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1739 - 1787 (~ 47 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Thomas Chase was christened on 24 Jun 1739; died on 17 May 1787. Notes:
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Resided in Boston, MA where he remained as a young man and became a distiller in Auchmuty's Lane. He was an ardent patriot in the pre-Revolutionary times and took part in the famous "Boston Tea Party".
He became officially connected with the American Party and was a member of the Committee of Inspection 1774. He joined the army after hostilities began and gradually rose to the rank of Deputy Quartermaster General of the Massachusetts Forces in 1779. By Marriage he was connected with General Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania. He died May 17, 1787. "He was humane, benevolent and a sincere friend of this Country" said the Massachusetts Centinel of that date.
Family/Spouse: Anna Fields. Anna died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Thomas married Elizabeth Collins Bagnall on 10 Oct 1771. Elizabeth died on 19 Aug 1808 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
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