Life and times in Hopkinton, . ed two years,and then returned to Hopkinton, where he resided till 1852, he has resided in Chicago, 111., 23 years; inNew London, Ct., 4 years ; in New Haven, Ct., 7 years;and at present he is a resident of Chicago. Mr. Chase is aconveyancer and real estate broker. A gentleman of wealth,his social habits are liberal. In 1888 and 1889, he erectedhis present summer cottage in Hopkinton village. In 1860, June 14, Mr. Chase married Ellen Marian Sher-win, daughter of Myron Sherwin and Ellen Rickards, ofChicago. They have children,—Samuel Myron, BessieLo
Life and times in Hopkinton, . ed two years,and then returned to Hopkinton, where he resided till 1852, he has resided in Chicago, 111., 23 years; inNew London, Ct., 4 years ; in New Haven, Ct., 7 years;and at present he is a resident of Chicago. Mr. Chase is aconveyancer and real estate broker. A gentleman of wealth,his social habits are liberal. In 1888 and 1889, he erectedhis present summer cottage in Hopkinton village. In 1860, June 14, Mr. Chase married Ellen Marian Sher-win, daughter of Myron Sherwin and Ellen Rickards, ofChicago. They have children,—Samuel Myron, BessieLouise Blanchard, Lucy Blanchard, Horace Stanley. Moses B. Chase, the first rector of St. Andrews Epis-copal church, Hopkinton, was born in Salisbury, Mass.,January 12, 1793, being a son of Capt. Bailey Chase andHannah Follansbee. His father was of maritime pursuits,and moved his family to Newburyport when Moses B. wasa child, and where the son remained till he entered Bow-doin college, Me., in 1811. A condition of ill-health pre-. Horace G. Chase. PERSONAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL. 331 vented a completion of the college course, and young Chaseeventually went to Norfolk, Va., and entered the counting-room of a merchant, taking up, while thus situated, thestudy of theology, having become a member of the Episco-pal church at Newburyport. While yet a student, he re-ceived an appointment as acting chaplain in the UnitedStates navy. A part of a naval chaplains duty in thosetimes being to teach, Mr. Chase became the tutor of actingmidshipman, afterwards Admiral, Farragut, at the timeonly ten years of age. While acting chaplain, Mr. Chase made a cruise to SouthAmerica, and, on his return, was ordained at Richmond,Va., by Bishop Moore, and settled in Accomac county, thetime being not far from 1818. In 1826, in consequence ofan enforced change of climate, Rev. Mr. Chase havingreturned to New England, settled in Hopkinton, N. H.,over Christs church, which worshipped in the county court-house. In
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