7.George3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 1 May 1842, RI. Notes:
Lucinda had a twin sister who died six days after birth.
William A. & Lucinda Manchester are living at Bristol, RI, in the 1860 Federal Census. He is 26 and she is 18. They are in the household of Martha Manchester, probably William's mother.
In 1870 William & Lucinda are still at Bristol. In the household is their young son Walter, age 3. Also there is Lucinda's first cousin, Emma J. Chafee, 16. (Their fathers are brothers.)Lucinda married William A. Manchester 20 Mar 1859, RI. William (son of Martha J. Unknown) was born Abt 1834, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 37. Walter A. Manchester was born Abt 1867, RI.
19. Daughter Chafee (7.George3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 1 May 1842; died 7 May 1842. 20. Samuel Russel CHAFEE (7.George3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 7 Jul 1844, Bristol, RI; died 3 Aug 1934, Fresno, CA; was buried 10 Aug 1934, North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. Notes:
In the 1870 Federal Census, Samuel R. Chaffee, 25, is a bootmaker, living at Bristol, RI. His wife, Laura A., is age 26. They have two young sons, Raymond & Samuel.
In the 1880 Federal Census, the family is living at Middletown, CT, where Samuel is a saloon keeper -- probably at the Chafee Hotel.
In 1900, Samuel & Laura are living on Congregational St. in Bristol, RI, age 54, with three of their children -- Lena, Cora, & William. They have been married 34 years, according to the census figures. Samuel is a cutter in the rubber mill.
In 1910 Samuel & Laura are both age 65, still living on Congregational St., and have been married 42 years, according to census data.
In the 1930 Federal Census, Samuel is a widower, age 86, living in Bristol, Lincoln Co., ME, with his married daughter Cora Martin and family.
According to the gravestone inscription, Samuel was in Co. G Second Regt. RI Vols. The gravestone has been photographed.Samuel married Laura Anne MUNROE 24 Apr 1867, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI. Laura (daughter of Jeremiah William MUNROE and Elizabeth BARRINGTON) was born Abt 16 Mar 1844, Bristol, Bristol; Co., RI; died 20 Oct 1911, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 38. Raymond Russell (one) Chafee was born 11 Feb 1868, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 1878; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 39. Samuel Austin Chafee was born 8 Feb 1870, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 1927; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 40. Eva Williams Chafee was born 10 May 1872, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 1878; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 41. Frank Paine CHAFEE was born 4 Jan 1874, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 12 Jul 1955, Jacumba, San Diego Co., CA; was buried 18 Jul 1955, Mt. Hope Cemetery, 3751 Market St., San Diego, CA.
- 42. Harriet "Hattie" Brownell Chafee was born 1 Mar 1878, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died Aft 1 Jan 1920.
- 43. Lena Matilda Chafee was born 15 Aug 1880, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 7 Jul 1957, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., CA; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, CA.
- 44. Cora Raymond Chafee was born 6 Apr 1883, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died Jan 1969, ME.
- 45. William "Willie" Clark Chafee was born 12 Jun 1885, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died Apr 1919; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 46. Raymond Russell (two) Chafee was born 1 Feb 1887, Bristol, RI; died 1888; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 47. Stephen Chafee was born 1 Feb 1887, Bristol, RI; died 1887; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
21. Harriet Melorah Chafee (7.George3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 15 Jul 1847; died 1848; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. 22. William Clark Chafee (7.George3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 26 Nov 1853; died Abt 27 Sep 1905, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. 23. Ida Versey Chafee (7.George3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 31 Jan 1860. Notes:
The 1860 Federal Census has her name as Cara B. Chafee, 5 months. Also, the birth record at Bristol has her name as Carry B. Chafee, b 31 Jan 1860, and says she is the second child (?) born to George & Susan. Perhaps they changed her name to Ida (?). (see Bristol Book 2, p. 30)
In the 1870 Federal Census she is Ida B., age 10.Ida married James Albert Bosworth 8 Jan 1877. [Group Sheet]
Children:
24. Lena R. Chafee (7.George3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 2 Apr 1869, Bristol, RI; died 1869; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. Notes:
Lena's birth record at Bristol says she is the fourth child born to George & Susan.
25. Cyril Newell Chafee (7.George3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 1 Oct 1869, Bristol, RI; died 11 Aug 1894, Middletown, CT; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. Notes:
The Bristol, RI Town Hall Archives, book 5, p. 152 records his death at age 26.
26. William L. C. Chafee (11.Zechariah3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born Abt 1848. 27. Montemon Le Baron Chafee (12.Thomas3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born Jun 1849; died 24 Jul 1849, Bristol, RI. 28. Lyman Morrow Chafee (12.Thomas3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 23 Apr 1850. Lyman — Marion G. Kirke. [Group Sheet]
29. Alice Chafee (12.Thomas3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born Abt 1853. 30. Emma Jane Chafee (12.Thomas3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 13 Nov 1855. 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]
31. Clara Leah Chafee (12.Thomas3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 15 May 1859. Clara married George L. Southworth 28 Jul 1881. [Group Sheet]
32. Anna Cora Chafee (12.Thomas3, 3.Deborah2, 1.Allen1) was born 1 Jan 1863, Bristol, RI. Notes:
Anna Cora's birth record says she is the sixth child born to Thomas D. & Mercy P. Chafee.