The Somerset reporter., 1907-02-07
Obituary.
1873 BENJAMIN CHASE 1907.

nebJamIh ana Lucy BurflA I haBe, vas
born 10 d log CABIN, ay - lsi8, IL the
town 0f anaau, NJ, then tbe stafe of
Massachusetts, on what IL uow known
AZ Bar'is Hul
a the age u n.ne seafs ~ pafeuts
moved GA i another bill f44m u thc
town Of Haftiaud ~ ta1aau. AMI
which stIIl beafs the name Of chase
Hhl. OF this pioneer family Of seven
children, ElsIt4 Mo.dy settled 10 Cern-
yIllei BetJamiu, tyGus. Amos, Ripley
Jonathan II. and Richard 9. made
their homes in Canaan. While Aimeda.
wife Of Oakman :. Abel. lived in Bow
dom, Maine. All with one exception.
Ripley Chase Of Canaan, have passed 10
the beyond.
Benjamin being The eldtst son bad
mahy a hard task 10 perform ~ hose
early days. When bur mere ad be
was sent on hofse back through tie
"llderuehs % maby aud various efrands
10 al conditions 81 weather. often going
10 sko" hogan, or Mllburu, a. II Has
then called With a bag Of corn 70 fntI.
or horse 10 be slod. aud many a. 5r.
teies ing story has he related Of fb8s-
early days. sucb as helping To Drive me
bears our Of the guIufieid With a ire
braUd, and grinR With al * team tu
Bangor aud Ellsworth With farm pro-
duce II market In his Youth he had
many experiences which boys Of today
know httle about al Of which went t.
make up the slnrdinets Of charastrr
which was woven INTO the very warp and
w0of Of bis life, aud made him staunch
and true To the end Every young mAn
struggling to work his way upward al
ways had his sympathy aud assls aacr #
need be
AT the age Of twenty-five wears r
Chase WAS married December II, 1910 to
Nlss Luviua Common of SHOW hogan and
settled Oh small farm adjoining hls
fathers But his ambitious nature
could not long remain and toni on land
80 unremuneratiye and hard 10 TIL and
With many protestatious of faiiu from
his parents he sold out ana bought the
valley farm at Browns 'oIner, then
nearly all forest. Built all the build.
irgs on the place, developed and made
ADDITIONS 10 the farm which WAS his
home for 81 years, making it one Of the
finest and most profitable in the couu-
try.
Five children were born TO them: Mr..
Annie NJ Drew, who died in oodside,
California, October 20, 1866; Charles b
soldier of the civil war, who received
fatal wounds at the battle Of Aniiefam.
and died October %, 1862; Mre. jennie
". Whitney of Valley Mills. Texas
Lola W Chase Of cleburne, Texas aud
Mrs. Lucie L. Crowell Of Pitisfied
The wife and mother passe awa v June
20 1874 and later Mr.. chase at united
in marriage to MIS- Alkaline b. Crowell
If Canaan. After a few years Nr
Chase sold his farm to his son law
Mr. Isaiah Crowell, ard they went to
Canaan village to live in 1881 where hey
enjoyed the comforts of good home,
until the weight Of d. Ginning years made
a change necessary to insure the tender
care which would be given them BY
their son and daughter, Nj and MIS-
Isaiah Crowell ia their home in Pitts
field, whence they moved in October
1904 and where on December 49, 1905
Mr.. base was again bereft of a good
and faithful wife. One year ago Nh
Chase was able TO CRAFTY a long cherish.
cd drsire TO visit his children 10 Texas
and his daughter, Mrs Crowell, accom-
panied him thither. Four mouths were
pleasantly spent in that sunny land An
accident occurred while rding with
friends and from which he never fully
recovered, was greatly deplored, but be
never regretted going
Five grand children and one great
grand child i've to bless his memory
dr. Chase was a Republican and held
town Offices in anaan He was an hon
ored member of Carrabassett lodge +.
and A. NJ. and WAS Chaplain for several
years. A life long Universalist, which
faith he enjoyed To the end, which came
on Jan. 27, 1897 as sequel to a stroke
of paralysis on Jan i. Rev. F a
Taylor pastor of the Flrst Uniyersallst
church in Pittstield conducted prayers
at his late home on Somerset avenue on
Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 10 a M, and at the
final service at the church in Canaan at
p. m spoke words of comfort TO the
large gathering of relatives and friends
The sad but beautiful Masonic ceremony
was performed in the church by a large
delegation of that order. The bearers
were Masonic brethren Richard Harris,
Charles Harris, George Smith and
George Barrett, and the remains we're
/ placed in tha receiving tomb awaiting
interment in the family lot
Lead Kindly Light" abide With
Me- and Jesus Lover of My Soul"
were beautifully rendered in gong by
Mrs harles Harris and Mrs. George
Weeks.