History of Swansea, Massachusetts, 1667-1917; - citizen hylbom blog

Family Records 153
death he became a member of the household of his son Charles A., and
there, after a gradual dechne, passed away, May 19, 1907, in his ninetieth
year. He kept informed on all current topics, and, with a remarkable
memory, recalled historical facts and statistics with wonderful accuracy.
He was a member of the American Peace Society, and kept abreast of the
progress of peace and arbitration movements in all parts of the world.
To the Rev. Obadiah and Esther Taber (Freeborn) Chace, were born
four children, as follows: Charles Anthony, born Dec. 22, 1846; Emma
Rogers, born May 22, 1853, and died Jan. 6, 1906; Walter Freeborn, born
Feb. 28, 1858; and George Mahlon, born April 3, 1864.
In 1898, Mr. Chace published a book of poems, dedicated "To
Augustine Jones, Principal of Friends School, Providence, R. I., where I
first learned to frame words in Metre." (A copy of this work may be
found in the Swansea Public Library).
Charles Anthony Chace, son of the Rev. Obadiah and Esther Taber
(Freeborn) Chace, born Dec. 22, 1846, was educated in the schools of
Warren, R. I., and at the Friends' School, Providence. For three winters
he taught school, and in 1879 moved to the Abner Slade farm, Swansea,
residing there until 1900, when he built his present beautiful residence,
" Wannamoiset, " at South Swansea. His son Benjamin Slade Chace now
resides on the Slade farm. For many years, Mr. Chace and his sons erected
windmills, tanks, and silos; and in 1902, they incorporated the New
England Tank and Tower Co., Mr. Warren O. Chace taking charge of the
factory at Everett, Mass. Mr. Chace was a Republican previous to 1884,
when he joined the Prohibition party, becoming one of its active and
leading members. He has been for many years a member of the State
Committee, has served as a delegate from Massachusetts to three Presidential
Conventions, has been a candidate on the State and local ticket
several times. For seven years he served his town as a member of the
school board; and he is a member of the Massachusetts Sunday School
Association.
Sept. 26, 1872, in the Friends' meeting-house, Mr. Chace married
Adeline Frances Slade, adopted daughter of Abner Slade of Swansea, of
whom a sketch may be found in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Chace have had children as follows: Benjamin Slade, bom Jan. 11, 1875;
Harold Anthony, born Aug. 13, 1876, who died Feb. 28, 1878; Arthur
Freeborn, born May 13, 1879; Warren Obadiah, born June 12, 1882; and
Sarah Slade, bom April 22, 1889. Mr. and Mrs. Chace are life members
of the American Peace Society.
Benjamin Slade Chace, son of Charles Anthony and AdeUne Frances
(Slade) Chace, was born Jan. 11, 1875, married June 19, 1895, to Carrie
EsteUe Mosher, daughter of Edgar D. Mosher of Mapleton, N. Y. and they
have had six children: Fenton Mosher, born Aug. 11, 1896; Harold Dean,
Dec. 22, 1898; Clyde Fuller, Aug. 6, 1908; Carol Ehzabeth, Feb. 21, 1910;
Beryl, March 8, 1911 (died March 28, 1911) and RusseU Slade, Oct. 8,
1912. Mr. Chace hves upon his father's farm, and is ably managing the
extensive work there.
Arthur Freeborn Chace, M. D., son of Charles Anthony and Adeline
Frances (Slade) Chace, was bom May 13, 1879, educated at Oakwood
Seminary, Union Springs, N. Y., Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., from
which he received the degree of A. B., and also graduated from Harvard
with the degree of A. B., and from the College of Physicians and Surgeons
of New York City with the degree of M. D. He was advanced rapidly in
his profession, and is secretary and assistant treasurer of the New York
Post-Graduate Hospital, and a member of its board of trustees. Dr. Chace
married Nov. 2, 1911, Kathleen Sterling Fletcher, daughter of James
Fletcher Jr. of New York. Their children are Arthur F. Jr., Dec. 12, 1913,