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Harriet Newell AUSTIN

Female 1822 - 1856  (34 years)


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  • Name Harriet Newell AUSTIN 
    Born 1822  North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Buried Jul 1856  North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 29 Jul 1856  Bristol, Bristol Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I00166  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Samuel Ward AUSTIN,   b. 24 Aug 1779, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1862, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary MITCHELL,   b. 9 Dec 1780, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1874, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married Abt 1801 
    Family ID F00189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Tew Barker CHAFEE,   b. 27 May 1816, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1891, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1839  Bristol, Bristol Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • This information was found in the Bristol town records, p. 43 of the old marriage listings. I have a photocopy.
      It is also listed in James N. Arnold's Index of Vital Records for Bristol (a tan library-bound book).
    Children 
     1. Stephen Barker Chafee,   b. 22 Oct 1839, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1910  (Age 70 years)
     2. George Austin Chafee,   b. 14 Dec 1840, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1903  (Age 62 years)
     3. Lucinda Thomas Chafee,   b. 1 May 1842, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Daughter Chafee,   b. 1 May 1842,   d. 7 May 1842  (Age 0 years)
     5. 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)
     6. Harriet Melorah Chafee,   b. 15 Jul 1847,   d. 1848  (Age 0 years)
     7. William Clark Chafee,   b. 26 Nov 1853,   d. Abt 27 Sep 1905, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F00113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos

    Marriage record in Bristol of George T. B. Chafee and Harriet Newell Austin, 18 March 1839, Bristol, RI.

    Detail of marriage record

  • Notes 
    • From burials at St. Michael's, Bristol, RI: Mrs. Harriet N. Chafee, 29 July 1856.

      Her death record at Bristol names her as Harriet N. Austin, and identifies her father as Samuel Austin. Neither her married name nor her mother are mentioned. This is probably a clerk's oversight or due to the confusion of the informant.

      Harriet Newell Austin was named after a young American missionary who died in her first year of service, at age 19. She died of consumption at Isle of France, after giving birth prematurely, in 1812. Many girls were named after her.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012424] Gravestone inscription.

    2. [S013407] Bristol Deaths Vol. 5, 1850 - 1902, pp. 15 & 16.

    3. [S013063] Bristol Town Records, Vol. 4, p. 34.