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About George Emery Chase
Youngest son, George Emery Chase, barely three years old when his father died, left school early to seek his fortune in the West. Finding none, he returned to central Maine. While working as a headwaiter at the Hotel Coburn in Skowhegan, George married Caroline Morin (Murray) in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, October 25, 1896, and the couple moved into her father's house. Margaret Madeline, named for her paternal grandmother, was born one year later. Shortly thereafter, George moved his wife and daughter into the Hotel North in Augusta, where he again worked as headwaiter. When that job ended, the family returned to 81 North Avenue, where their son Wilbur was born in 1899 and another son, Roland, in 1901. Venturing on their own again, the Chases lived briefly in Shawmut, a nearby community where George tried his hand at barbering. Roland, barely a year and a half, died of pneumonia, and eight months later, Carrie bore her fourth child, another son, Lawrence. The business failed and the family came back to Skowhegan. More tragedy followed. Lawrence perished of childhood dysentery in 1906—never to celebrate his third birthday. After that, George and Carrie lived out their lives on North Avenue, and until John Murray died in 1922, he lived there with them. Built for a smaller family, the house at 81 North bulged with three adults and four children. After two more daughters, Evelyn and Laura, arrived in 1909 and 1912, the doors banged constantly as children ran in and out. Privacy was nearly impossible.
- Updated from FamilySearch Family Tree via father John Wesley Chase by SmartCopy: Dec 26 2015, 4:01:14 UTC
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George Emery Chase's Timeline
| 1874 |
June 9, 1874
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Fairfield, Somerset County, ME, United States
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| 1897 |
December 14, 1897
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Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States
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| 1899 |
November 29, 1899
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Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States
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| 1909 |
June 25, 1909
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Skowhegan, Somerset County, ME, United States
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| 1912 |
December 20, 1912
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Skowhegan, Somerset County, ME, United States
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| 1946 |
1946
Age 71
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Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, United States
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Skowhegan, Somerset County, ME, United States
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