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William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909

Creator
William H. Chaffee
Date
1909
Type
book
Repository
The Grafton Press, New York; Internet Archive (chaffeegenealogy1909chaf); a copy is in the house library
Locator
Cited pages: pp. 303, 311, 349, 370, 402, 418, 419, 428, 436, 449, 450, 518, 521
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Public domain. The frontispiece and the pages cited on this site are reproduced here from the copy in the house library; the whole volume can be read at the Internet Archive. Read the source · Original at archive.org
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The frontispiece and the 13 pages this site cites (14 page images), cut from the scanned book (the scan has no title page). William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy (New York: The Grafton Press, 1909). Internet Archive scan chaffeegenealogy1909chaf; copy in the house library. Public domain (published 1909). This copy is kept on this site so that it stays one click away.

  1. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: Frontispiece portrait, signed “Yours Resp. William Chaffee” (the scan has no title page)Frontispiece portrait, signed “Yours Resp. William Chaffee” (the scan has no title page)
  2. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 303. Cited in note C-1004 and on the Notable kin page (Calvin C. Chaffee).p. 303. Cited in note C-1004 and on the Notable kin page (Calvin C. Chaffee).
  3. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 311. Cited in note C-1005 and on the Notable kin page (Jerome B. Chaffee).p. 311. Cited in note C-1005 and on the Notable kin page (Jerome B. Chaffee).
  4. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 349. Cited in note C-1000 and on the Notable kin page (Herbert Fuller Chaffee).p. 349. Cited in note C-1000 and on the Notable kin page (Herbert Fuller Chaffee).
  5. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 370. Cited in note C-1008 and on the Notable kin page (Edna Chaffee Noble).p. 370. Cited in note C-1008 and on the Notable kin page (Edna Chaffee Noble).
  6. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 402. Cited in notes C-1001 and C-1002 and on the Notable kin page (Zechariah Chafee Jr. and John H. Chafee).p. 402. Cited in notes C-1001 and C-1002 and on the Notable kin page (Zechariah Chafee Jr. and John H. Chafee).
  7. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 418. Cited in note C-999 and on the Notable kin page (Roger B. Chaffee).p. 418. Cited in note C-999 and on the Notable kin page (Roger B. Chaffee).
  8. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 419. Cited in notes C-1010 and C-1011 and on the Notable kin page (George Thrall Chaffee and Suzy Chaffee).p. 419. Cited in notes C-1010 and C-1011 and on the Notable kin page (George Thrall Chaffee and Suzy Chaffee).
  9. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 428. Cited in note C-997 and on the Notable kin page (Adna R. Chaffee).p. 428. Cited in note C-997 and on the Notable kin page (Adna R. Chaffee).
  10. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 436. Cited in note C-998 and on the Notable kin page (Adna R. Chaffee Jr.).p. 436. Cited in note C-998 and on the Notable kin page (Adna R. Chaffee Jr.).
  11. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 449. Cited in note C-1006 and on the Notable kin page (George D. Chafee).p. 449. Cited in note C-1006 and on the Notable kin page (George D. Chafee).
  12. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 450. Cited in note C-1007 and on the Notable kin page (Oliver Newberry Chaffee).p. 450. Cited in note C-1007 and on the Notable kin page (Oliver Newberry Chaffee).
  13. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 518. Cited in note C-1020 and on the Notable kin page (Sarah Chaffee).p. 518. Cited in note C-1020 and on the Notable kin page (Sarah Chaffee).
  14. William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy … 1635–1909: p. 521. Cited in note C-1009 and on the Notable kin page (Emory Leon Chaffee).p. 521. Cited in note C-1009 and on the Notable kin page (Emory Leon Chaffee).

Statements this record supports

  • C-997 — Adna Romanza Chaffee (1842 – 1914) descends from Jonathan Chaffee (1704 – 1785), Perry Chaffee's 7th-great-grandfather, and his wife Abigail Lyon, through William Chaffee (b. 1736) [no. 137, p. 87] > Jonathan Chaffee (1765 – 1848) [no. 413, p. 146] > Truman Bibbins Chaffee (1804 – 1861) [no. 1094, p. 260] > Adna Romanza Chaffee (1842 – 1914) [no. 2654, p. 428]. Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Josiah Chaffee (b. 1729) (C-900 to C-910). Jonathan Chaffee is 4 generations above Adna Romanza Chaffee and 9 above Perry, so Adna Romanza Chaffee is Perry's 3rd cousin, 5 times removed. His great-grandfather William Chaffee (born 1736) and Perry's 6th-great-grandfather Josiah Chaffee (born 1729) were brothers, sons of Jonathan and Abigail (Lyon) Chaffee of Ashford, Connecticut.
  • C-998 — Adna Romanza Chaffee Jr. (1884 – 1941) descends from Jonathan Chaffee (1704 – 1785), Perry Chaffee's 7th-great-grandfather, and his wife Abigail Lyon, through William Chaffee (b. 1736) [no. 137, p. 87] > Jonathan Chaffee (1765 – 1848) [no. 413, p. 146] > Truman Bibbins Chaffee (1804 – 1861) [no. 1094, p. 260] > Adna Romanza Chaffee (1842 – 1914) [no. 2654, p. 428] > Adna Romanza Chaffee Jr. (1884 – 1941) [no. 4782, p. 436]. Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Josiah Chaffee (b. 1729) (C-900 to C-910). Jonathan Chaffee is 5 generations above Adna Romanza Chaffee Jr. and 9 above Perry, so Adna Romanza Chaffee Jr. is Perry's 4th cousin, 4 times removed. Son of Gen. Adna R. Chaffee, born at Junction City, Kansas, September 23, 1884.
  • C-999 — Roger Bruce Chaffee (1935 – 1967) descends from Jonathan Chaffee (1704 – 1785), Perry Chaffee's 7th-great-grandfather, and his wife Abigail Lyon, through Thomas Chaffee (1731 – 1810) [no. 135, p. 86] > Benjamin Chaffee (1762 – 1830) [no. 395, p. 141] > Almon Chaffee (1809 – 1859) [no. 1000, p. 250] > Leonard Almon Chaffee (1834 – 1881) [no. 2490, p. 417] > Harland Chaffee (1877 – 1965) [no. 4648, p. 418] > Donald Lynn Chaffee (1910 – 1998) > Roger Bruce Chaffee (1935 – 1967). Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Josiah Chaffee (b. 1729) (C-900 to C-910). Jonathan Chaffee is 7 generations above Roger Bruce Chaffee and 9 above Perry, so Roger Bruce Chaffee is Perry's 6th cousin, twice removed. His 4th-great-grandfather Thomas Chaffee (born 1731) and Perry's 6th-great-grandfather Josiah Chaffee (born 1729) were brothers. The 1909 genealogy carries the line to Harland, born 1877, son of Dr. Leonard A. Chaffee of Greenville, Michigan; the censuses of 1880, 1920 and 1940 carry it to Roger.
  • C-1000 — Herbert Fuller Chaffee (1865 – 1912) descends from Thomas Chaffe (Chaffee) (d. 1683), Perry Chaffee's 10th-great-grandfather, through Joseph Chaffee (1642 – 1694) [no. 3, p. 20] > John Chaffee (1673 – 1757) [no. 16, p. 38] > Joel Chaffee (1702 – 1745) [no. 77, p. 70] > Joshua Chaffee (1731 – 1789) [no. 250, p. 115] > Joshua Bignall Chaffee (1781 – 1832) [no. 640, p. 192] > Eben Whitney Chaffee (1824 – 1891) [no. 1690, p. 348] > Herbert Fuller Chaffee (1865 – 1912) [no. 3810, p. 349]. Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Nathaniel Chaffee (C-900 to C-910). Thomas Chaffe (Chaffee) is 7 generations above Herbert Fuller Chaffee and 12 above Perry, so Herbert Fuller Chaffee is Perry's 6th cousin, 5 times removed. Born at Sharon, Connecticut, November 20, 1865 (some accounts give 1866). His 4th-great-grandfather Joseph Chaffee and Perry's 9th-great-grandfather Nathaniel Chaffee were brothers, sons of Thomas Chaffe.
  • C-1001 — Zechariah Chafee Jr. (1885 – 1957) descends from Nathaniel Chaffee (c. 1640 – 1721), Perry Chaffee's 9th-great-grandfather, and his wife Experience Bliss, through Thomas Chaffee (1672 – 1754) [no. 5, p. 30] > Thomas Chaffee Jr. (1712 – 1792) [no. 36, p. 54] > Amos Chaffee (1750 – 1793) [no. 129, p. 81] > Zechariah Chafee (1785 – 1840) [no. 355, p. 133] > Zechariah Chafee Jr. (1815 – 1889) [no. 898, p. 236] > Zechariah Chafee (1859 – 1943) [no. 2333, p. 401] > Zechariah Chafee Jr. (1885 – 1957) [no. 4487, p. 402]. Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Jonathan Chaffee (b. 1678) (C-900 to C-910). Nathaniel Chaffee is 7 generations above Zechariah Chafee Jr. and 11 above Perry, so Zechariah Chafee Jr. is Perry's 6th cousin, 4 times removed. His 4th-great-grandfather Thomas Chaffee (born 1672) and Perry's 8th-great-grandfather Jonathan Chaffee (born 1678) were brothers, sons of Nathaniel and Experience (Bliss) Chaffee. He also descends from Thomas Chaffe through his mother, Mary Dexter Sharpe (no. 3948).
  • C-1002 — John H. Chafee (1922 – 1999) descends from Nathaniel Chaffee (c. 1640 – 1721), Perry Chaffee's 9th-great-grandfather, and his wife Experience Bliss, through Thomas Chaffee (1672 – 1754) [no. 5, p. 30] > Thomas Chaffee Jr. (1712 – 1792) [no. 36, p. 54] > Amos Chaffee (1750 – 1793) [no. 129, p. 81] > Zechariah Chafee (1785 – 1840) [no. 355, p. 133] > Zechariah Chafee Jr. (1815 – 1889) [no. 898, p. 236] > Zechariah Chafee (1859 – 1943) [no. 2333, p. 401] > John Sharpe Chafee (1896 – 1984) [no. 4490, p. 402] > John Lester Hubbard Chafee (1922 – 1999). Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Jonathan Chaffee (b. 1678) (C-900 to C-910). Nathaniel Chaffee is 8 generations above John H. Chafee and 11 above Perry, so John H. Chafee is Perry's 7th cousin, 3 times removed. Son of John Sharpe Chafee and nephew of Zechariah Chafee Jr. Like his uncle, he also descends from Thomas Chaffe through his grandmother Mary Dexter Sharpe.
  • C-1004 — Calvin Clifford Chaffee (1811 – 1896) descends from Nathaniel Chaffee (c. 1640 – 1721), Perry Chaffee's 9th-great-grandfather, and his wife Experience Bliss, through David Chaffee (b. 1680) [no. 9, p. 33] > Atherton Chaffee (b. 1715) [no. 53, p. 62] > Clifford Chaffee [no. 204, p. 99] > Calvin Chaffee [no. 519, p. 165] > Calvin Clifford Chaffee (1811 – 1896) [no. 1379, p. 303]. Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Jonathan Chaffee (b. 1678) (C-900 to C-910). Nathaniel Chaffee is 5 generations above Calvin Clifford Chaffee and 11 above Perry, so Calvin Clifford Chaffee is Perry's 4th cousin, 6 times removed. His 2nd-great-grandfather David Chaffee (born 1680) and Perry's 8th-great-grandfather Jonathan Chaffee (born 1678) were brothers.
  • C-1005 — Jerome Bunty Chaffee (1825 – 1886) descends from Nathaniel Chaffee (c. 1640 – 1721), Perry Chaffee's 9th-great-grandfather, and his wife Experience Bliss, through David Chaffee (b. 1680) [no. 9, p. 33] > Atherton Chaffee (b. 1715) [no. 53, p. 62] > Otis Chaffee [no. 209, p. 101] > Warren Chaffee [no. 541, p. 170] > Jerome B. Chaffee (1825 – 1886) [no. 1443, p. 311]. Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Jonathan Chaffee (b. 1678) (C-900 to C-910). Nathaniel Chaffee is 5 generations above Jerome Bunty Chaffee and 11 above Perry, so Jerome Bunty Chaffee is Perry's 4th cousin, 6 times removed. A second cousin of Calvin C. Chaffee: both were great-grandsons of Atherton Chaffee. His 2nd-great-grandfather David Chaffee (born 1680) and Perry's 8th-great-grandfather Jonathan Chaffee (born 1678) were brothers. His daughter married Ulysses S. Grant Jr.
  • C-1006 — George Daniel Chafee (1839 – 1927) descends from Jonathan Chaffee (1678 – 1766), Perry Chaffee's 8th-great-grandfather, and his wife Hannah Carpenter, through Nathaniel Chaffee [no. 39, p. 56] > Nathaniel Chaffee Jr. [no. 143, p. 88] > Benjamin Chaffee (b. 1768) [no. 427, p. 150] > Daniel Chaffee [no. 1152, p. 271] > George Daniel Chafee (1839 – 1927) [no. 2815, p. 449]. Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Jonathan Chaffee (b. 1704) (C-900 to C-910). Jonathan Chaffee is 5 generations above George Daniel Chafee and 10 above Perry, so George Daniel Chafee is Perry's 4th cousin, 5 times removed. Born at Pittsford, Vermont, July 2, 1839. His 2nd-great-grandfather Nathaniel Chaffee and Perry's 7th-great-grandfather Jonathan Chaffee (born 1704) were brothers.
  • C-1007 — Oliver Newberry Chaffee Jr. (1881 – 1944) descends from Jonathan Chaffee (1678 – 1766), Perry Chaffee's 8th-great-grandfather, and his wife Hannah Carpenter, through Nathaniel Chaffee [no. 39, p. 56] > Nathaniel Chaffee Jr. [no. 143, p. 88] > Simeon Chaffee [no. 429, p. 151] > Amos Chaffee (b. 1803) [no. 1170, p. 273] > Oliver Newberry Chaffee (b. 1835) [no. 2835, p. 450] > Oliver Newberry Chaffee Jr. (1881 – 1944) [no. 4998, p. 450]. Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Jonathan Chaffee (b. 1704) (C-900 to C-910). Jonathan Chaffee is 6 generations above Oliver Newberry Chaffee Jr. and 10 above Perry, so Oliver Newberry Chaffee Jr. is Perry's 5th cousin, 4 times removed. Born at Detroit, January 23, 1881, the date the 1909 genealogy gives for no. 4998. His 3rd-great-grandfather Nathaniel Chaffee and Perry's 7th-great-grandfather Jonathan Chaffee (born 1704) were brothers.
  • C-1008 — Edna Chaffee Noble (1846 – 1919) descends from Thomas Chaffe (Chaffee) (d. 1683), Perry Chaffee's 10th-great-grandfather, through Joseph Chaffee (1642 – 1694) [no. 3, p. 20] > John Chaffee (1673 – 1757) [no. 16, p. 38] > John Chaffee Jr. [no. 80, p. 75] > Amos Chaffee [no. 275, p. 121] > John Chaffee [no. 720, p. 208] > John Chaffee Jr. [no. 1921, p. 369] > Edna J. Chaffee (Mrs. Henry Smith Noble) (1846 – 1919) [no. 4098, p. 370]. Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Nathaniel Chaffee (C-900 to C-910). Thomas Chaffe (Chaffee) is 7 generations above Edna Chaffee Noble and 12 above Perry, so Edna Chaffee Noble is Perry's 6th cousin, 5 times removed. Born August 12, 1846, the date the 1909 genealogy gives for Edna J. Chaffee, who married Dr. Henry Smith Noble in 1871.
  • C-1009 — Emory Leon Chaffee (1885 – 1975) descends from Thomas Chaffe (Chaffee) (d. 1683), Perry Chaffee's 10th-great-grandfather, through Joseph Chaffee (1642 – 1694) [no. 3, p. 20] > Joseph Chaffee Jr. (1677 – 1759) [no. 18, p. 45] > James Chaffee (c. 1713 – 1799) [no. 91, p. 77] > Chester Chaffee (1755 – 1841) [no. 288, p. 124] > John Chaffee (1785 – 1864) [no. 758, p. 214] > Faxon Chaffee (1817 – 1870) [no. 2019, p. 377] > Emory Franklin Chaffee (1856 – 1923) [no. 4195, p. 521] > Emory Leon Chaffee (1885 – 1975). Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Nathaniel Chaffee (C-900 to C-910). Thomas Chaffe (Chaffee) is 8 generations above Emory Leon Chaffee and 12 above Perry, so Emory Leon Chaffee is Perry's 7th cousin, 4 times removed. The 1909 genealogy carries the line to Emory Franklin Chaffee, a Somerville druggist who married Belle G. Carter; his son's Massachusetts marriage record names both parents.
  • C-1010 — George Thrall Chaffee (1857 – 1929) descends from Jonathan Chaffee (1704 – 1785), Perry Chaffee's 7th-great-grandfather, and his wife Abigail Lyon, through Thomas Chaffee (1731 – 1810) [no. 135, p. 86] > Thomas Chaffee Jr. (1768 – 1853) [no. 398, p. 142] > Newman Keyes Chaffee (1796 – 1858) [no. 1011, p. 251] > Frederick Chaffee (1823 – 1891) [no. 2504, p. 419] > George Thrall Chaffee (1857 – 1929) [no. 4661, p. 419]. Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Josiah Chaffee (b. 1729) (C-900 to C-910). Jonathan Chaffee is 5 generations above George Thrall Chaffee and 9 above Perry, so George Thrall Chaffee is Perry's 4th cousin, 4 times removed. His great-great-grandfather Thomas Chaffee (born 1731) and Perry's 6th-great-grandfather Josiah Chaffee (born 1729) were brothers. Roger B. Chaffee descends from the same Thomas.
  • C-1011 — Suzy Chaffee (born 1946) descends from Jonathan Chaffee (1704 – 1785), Perry Chaffee's 7th-great-grandfather, and his wife Abigail Lyon, through Thomas Chaffee (1731 – 1810) [no. 135, p. 86] > Thomas Chaffee Jr. (1768 – 1853) [no. 398, p. 142] > Newman Keyes Chaffee (1796 – 1858) [no. 1011, p. 251] > Frederick Chaffee (1823 – 1891) [no. 2504, p. 419] > George Thrall Chaffee (1857 – 1929) [no. 4661, p. 419] > Frederick Stoddard Chaffee (1889 – 1974) > George Keen Chaffee (1915 – 2002) > Suzy Chaffee (born 1946). Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Josiah Chaffee (b. 1729) (C-900 to C-910). Jonathan Chaffee is 8 generations above Suzy Chaffee and 9 above Perry, so Suzy Chaffee is Perry's 7th cousin, once removed. Great-granddaughter of George Thrall Chaffee, who built Sunny Gables. A public figure, named from the public record; no other detail of her life is kept here.
  • C-1020 — Sarah "Cellobat" Chaffee, the Las Vegas cellist and string arranger (a living public figure), probably descends from Thomas Chaffe (Chaffee) (d. 1683), Perry Chaffee's 10th-great-grandfather, through Joseph Chaffee (1642 – 1694) [no. 3, p. 20] > John Chaffee (1673 – 1757) [no. 16, p. 38] > John Chaffee Jr. [no. 80, p. 75] > Amos Chaffee [no. 275, p. 121] > John Chaffee [no. 720, p. 208] > John Chaffee Jr. [no. 1921, p. 369] > Henry Harrison Chaffee (b. 1840), brother of Edna Chaffee Noble (C-1008) [no. 4096, p. 518] > Henry Smith Chaffee (b. 1871) [no. 5756, p. 518] > William Henry "Bill" Chaffee (1912 – 1994), born at Rochester, Vermont, September 26, 1912, son of Henry Smith Chaffee, founder of Model Builders Inc. of Chicago in 1950 > Clark Chaffee, Bill's son, a music educator and former orchestra director at Stevenson High School, Illinois (probable as her father) > Sarah Chaffee. Perry Chaffee, owner of 236 Fairmount Street, descends from the same ancestor through Nathaniel Chaffee (C-900 to C-910). Thomas Chaffe is 11 generations above Sarah Chaffee and 12 above Perry, so she is probably Perry's 10th cousin, once removed.