Generation Two

NATHANIEL CHAFFEE² Nathaniel CHAFFEE was born between 1638-1642 in Nantasket (Hull) Massachusetts, the son of Thomas CHAFFEE and Dorothy (?). He married Experience BLISS on 19 Aug 1669 in Swansea, Massachusetts. Nathaniel and Experience had eleven children. All were born at Rehoboth, Massachusetts: 1) Dorothy born 3 Aug 1669;
2) Thomas born 19 Oct 1672; 3) Rachel born 7 Sep 1673;
4) Nathaniel born 7 Apr 1676; 5) Jonathan born 7 Apr 1678;
6) David born 22 Aug 1680; 7) Experience born 24 Mar 1682;
8) Mehitable born 10 Jun 1685; 9) Daniel born 10 Oct 1687;
10) Noah born 19 Jan 1691; and 11) Noah born 17 Dec 1692. Nathaniel died Sep 1721 in Rehobeth, Massachusetts and Experience also died there in Sep 1721.

Generation Three

JONATHAN CHAFFEE³ Jonathan CHAFFEE was born 7 Apr 1678 in Rehoboth Massachusetts, the son of Nathaniel CHAFFEE and Experience BLISS. He married Hannah CARPENTER 23 Nov 1703 in Rehoboth Massachusetts. Jonathan and Hannah had 12 children. All were born at Rehoboth, Massachusetts. 1) Jonathan Jr born 25 Jun 1704;
2) Nathaniel born 20 Oct 1705; 3) Hannah born 3 Oct 1707;
4) Dan born 6 Feb 1711; 5) Miraim born 25 Jan 1716;
6) Susanna born 22 Sep 1714; 7) Ephriam born 25 Jan 1716;
8) William born about 1717; 9) Susanna born 10 Jun 1720;
10) Deliverence born 4 Sep 1721; 11) Josiah born 2 May 1723;
12) Susanna born 28 Aug 1728. Note three daughters named Susanna all died in infancy. Jonathan died 31 Dec 1703 and Hannah's death date is unknown.

Generation Four

JONATHAN CHAFFEE Jr⁴ Jonathan CHAFFEE Jr was born 25 Jun 1704 at Rehoboth, Massachusetts, son of Jonathan CHAFFEE and Hannah CARPENTER. He married Abigail LYON 1 Jun 1727 at Ashford, Connecticut. Jonathan and Abigail had ten children, all born at Ashford, Connecticut. 1) Jonathan born 21 Apr 1728; 2) Josiah born 10 Feb 1729; 3) Thomas born 8 Apr 1731; 4) Hannah born 28 Nov 1733; 5) William born 30 Jul 1736; 6) Susannah born 10 Sep 1738; 7) Abigail born 17 Dec 1740;
8) Deliverence born 7 Feb 1743; 9) Jonathan born 11 May 1746; 10) Carpenter born 25 Jan 1750. Jonathan died 9 Feb 1785 at Ashford, Connecticut and Abigail died 9 Jan 1773.

Generation Five

THOMAS CHAFFEE⁵ Thomas CHAFFEE was born 8 Apr 1731 at Ashford, Connecticut, the son of Jonathan CHAFFEE Jr and Abigail LYON. He married Hannah REED 26 Mar 1761 in Willington, Connecticut. Thomas and Hannah had twelve children: 1) Benjamin b 16 Nov 1762; 2) Deliverence b 26 Oct 1764; 3) Joshua b 5 May 1766; 4) Thomas Jr b 15 Mar 1768;
5) Jonathan b 4 Mar 1771; 6) Lois b 12 Mar 1773; 7) Nathan b 24 Feb 1775; 8) Hannah b 22 May 1777; 9) Zephaniah b 11 Oct 1779; 10) Caleb b 9 Jul 1781; 11) Calvin b 9 Jun 1783; and
12) Abigail b 23 Apr 1785. Thomas died 5 Dec 1819 in Becket, Massachusetts and Hannah died 5 May 1836.

Generation Six

BENJAMIN CHAFFEE⁶ Benjamin CHAFFEE was born 16 Nov 1762 in Willington, Connecticut, son of Thomas CHAFFEE and Hannah REED. He married Mercy ELLIS 27 Nov 1783 in Becket, Massachusetts. Benjamin and Mercy had nine children: 1) Ezra b 20 Dec 1784; 2) Thirza b 6 Nov 1786; 3) Hulda b 1 Feb 1790;
4) Benjamin Jr b 11 Feb 1792; 5) Joshua b 10 Dec 1793;
6) Willard b 15 Dec 1796; 7) Elais; 8) Seth b 1799; and 9) Almon b 28 Mar 1809. Benjamin died 4 May 1839 in Newfield, New York and Mercy died 24 Nov 1822. Benjamin married 2nd Mrs Cornelius Seabring.

Generation Seven

JOSHUA CHAFFEE⁷ Joshua CHAFFEE was born 10 Dec 1793 at Becket, Massachusetts, son of Benjamin CHAFFEE and Mercy ELLIS. He married Mary BOWER, date unknown probably in Newfield, New York. According to the Chaffee Genealogy they had seven daughters and one sons. Only two are known by me. 1) Alvira; and 2) Elias B. b 2 Sep 1826. Joshua died in near Kendallville in Noble County, Indiana.

Generation Eight

ELIAS B. CHAFFEE⁸ Elias B. CHAFFEE was born 2 Sep 1829 in Newfield, New York, the son of Joshua CHAFFEE and Mary BOWER. He was married 7 Jul 1852 in Indiana to Mary Eliza WOODWORTH. Elias and Mary had three sons, all born in LaGrange County, Indiana. 1) Orrin Elias born 29 Jul 1854;
2) Albert W. born 6 Jul 1857; 3) Richard C. born 29 Aug 1859. Elias died at the age of 30 on 22 Dec 1859 of Stomach Cancer in LaGrange County, Indiana. He was a farmer there. After Elias died, Mary remarried to Samuel Story and had four more children surnamed Story. They moved to Smith County, Kansas and she died at Lebonan, Kansas on 30 Mar 1909.

Generation Nine

ORRIN ELIAS CHAFFEE⁹ Orrin Elias CHAFFEE was born 29 Jul 1854 in LaGrange County, Indiana, son of Elias B. CHAFFEE and Mary Eliza WOODWORTH. He married Catherine VROMAN 31 Mar 1878 in Wayne, Wayne County, Nebraska. Catherine was only 13 years old when they married. They had four children, all born in Nebraska. 1) Florence May born 1 Sep 1880; 2) Dora Madaline born 8 Mar 1883; 3) Ralph Crawford born 3 Jan 1888; and 4) Gladys Theo born Jul 1897. Orrin was only six years old when his father died. His mother remarried and he was raised by his stepfather Samuel S. STORY. Orrin died 12 Dec 1933 in Jay Em, Wyoming. Orrin and Catherine "Kate" died 6 Oct 1939 in Torrington, Wyoming. They are buried in Lusk, Wyoming.

Generation Ten

FLORENCE MAY CHAFFEE¹⁰ Florence May CHAFFEE was born 1 Sep 1880 at LaPorte, Wayne County, Nebraska, the daughter of Orrin Elias CHAFFEE and Catherine VROMAN. She married James Carl JONAS 28 Nov 1900 at Naper, Boyd County, Nebraska. They had four children, all born in Nebraska. 1) Harold James born 9 Feb 1902; 2) Orrin Frank "Friday" born 8 Mar 1906; 3) Hugh Maurice "Sparky" born 24 Sep 1909; and 4) Oretha Mae "Jerre" born 16 Nov 1913. James and Florence both died in Long Beach, California. James died 5 Apr 1949 at the Naval Hospital. Florence died 27 Jan 1965 at home. They are buried in the Green Hills Cemetery in San Pedro, California.