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Thomas Chase

Profile & Legacies Summary

1769 - 1829

Biography

  1. Thomas Chase of Below Rock, Christ Church, Barbados, buried 19 August 1829, aged 60.

  2. For anecdotes concerning the Chase Vault, a burial vault in the cemetery of the Christ Church Parish Church in Oistins, Christ Church, Barbados, alleged to be the site of the mystery of 'The Moving Coffins of Barbados', see the article in Wikipedia and 'The Moving Coffins of Barbados' and other web sites.

It is assumed that Thomas Chase and Richard H. Chase [q.v.] were members of the same family and related to the allegedly cruel Colonel Thomas Chase (died 1812).


Sources

  1. Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887, FamilySearch. Accessed 9 December 2015.

  2. Wikipedia: Chase Vault and 'The Moving Coffins of Barbados'

Further Information

Spouse
Married but no further details

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1817 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
Breedies [ Barbados | Christ Church ]