Edward Henry Chase was born in Haverhill, MA on February 28, 1835. He had 8 siblings.
He graduated from Union College in 1855 and taught at a school in New York City. He moved to Wilkes-Barre in 1857.
He was admitted to the bar in 1859, becoming a lawyer.
He served in the Union Army during the Civil War, Wyoming Valley Light Brigade.
He enlisted as a private in Company C of the 8th Regiment of the Pennsylvania volunteers.
He enlisted on April 22, 1861 and was mustered out of service on July 29 1861.
Family records state that he was captured at Falling Warer, Virginia, June 19,1981. They also state that he was imprisoned at Libby, Richmond, Va, Raleigh, NC and Salisbury, NC until June 1862. However, I have not been able to confirm this “capture - imprisonment" claim.
He married Elizabeth Taylor on June 18, 1863 and they had 5 children: Harold Taylor Chase, Samuel Cogswell Chase, Ethel Hill Chase, Frances Brooks Chase, and Mary Ann Chase (who died in 1871).
Their home was at 49 South River Street (later number 184) in Wilkes-Barre.
Their home was at 49 South River Street (later number 184) in Wilkes-Barre.
He became the Deputy Post Master of Wilkes-Barre in 1865.
He was the City Attorney from 1868 - 1873. Edward was active in drafting the Wilkes-Barre City Charter of 1871. He was a member of the Borough Council and later the City Council.
He also served as Collector of the Internal Revenue Service for the 12th District of Pennsylvania from 1873 - 1878.
On January 2, 1871, Charles A. Miner, George D. Kulp and Edward H. Chase leased an area of about 57 acres to George J. Magee. The area is located in what are now the First and Sixteenth Wards of the City of Wilkes-Barre. The acres were leased "for the term necessary to mine and remove all of the mercantable coal, for an annual minimum rental of $5000 in each year after 1875 plus royalty on coal above a certain screen size", lease to Lehigh Valley Coal Co. in 1908.
In 1947, a principle slope, used by the Coal Co. for the hoisting of coal, crosses the Miner, Kulp and Chase tract for a short distance in its eastern corner -- coal mined from areas beyond the tract must cross it on the route to the surface. (Charles A. Miner, Jr., was still living in 1947.)
In the obituary for Frances B. Chase of 1964, it says as follows: "In 1947, Miss Chase donated two parcels of land in the 16th ward to the City of Wilkes-Barre, residue of the Miner, Kulp and Chase property. The land was located on both sides of Johnson Street, east of North Main Street, running along Mill Creek and abutting Lehigh Valley Railroad on the southerly side of Johnson Street. Miss Chase inherited the land from her brother, Samuel C. Chase. The city used the land for the improvement of streets and the sewer system in the North End.
On January 2, 1871, Charles A. Miner, George D. Kulp and Edward H. Chase leased an area of about 57 acres to George J. Magee. The area is located in what are now the First and Sixteenth Wards of the City of Wilkes-Barre. The acres were leased "for the term necessary to mine and remove all of the mercantable coal, for an annual minimum rental of $5000 in each year after 1875 plus royalty on coal above a certain screen size", lease to Lehigh Valley Coal Co. in 1908.
In 1947, a principle slope, used by the Coal Co. for the hoisting of coal, crosses the Miner, Kulp and Chase tract for a short distance in its eastern corner -- coal mined from areas beyond the tract must cross it on the route to the surface. (Charles A. Miner, Jr., was still living in 1947.)
In the obituary for Frances B. Chase of 1964, it says as follows: "In 1947, Miss Chase donated two parcels of land in the 16th ward to the City of Wilkes-Barre, residue of the Miner, Kulp and Chase property. The land was located on both sides of Johnson Street, east of North Main Street, running along Mill Creek and abutting Lehigh Valley Railroad on the southerly side of Johnson Street. Miss Chase inherited the land from her brother, Samuel C. Chase. The city used the land for the improvement of streets and the sewer system in the North End.
Edward was a director and founder of the Wilkes-Barre City Hospital and the Wilkes-Barre Academy.
By October of 1906, he had lost his ability to speak with a stroke.
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| Edward Henry Chase, daguerritype |
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| Kate Chase, EHC's sister |
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| Unknown relatives - (maybe Deacon Samuel Chase with Priscilla Cogswell ?) |
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Document signed by President Andrew Johnson and Sec. of State William Seward appointing Edward Henry Chase as Deputy Post Master of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1865  |
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| Edward Henry Chase in 1906 |
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| Edward Henry Chase in 1906 |
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| Edward Henry Chase in 1861 |
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| Edward Henry Chase in 1861 |
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