Esther M. Chase
Esther M. Chase (maiden name: Merrill) was born around 1812 in Maine. She married Thomas Chase on January 15, 1832, and they had at least nine children: Malona, born around 1835; Roscoe, born on November 3, 1838; Abbie, born around 1840; Charles, born around 1841; George, born around 1844; Howard, born around 1847; Lucy, born around 1849; William, born around 1853; and Homer, born around 1856.
 
They lived in Buckfield, Maine, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1850, they owned $2,000 of real estate. Her husband died on March 13, 1866. She remained in Buckfield, and by 1870, she owned $3,000 of real estate and $1,000 of personal property. She died in Buckfield on July 13, 1887.
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(4009)Chase, Esther M. ~ Merrill, Esther M.18121887-07-13
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 4

  • (11296) [recipient] ~ Charles Chase to Esther M. Chase, 3 February 1863
  • (11308) [recipient] ~ Charles Chase to Esther M. Chase, 25 October 1863
  • (11311) [recipient] ~ Charles Chase to Family, 11 May 1864
  • (11313) [recipient] ~ Charles Chase to Thomas Chase and Esther M. Chase, undated

People - Records: 4

  • (4009) Chase, Esther M. is the [parent of] (3996) Chase, Charles
  • (4009) Chase, Esther M. is the [parent of] (3997) Chase, Roscoe G.
  • (4009) Chase, Esther M. is the [parent of] (4000) Chase, Abbie F.
  • (4008) Chase, Thomas is the [husband of] (4009) Chase, Esther M.

Places - Records: 2

  • (387) [birth] ~ Maine
  • (2579) [death] ~ Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Maine Marriage Index, 1670-1921, available from Ancestry.com; The Portland (ME) Daily Press, 28 July 1887