Phoebe CHASE
Birth: abt 1772 Duchess County, New York Death: abt 1840 Hillier, Prince Edward cOntario Father: James P. CHASE Mother: Elizabeth "Betty" DOUGLAS
Spouse: Samuel THORN Birth: abt 1771 Duchess County, New York Death: abt 1836 Hillier, Ontario Father: Robert THORN (~1734-1819) Mother: Sophia PELS (~1750-) Marriage: 10 Feb 1794 Gagetown, New Brunswick
Children: Robert (1794-1866) Esther (1797-1797) Buried October 23 1797 in Ontario Seth (1802-) William (1808-1885) His death has been noted as 1894. Joseph (unknown ~1809-1810) Killed by accidental gun shot. Buried Aug 10 1810 Edward (1809-1809) Baptized Mar 9 1809. Buried Mar 19 1809. Catharine Ann (1814-1870) Elizabeth (1809-) Sohpia (1815-) Samuel Michael (~1817-1889) Mary T. (~1822-)
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Notes for Phoebe Chase
Excerpt from Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte published by Rolph & Clark Ltd. 1904 reads: "Before leaving New Brunswick he [Samuel Thorn] married Phoebe Chase, whose sister Mary was the grandmother of the late Sir S. L. Tilly, of New Brunswick." It further states: " The Thorns came accompanied by such well-known country families as the Babbits, Morgans and Giles. Samuel Thorn and his son Seth, who married Rhoda Babbit before leaving New Brunswick, worked a two hundred acre lot, on which they lived in two small houses."
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