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Martha Chase (Morse)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Newbury, MA, United States
Death: October 19, 1771 (63)
Amesbury, MA, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Deacon William Morse, Sr. and Sarah Morse
Wife of Lt Wells Chase, Sr.
Mother of Thomas Chase; Dr William Chase; Moses Chase; Wells Jr. Chase; Amos Chase and 4 others
Sister of Ruth Merrill; Daniel Morse; Sarah Batchelder; Hannah Darling (Morse); Peter Morse and 6 others

Managed by: Karen Rose James
Last Updated:

About Martha Chase

Martha Morse
Female
14 February 1708–19 October 1771

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LKZH-D4P/martha-morse-1708-1771

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Morse was born on 14 February 1708, in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Deacon William Morse, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Merrill, was 30. She married Wells Chase Sr on 6 August 1734, in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 19 October 1771, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 63, and was buried in Corner Cemetery, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Spouse

Wells Chase Sr
Male
1710–1785

Male

Martha Morse
Female
1708–1771

Female

Marriage
6 August 1734
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children (9)

Thomas Chase
Male
1735–1807

Male

William Chase M.D.
Male
1736–1798

Male

Elder Moses Chase
Male
1738–1797

Male

Wells Chase Jr
Male
1740–1788

Male

Anna Chase
Female
1743–1778

Female

Amos Chase
Male
1743–Deceased

Male

Daniel Chase
Male
1744–1802

Male

Martha Chase
Female
1747–1787

Female

Timothy Chase
Male
1749–1753

Male

Parents

Deacon William Morse
Male
1673–1749

Male

Sarah Merrill
Female
1677–1750

Female

Siblings (12)

Daniel Morse
Male
1697–1766

Male

Ruth Morse
Female
1698–1752

Female

Peter Morse
Male
1701–Deceased

Male

Benjamin Morse
Male
1703–1782

Male

William Morse
Male
1704–Deceased

Male

Sarah Morse
Female
1706–1769

Female

Martha Morse
Female
1708–1771

Female

Anne Morse
Female
1711–1739

Female

Moses Morse
Male
1713–1714

Male

Meriam Morse
Female
1715–Deceased

Female

William Morse
Male
1715–Deceased

Male

Hannah Morse
Female
1718–1803

Female

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morse-463

Martha (Morse) Chase (1708 - 1771)

Martha Chase formerly Morse

Born 14 Feb 1708 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of William Morse and Sarah (Merrill) Morse

Sister of Daniel Morse, Ruth (Morse) Merrill, Peter Morse, Benjamin Morse, William Morse, Sarah (Morse) Kent, Anne (Morse) Adams, Miriam (Morse) Bradbury, Hannah (Morse) Darling and Moses Morse

Wife of Wells Chase — married 6 Aug 1734 [location unknown]

Mother of Thomas Chase, William Chase, Moses Chase, Wells Chase Jr, Anna (Chase) Lowell, Daniel Chase, Martha (Chase) Davis and Timothy Chase

Died 19 Oct 1771 at age 63 in West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 22 Jan 2020 | Created 4 Apr 2011

Martha was born in Newbury on February 14, 1708[1]

This person was created through the import of Watkins.ged on 04 April 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.

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Biography

(dau. of William MORSE and Sarah MERRILL)

Sources

↑ Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume I. Births. The Essex Institute. 1911. p. 344. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
John Carroll Chase. "Seven generations of the descendants of Aquila and Thomas Chase". Derry, N.H.

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Martha Chase's Timeline

1708
February 14, 1708
Newbury, MA, United States
1735
May 14, 1735
Amesbury Essex Co MA
1736
November 22, 1736
Amesbury, MA, United States
1738
August 20, 1738
Amesbury Essex Co MA
1740
January 16, 1740
Amesbury, MA, United States
1743
March 30, 1743
Amesbury Essex Co MA
March 30, 1743
Amesbury, MA, United States
1744
October 24, 1744
Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1747
April 18, 1747
Amesbury Essex Co MA