Charles A. CHAFFEE

Charles A. CHAFFEE

Male 1865 - 1886  (20 years)

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  • Name Charles A. CHAFFEE  [2, 3
    • Charles was a student in jennings Seminary, and was drowned while bathing with two of his fellow students; he had been teaching school shortly before his death; was of the Baptist Church in Campton, of which he was clerk.

      "He was a talented young man of most estimable character, gentlemanly, refined, and noble in all his intercourses in social life. He was an earnest and consistent Christian and active in every good work.
      "Faithful, judicious,efficient in every service undertaken by him, whether on the farm, in the school as pupil or as teacher, or in any other capacity, he won the confidence and esteem of all." [1]
    Birth 04 Oct 1865  [2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  living with parents in Campton, Kane Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 11 May 1886  Aurora, Du Page, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Burial New Hampshire Cemetery, Lily Lake, Kane Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • May 11, 1886, drowned while a seminary student.

      The Daily Northwestern - Oshkosh, WI May 12, 1886

      DROWNED WHILE BATHING

      The Death of a Young Man Who Was Bontanizing.

      Auror, Ill., May 12 - While bathing in Fox River, just below this city, yesterday afternoon, Charles Chaffee, a promising young man aged twenty years, was drowned. He was the son of Alonzo D. Chaffee, a farmer residing near Elburn Station, in this county, and was a student at Jenning's seminary in this city. When the accident occurred he was ut aftr botay specimens in company with two companions.
    Person ID I10495  Main Tree
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2014 

    Father Alonzo Duane CHAFFEE,   b. 31 Aug 1839, Athens, Windham County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1924 (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Phoebe Ann PADELFORD,   b. 11 Jun 1844, Elgin County, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1927, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 07 Oct 1862  Home of J. Franklin Padelford in Elgin, Ill. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Pastor Rev. A.J. Joslyn Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F05587  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - living with parents in Campton, Kane Co., Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 May 1886 - Aurora, Du Page, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Charles A. Chaffee Headstone
    Charles A. Chaffee Headstone
    Charles A. Chaffee is the the son of Alonzo Chaffee and Phoebe Ann Padelford. He is buried in the New Hampshire Cemetery, Lily Lake, Kane Co., Illinois.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S5743] William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy; Also Certain Lineages from Families in the United States, Canada and England, not descended from Thomas Chaffe 1635-1909, (The Grafton Press, Genealogical Publishers).

    2. [S00056] "Descendants of Zachariah Padelford III" by Kevin Swope.

    3. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    4. [S00589] 1880 Census Campton, Kane County, Illinois.

    5. [S01784] Ancestry.com: Historical Newspapers.

    6. [S01787] Ancestry.com: Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900.