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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]
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Birth |
04 Oct 1865 [2] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1880 |
living with parents in Campton, Kane Co., Illinois [4] |
Death |
11 May 1886 |
Aurora, Du Page, Illinois, USA [3, 5] |
Burial |
New Hampshire Cemetery, Lily Lake, Kane Co., Illinois [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.
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Person ID |
I10495 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
1 Feb 2014 |
Father |
Alonzo Duane CHAFFEE, b. 31 Aug 1839, Athens, Windham County, Vermont d. 1924 (Age 84 years) |
Mother |
Phoebe Ann PADELFORD, b. 11 Jun 1844, Elgin County, Canada d. 1927, Illinois (Age 82 years) |
Marriage |
07 Oct 1862 |
Home of J. Franklin Padelford in Elgin, Ill. [1, 6] |
Pastor |
Rev. A.J. Joslyn |
Family ID |
F05587 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Headstones |
| 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.
Created by: Remembering
Photo by: Remembering |
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Sources |
- [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).
- [S00056] "Descendants of Zachariah Padelford III" by Kevin Swope.
- [S02329] Find A Grave Website.
- [S00589] 1880 Census Campton, Kane County, Illinois.
- [S01784] Ancestry.com: Historical Newspapers.
- [S01787] Ancestry.com: Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900.
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