My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameMerrill Chase Sr.
Birth Date17 Oct 1773
Birth PlaceNewbury, Essex Co., MA
Death Date17 Jan 1860 Age: 86
Death PlaceParis, Oxford Co., ME
OccupationWoodstock Town Clerk, other town offices
FatherEdmund Chase Sr. (1748-)
MotherEsther Merrill (1748-)
Misc. Notes
Merrill Chase married (I) Sally Tucker, March 3, 1796, and moved from Minot, Maine, to No. 3 Plantation (Woodstock), in 1802, with his brother Stephen, and settled on an adjoining lot. He succeeded his brother as Clerk of the town, and was a prominent man in town affairs for many years. He died in Paris, ME, January 17, 1860.
Spouses
Birth Date8 Apr 1777
Birth PlaceTemple, Hillsborough Co., NH
Death Date8 Apr 1841 Age: 64
Death PlaceWoodstock, Oxford Co., ME
FatherEldad Spofford Spafford (1746-1809)
MotherLucy Spaulding (1748-1837)
Misc. Notes
Name also listed as Spafford.
Marr Date1816
Birth Date1778
Birth PlaceNewbury, Essex Co., MA
Death Datebef 1816 Age: 38
Memodied of consumption
Marr Date3 Mar 1796
Marr PlaceMinot, Androscoggin Co., ME
ChildrenSally Tucker (1797-~1840)
Merrill (1799-1886)
Alfred (1801-)
Mary Ann (1803-)
Esther M. (1806-)
Edmund (1808-1897)
Lydia Atkinson (1810-1900)
Eliza (1812-)