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William "Willie" Clark Chafee

Male 1885 - 1919  (33 years)


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  • Name William "Willie" Clark Chafee 
    Born 12 Jun 1885  Bristol, Bristol Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Died Apr 1919  [4] 
    Buried North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I00158  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Samuel Russel CHAFEE,   b. 7 Jul 1844, Bristol, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1934, Fresno, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Laura Anne MUNROE,   b. Abt 16 Mar 1844, Bristol, Bristol; Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1911, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1867  Bristol, Bristol Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • According to "The Monroe Book," by Joan S. Guilford, Samuel & Laura were married at State Street Methodist Episcopal Church of Bristol. This is also recorded as such in James N. Arnold's "Vital Record of RI," Bristol Church Marriage Records. It is also in the Bristol town records, book of Marriages 1850 - 1902, p. 70.

      Guilford's book has Laura in the section titled "Unconnected Monroes."
    Family ID F00107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eva A. Dow,   b. Abt 1882, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1975  (Age ~ 93 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1904  RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Cecil C. Chafee,   b. Abt 1906, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Madeline Chafee,   b. Abt 1908, Canada or RI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F00109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William is age 15 (almost 16?) in the 1900 Federal Census, living at Bristol, RI, with his parents and two older sisters. In 1910, he is still living at Bristol, but now is married to Eva and has two children.

      The gravestone has his birth year as 1885.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012839] Federal Census of 1 June 1900.

    2. [S012424] Gravestone inscription.

    3. [S013406] Bristol Births, Vol. 2, 132.

    4. [S013222] Family memorabilia.

    5. [S013283] Bristol Marriages 1850 - 1902, p. 70.

    6. [S013199] RI Marriages, 1636 - 1930, (AncestryView CD: RI Vital Records 1636-1930).