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James Chaffee

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Probably Swansea, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
Death: May 22, 1799 (85-86)
Monson, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Monson, Hampden County, Masssachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Chaffee and Jemima Chaffe (Chadwick)
Husband of Beriah Chaffee and Rhoda Chaffee
Father of Nathan Chaffee; Zebediah Chaffee; Dorothy Chaffee; Sarah Chaffee; James Chaffee, Jr. and 15 others
Brother of Abigail Wright (Chaffee); Joseph Chaffee; Samuel Chaffee; Stephen Chaffee; Josiah Chaffee and 1 other
Half brother of Benjamin Chaffe

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About James Chaffee

From the Chaffee Genealogy:

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91 James ^ Chaffee (Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born probably in Swansea, Mass., about 1713, and died in Monson, Mass., May 22, 1799.

He was married (1) in Woodstock, Conn., June 16, 1737, by John Chandler, Esq., Justice of the Peace, to Beriah Hayden of Woodstock, born February 10, 1715-16, died June 24, 1758. Her name is found on a list of the members of the Woodstock Congregational Church as early as October 30, 1743.

He married (2) in Killingly, Conn., August 8, 1759, Rhoda Cady of that place. At this time he was living in Woodstock. She died May 22, 1799, and was buried in the same grave with her husband.

  • November 4, 1747, Beriah Chaffe, an heir of Reverend John Child of Woodstock, and James Chaffee, her husband, of the same town, with other heirs of John Child, sold land to Jacob Child of Woodstock for £415.
  • James Chaffee, a voter of Woodstock, was made a Freeman, September 12, 1749.
  • The records of the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, where he lived, show that December 12, 1763, James "Chaffe" did a day's work for the church for which he was paid 3s. 6d.
  • He was drafted during the Revolution, but said that he could not leave such a large family. His son Abial, aged 15, stepped forward and, offering to take his father's place, was accepted.
  • James Chaffee was a farmer.

Children, by first wife, born in Woodstock:

  • 281 i Nathan^ Chaffee, died October 8, 1750; baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, September 23, 1739.
  • + 282 ii Zebediah Chaffee, born April 11, 1741; married Mehetabel Preston.
  • 283 iii Dorothy Chaffee, born May 6, 1743; died October 27, 1823; baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, May 22, 1743.
  • 284 iv Sarah Chaffee, born April 27, 1746 ; married Samuel Chaffee (See 320.)
  • + 285 V James Chaffee, Jr., born March 22, 1748; married Sarah Howlett.
  • + 286 vi Nathan Chaffee, born November 17, 1750; married Priscilla Wedge.
  • 287 vii Abigail Chaffee, born January 2, 1753; died; baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, March 11, 1753.
  • + 288 viii Chester Chaffee, born April 6, 1755; married Caroline Walker.
  • 289 ix Calvin Chaffee, born May 12, 1757; died April 25, 1758; baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, May 29, 1757.

Children, by second wife, born in Woodstock:

  • + 290 X Calvin Chaffee, born February 3, 1760; married Ruth Evidon.
  • + 291 xi Abial Chaffee, born August 13, 1761 ; married Hannah Seargent.
  • + 292 xii Charles Chaffee, born June 14, 1763; married Deborah .
  • 293 xiii Lucy Chaffee, born August 18, 1765; died; baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, October 20, 1765.
  • 294 xiv Martha Chaffee, born June 22, 1768; died April 13, 1772; baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, July 3, 1768.
  • + 295 XV Chadwick Chaffee, born March 16, 1771; married Abigail Moulton.
  • + 296 xvi Stephen Chaffee, born September 25, 1773; married Ruth Underwood.
  • 297 xvii Fatty Chaffee, born April 17, 1776; died in 1845.
  • 298 xviii Jemima Chaffee, born May 30, 1778; died.
  • + 299 xix Joseph Chaffee, born June 30, 1780; married Clarissa Dunham.
  • + 300 XX Leonard Chaffee, born April 11, 1782; married Betsey Needham.
JAMES CHAFFEE (1713–1799) was born in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, and died in Monson, Massachusetts. “He was married (1) in Woodstock, Conn., June 16, 1737, by John Chandler, Esq., Justice of the Peace, to Beriah Hayden of Woodstock, … Her name is found on a list of the members of the Woodstock Congregational Church as early as October 30, 1743. He married (2) in Killingly, Conn., August 8, 1759, Rhoda Cady of that place. At this time, he was living in Woodstock. She died May 22, 1799, and was buried in the same grave with her husband.” He had nine children (including Abigal) with Beriah, and eleven children with Rhoda. He lived 86 years, and is buried in Moulton Hill Cemetery, Monson, Hampden County, Masssachusetts.




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James Chaffee
Born in 1713 - Swansea, Bristol Co., MA
Deceased May 22, 1799 - Monson, Hampden Co., MA, aged 86 years old

Parents

Joseph Chaffee 1677-1759

Jemima Chadwick 1687-1759

Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
Married June 16, 1737, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, to Beriah Hayden, born February 10, 1716 - Worcester Co., MA, deceased June 24, 1758 - Connecticut aged 42 years old with
M Nathan Chaffee 1750-1815 Married in 1773, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, to Priscilla Wedge 1761-1822 with
M William Chaffee 1786-1846 Married April 24, 1808, Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA, to Rachel Rice 1781-1855 with :
F Lucy Adaline Chaffee 1808-1885
Married August 5, 1759, Killingly, Windham Co., CT, to Rhoda Cady, born May 15, 1739 - Killingly, Windham Co., CT, deceased May 22, 1799 - Monson, Hampden Co., MA aged 60 years old (Parents : M Stephen Cady 1701-1785 & F Abigail Lee 1703-1782) with
M Calvin Chaffee 1760-1817 Married August 31, 1786 to Ruth Evidon 1763- with
F Abigail Chaffee 1788-1861 Married in 1807, Lexington, Greene Co., NY, to David Willis Foster 1784-1834 with :
M Calvin C. Foster 1808-
F Lydia Foster 1810-
F Catherine Foster 1812-1885
M George W. Foster 1814-
M David Foster 1816-
M Oreson Foster 1818-
M Charles Chaffee 1763-1825 Married in 1793, Monson, Hampden Co., MA, to Rebecca Moulton 1773-ca 1818 with
F Abigail Chaffee 1798-1829 Married in 1813, New York, to Freeborn Moulton Riddle 1793-1877 with :
F Laura Utley Riddle 1814-1886
M Stephen Chaffee 1773-1841 Married February 5, 1795 to Ruth Underwood 1774-1840 with
M James Cady Chaffee 1804-1882 Married January 28, 1827, Genesee Co., NY, to Lucy Adaline Chaffee 1808-1885 with :
M Albertus Belknap Chaffee 1841-1920

Siblings
M James Chaffee 1713-1799 Married June 16, 1737, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, to Beriah Hayden 1716-1758

James Chaffee 1713-1799 Married August 5, 1759, Killingly, Windham Co., CT, to Rhoda Cady 1739-1799

F Abigail Chaffee 1715-1745 Married May 22, 1735, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, to Joseph Wright 1713-1785

Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts
M Joseph Chaffee 1639..1646-1694 married (1670)
F Annis Martin 1648-
M John Chaffee 1673-1757
married (1700)
5 children
F Mary Chaffee 1675-1748
married (1703)
1 child
F Sarah Chaffee 1687-1730/
married (1713)
1 child

Maternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts
M James Chadwick 1653- married (1676)
F Hannah Butler 1658-1698/

Notes
Individual Note
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Linked to: Timothy Michael Dowling, Spouse of 3rd cousin 8x removed of Spouse

Sources
Birth, death: Dowling Family Tree - Tim Dowling - rootsweb, 2001-2015 - - electronic - I295957

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Ancestry Chart Descendancy Chart

                                                       _____| 8_ Thomas Chaffee 1610..1615-1683 
                                                      /
                          _____| 4_ Joseph Chaffee 1639..1646-1694 
                         /                           \
                        /                             ¯¯¯¯¯| 9_ Dorothy x 
                       /

|2_ Joseph Chaffee 1677-1759
| \ _____| 20_ X Martin
| \ _____| 10_ Richard Martin 1609-1694
| \ / ¯¯¯¯¯| 21_ ? ?
| ¯¯¯¯¯| 5_ Annis Martin 1648-
| \
| ¯¯¯¯¯| 11_ Elizabeth Salter 1616-1666
|--1_ James Chaffee 1713-1799
| _____| 24_ Alexander Chadwick 1558-1624
| _____| 12_ John Chadwick 1601-1680
| / ¯¯¯¯¯| 25_ ? ?
| _____| 6_ James Chadwick 1653-
| / \ _____| 26_ Jacob Shepard 1583-
| / ¯¯¯¯¯| 13_ Joan Shepard 1624-1674
| / ¯¯¯¯¯| 27_ ? ?
|3_ Jemima Chadwick 1687-1759

                       \                                                           _____| 28_ Nicholas Butler 1590..1595-1671 
                        \                              _____| 14_ John Butler 1625-1658 
                         \                            /                            ¯¯¯¯¯| 29_ ? ? 
                          ¯¯¯¯¯| 7_ Hannah Butler 1658-1698/ 
                                                      \                            _____| 30_ Thomas Lynde 1593..1594-1671 
                                                       ¯¯¯¯¯| 15_ Mary Lynde /1629-1693 
                                                                                   ¯¯¯¯¯| 31_ Margaret Martin 1596- 

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James Chaffee (1713 - 1799)

James Chaffee
Born 1713 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Baymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Joseph Chafee Jr. and Jemima (Chadwick) Chaffee
Brother of Benjamin Chaffe [half], Abigail (Chaffee) Wright, Thomas Chaffee, Joseph Chaffee, Samuel Chafee, Stephen Chaffee and Josiah Chaffee
Husband of Beriah (Hayden) Chaffee — married 16 Jun 1737 in Woodstock, Windham, Ctmap
Husband of Rhoda (Cady) Chaffee — married 8 Aug 1759 in Killingly, Conn.map
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Nathan Chaffee, Zebediah (Chafee) Chaffee, Dorothy Chaffee, Sarah Chaffee, James Chaffee Jr, Nathan Chaffee, Abigail Chaffee, Chester Chaffee, Calvin Chaffee, Calvin Chaffee, Abial Chaffee, Charles Chaffee MD, Lucy Chaffee, Martha Chaffee, Chadwick Chaffee, Stephen Chaffee, Martha A. Chaffee, Jeminna Chaffee, Joseph Chaffee and Leonard Chaffee
Died 22 May 1799 at about age 86 in Monson, Hampden, Massachusettsmap
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Contents

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1 Biography
1.1 Family
1.1.1 First Marriage
1.1.2 Second Marriage
2 Sources
Biography

James Chaffee was born around 1713 in Swansea, Massachusetts.[1]

He married Beriah Hayden of Woodstock on 16 June 1737 in Woodstock, Connecticut.[1]

James was made a Freeman on 12 September 1749.[1]

He married Rhoda Cady on 8 August 1759 in Killingly, Connecticut.[1]

The records of the First Congregational Church of Woodstock show that 12 December 1763, James Chaffe did a day's work for the church for which he was paid 3s. 6d. [1]

James was drafted during the Revolution, but said that he could not leave such a large family. His son, Abial, aged 15, stepped forward and offered to take his father's place. Abial was accepted.[1]

Both James and his wife Rhoda passed away on 22 May 1799, and they are buried together.[1]

Family

First Marriage

Husband: James Chaffee
Wife: Beriah Hayden
Married: 16 June 1737 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut[2][1]
Children:
Son: Nathan Chaffee
Son: Zebediah Chaffee
Daughter: Dorothy Chaffee
Daughter: Sarah Chaffee
Son: James Chaffee
Son: Nathan Chaffee
Daughter: Abigail Chaffee
Son: Chester Chaffee
Son: Calvin Chaffee
Second Marriage

Husband: James Chaffee
Wife: Rhoda Cady
Married: 8 August 1759 in Killingly, Connecticut [3][1]
Children:
Son: Calvin Chaffee
Son: Abial Chaffee
Son: Charles Chaffee
Daughter: Lucy Chaffee
Daughter: Martha Chaffee
Son: Chadwick Chaffee
Son: Stephen Chaffee
Daughter: Patty Chaffee
Daughter: Jemima Chaffee
Son: Joseph Chaffee
Son: Leonard Chaffee

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Chaffee, William Henry. The Chaffee Genealogy, Embracing the Chafe, Chafy, Chafie, Chafey, Chafee, Chaphe, Chaffie, Chaffey, Chaffe, Chaffee Descendants of Thomas Chaffe, of Hingham, Hull, Rehoboth and Swansea, Massachusetts: Also Certain Lineages from Families in the United States, Canada and England, Not Descended from Thomas Chaffe. 1635-1909. Grafton Press, 1909. p77. Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=cFc5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA77.
↑ Source: #S493 Page: http://genforum.genealogy.com/chaffee/messages/439.html Data: Text: married BERIAH HAYDEN in WOODSTOCK, CON, 6/16/1737.
↑ Source: #S493 Page: http://genforum.genealogy.com/chaffee/messages/439.html Data: Text: He married RHODA CADY in KILLINGLY, CON, 8/8/1759.
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Source: S191 Title: www Abbreviation: www Italicized: Y Page: http://wolfensystems.com/coolbaugh/chaffee/index.htm Data: Text: http://wolfensystems.com/coolbaugh/chaffee/index.htm
Source: S493 Author: Chloe Watson Title: Re: James Sullivan Chaffee, b 1808/9, MA Abbreviation: Re: James Sullivan Chaffee, b 1808/9, MA Publication: Date: December 02, 1999 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Page: http://genforum.genealogy.com/chaffee/messages/439.html Data: Text: JAMES4 CHAFFEE (JOSEPH3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born in SWANSEA, MASS 1713. CONT He married twice. He married BERIAH HAYDEN in WOODSTOCK, CON, 6/16/1737. BERIAH was born in WOODSTOCK, CON 2/10/1715. BERIAH died 6/24/1758 at 43 years of age. He married RHODA CADY in KILLINGLY, CON, 8/8/1759. RHODA died 6/22/1799. CONT JAMES CHAFFEE and BERIAH HAYDEN had the following children: CONT 90 i. NATHAN5 CHAFFEE (2) was born in WOODSTOCK, CON. CONT 291 ii. ZEBEDIAH CHAFFEE was born 4/11/1741. CONT 92 iii. DOROTHY CHAFFEE was born in WOODSTOCK, CON 5/6/1743. DOROTHY died 10/27/1823 at 80 years of age. She was baptized in WOODSTOCK, CON, 5/22/1743. Religion: religion unknown. CONT 293 iv. SARAH CHAFFEE was born 4/27/1746. CONT 294 v. JAMES CHAFFEE (JR) was born 3/22/1748. CONT 295 vi. NATHAN CHAFFEE was born 11/17/1750. CONT 96 vii. ABIGAIL CHAFFEE was born in WOODSTOCK, CON 1/2/1753. He was baptized in WOODSTOCK, CON, 3/11/1753. Religion: religion unknown. CONT 297 viii. CHESTER CHAFFEE was born 4/6/1755. CONT 98 ix. CALVIN CHAFFEE was born in WOODSTOCK, CON 5/12/1757. He was baptized in WOODSTOCK, CON, 5/29/1757. Religion: religion unknown. CONT JAMES CHAFFEE and RHODA CADY had the following children: CONT 299 x. CALVIN CHAFFEE (2) was born 2/3/1760. CONT 300 xi. ABIAL CHAFFEE was born 8/13/1761. CONT 301 xii. CHARLES CHAFFEE was born 6/14/1763. CONT 02 xiii. LUCY CHAFFEE was born in WOODSTOCK, CON 8/18/1765. She was baptized in WOODSTOCK, CON, 10/25/1765. Religion: religion unknown. CONT 03 xiv. MARTHA CHAFFEE was born in WOODSTOCK, CON 6/22/1768. MARTHA died 4/13/1772 at 3 years of age. She was baptized in WOODSTOCK, CON, 7/3/1768. Religion: religion unknown. CONT 304 xv. CHADWICK CHAFFEE was born 3/16/1771. CONT 305 xvi. STEPHEN CHAFFEE was born 9/25/1773. CONT 06 xvii. JEMIMA CHAFFEE was born in WOODSTOCK, CON 5/30/1778. CONT 307 xviii. JOSEPH CHAFFEE was born 6/30/1780. CONT 308 xix. LEONARD CHAFFEE was born 4/11/1782. CONT Hope this helps, best regards, Chloe
Source: S494 Title: Chaffee/Chafee Lineage in America Abbreviation: Chaffee/Chafee Lineage in America Publication: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/cabin/1066/136Chafe_Home.html Note: CHAFFEE REFERENCES CONT CONT Bowen, Clarence Winthrop, Ph.D., LLD., The History of Woodstock, Connecticut, Genealogies of Woodstock Families, Vol. 3 (Norwood, MA: Privately printed by The Plimpton Press, 1930). CONT CONT Chaffee, William H., The Chaffee Genealogy (embracing the Chafe, Chafy, Chafie, Chafey, Chafee, Chaphe, Chaffy, Chaffie, Chaffey, Chaffe, Chaffee Descendants of Thomas Chaffe, of Hingham, Hull, Rehoboth and Swansea, Massachusetts also certain Lineages from Families in the United States, Canada and England, not descended from Thomas Chaffe), 1635-1909 (New York: The Grafton Press, 1909). Repository: NEHGS. CONT CONT Hills, William Sanford, comp., Thomas Hills, edit., The Hills Family in America: The Ancestry and Descendants of William Hills, the English Emigrant to New England in 1632; of Joseph Hills, the English Emigrant to New England in 1638, and of the Great-grandsons of Robert Hills, of the Parish of Wye, County of Kent, England, Emigrants to New England 1794-1806 (reprint of 1906 ed.; Decorah, IA: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 1984). CONT CONT Lincoln, George, History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts: Vols. II, III, The Genealogies (Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1982, originally published 1893). CONT CONT Rounds, H.L. Peter, comp., Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850 (Boston: NEHGS, 1992). CONT CONT Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register, Vol. I (1st Edition; Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860). Repository: The University of Miss. Library. CONT CONT Smith, Ethel Farrington, "Seventeenth Century Hull, Massachusetts and Her People" in The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 142 (1988) (Boston: NEHGS & Broderbund Software, Inc., 1996). CONT CONT Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985). Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
Source: S503 Author: Max L. Lynds Title: Max L. Lynds Genealogy Abbreviation: Max L. Lynds Genealogy Publication: http://www.maxlynds.com/ Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Data: Text: Husband: James Chaffee CONT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: ABT. 1713 at: Swansea, Bristol, MA CONT Married: 16 JUN 1737 at: Woodstock, Windham, CT CONT Died: 22 MAY 1799 at: Monson, Hampden, MA CONT Father:Joseph Chaffee CONT Mother:Jemima Chadwick CONT Other Spouses:


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James Chaffee's Timeline

1713
1713
Probably Swansea, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
1739
September 23, 1739
Woodstock, Worcester County (Present Windham County), Province of Massachusetts (Present Connecticut)
1741
April 11, 1741
Woodstock, Worcester County (Present Windham County), Province of Massachusetts (Present Connecticut)
1743
May 6, 1743
Woodstock, Worcester County (Present Windham County), Province of Massachusetts (Present Connecticut)
1746
April 27, 1746
Woodstock, Worcester County (Present Windham County), Province of Massachusetts (Present Connecticut)
1748
March 22, 1748
Woodstock, Worcester County (Present Windham County), Province of Massachusetts (Present Connecticut)
1750
November 17, 1750
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut Colony
1753
January 2, 1753
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut Colony
1755
April 6, 1755
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut Colony