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From: "JoelK300" <>
Subject: Re: Chase Hunting & My Chase Line
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 01:46:41 -0400
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Jeffrey,

Thank you for the write-up of your recent hunting trips to Boston &
Providence! You are truly a dyed-in-the-wool genealogical
researcher--braving pelting hail to search a cemetery! Also congratulations
on your wonderful Chase site. I looked at many of your pages & found some
really great things. From the looks of it, I think we have some common
ancestors. I am a descendant of: (William 1, William 2), Joseph & Sarah
(SHERMAN) CHASE, through their son George, and his wife Lydia (SHOVE) CHASE,
then through their son Micajah. Micajah CHASE was b. abt. 1760, in Swansea,
Bristol Co., MA. I haven't been able to locate anything concrete regarding
his birth info. The NEHGS Register in its "Some Desc. of William Chase"
(Publ. Yr. 1933, Vol. 87, Pg. 135) just states that George & Lydia had a son
at Swansea named Micajah.
I have found a marriage intention record for Micajah CHASE & Hannah
SHOVE, on 14 Aug 1779, at Dighton, Bristol Co., MA, and a marriage record
for them on 9 Sep 1779, at Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. Their marriage was
solemnized by Levi WHEETON, Justice of the Peace. Hannah SHOVE was born on 8
Apr 1751 in Dighton, to Nathaniel & Hannah (BAXTER) SHOVE. These are FHL
references to "extracted records." If anybody has these VR books, or access
to them, I would love to have a verification of these records.
There may be a possible kinship between Micajah's wife, Hannah, and
George's wife, Lydia SHOVE. I have no info to show that however. Micajah &
Hannah had 4 children: Lydia, Mercy, Nathaniel & Josiah S. Lydia m. Oliver
CHASE, son of Samuel & Mary (EARLE) CHASE, on 30 Sep 1804 at Swansea, MA.
Mercy died young, unmarried. Nathaniel m. Sarah COLVIN, on 4 Sep 1809, at
Swansea, MA. They had a son named Andrew CHASE who was b. 15 Apr 1810, at
Swansea, and went to sea at the age of 24, never returning, and probably
lost at sea.
Josiah S. CHASE, my ancestor, was born abt. 1786, in Yarmouth,
Barnstable Co., MA. He m. Charity TILLEY, not FULLER, on 29 Feb 1816, at
Douglas (VR), Worcester Co., MA. She was b. 7 Aug 1798, at Douglas (VR),
daughter of James & Sarah (SMITH) TILLEY. Josiah & Charity had 9 children. I
am descended from their sixth, Louisa S. CHASE. She was b. 1 Mar 1825, in
Uxbridge, Worcester Co., MA. She married Mowry B. Alger (Sr.), on 12 Apr
1851, in Burrillville, Providence Co., RI.
I don't know for sure, but I think that Louisa may have been a Quaker
who married out of the faith. Their marriage intention was published at the
public (town) meeting on the same day they were married. Here's the
intention & civil marriage record texts as found in VR of Burrillville, RI,
Vol. 1A, Marriages 1846-1900, Pg. 2, and Town Records of Burrillville,
Providence Co., RI (1806-1881), respectively:

"I hereby certify the Intention of Marriage between Mowry Alger of
Burrillville, RI and Louisa Chase of Uxbridge, MA has this day been
published in public meeting by me the subscribed. Burrillville, April 12th,
1851. Martin S. Salisbury, Justice of the Peace."

"Marriage of Mowry Alger, of Burrillville, RI & Louisa Chase, of Uxbridge,
MA:
I hereby certify that the above named persons were joined in marriage by me
this 12th day of April, AS 1851. Enos Lappan, Justice of the Peace. Received
April 14th 1851 and recorded by John Walling, Town Clerk."

I'm not sure what "AS" means after the date. Could the 'S' be a
misrepresentation of a cursive 'D?' Making it AD for Anno Domini? Would like
to know if you have any insight as to the possibility of the Quaker
connection. Any suggestions on how I should proceed? I would like any
feedback from you or anyone else on the list. Thank you so much for all your
great work for the CHASE/CHACE cause.

Rev. Joel B. Keith

Lakeland, FL

Through His death and resurrection, Christ has made the grave a portal; for
through its gates we enter into the Presence of the Living God.

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