John Darwin Chase

1815 - 1902  (86 years)

• Name	John Darwin Chase
  Birth	10 Aug 1815	Bristol, Addison County, Vermont
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Jul 1902	Huntington, Emery County, Utah
  Burial	25 Jul 1902	Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah
  Person ID	I16811	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Abner Chase,   b. 29 Apr 1784, Bristol, Addison County, Vermont d. 21 Mar 1829, Bristol, Addison County, Vermont (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Amy Scott,   b. 5 Oct 1789, Rupert, New Jersey d. 10 Apr 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	17 Nov 1808	Bristol, Addison County, Vermont
  Family ID	F19968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Priscilla Ann McHenry,   b. 31 Jul 1818, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois d. Jun
  Marriage	21 Jul 1902	Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado
  Children	1. Amos Chase,   b. 17 Sep 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Ilinios d. 26 May 1880, Mills, Juab County, Utah (Age 38 years)   2. James Chase,   b. 6 Sep 1843, Nauvoo, Hncck, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Almira Higgins,   b. 28 May 1830, Florence, Huron County, Ohio d. 23 Feb 1873, Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	17 Feb 1847	Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado
  Family ID	F6405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth Jane Tuttle,   b. 6 Sep 1823, New York City, New York County, New York d. 4 May 1890, Nephi, Juab County, Utah (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1854	Manti, Sanpete County, Utah
  Children	1. Sisson Almandoras Chase,   b. 4 Feb 1855, Manti, Sanpete County, Utah d. 29 Aug 1937, Ogden, Weber County, Utah (Age 82 years)   2. Luther Tuttle Chase,   b. 25 May 1858, Nephi, Juab County, Utah d. 9 Jun 1923 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F6406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Came to Utah 1847, with a contingent of Mormon Battalion. Treasures of Pioneer History Treasures of Pioneer History: Vol 4 Stories of the Mormon Battalion John Darwin Chase John Darwin Chase, was born in Bristol, Addison County, Vermont,August10, 1815 a son of Abner Chase and Amy Scott Chase. His fatherdied whenhe was fourteen years of age, and he went to live with hisfather'sbrother and wife. He heard and embraced the Gospel in 1837when he was 22years of age. In the spring of 1841, he joined theSaints in Nauvoo andwas one of the second company to leave Nauvoo inMarch, 1846 for theWest. He married Priscilla McHenry, and they werethe parents of twoboys. She returned to her home with one son, and hejourneyed West withthe other child. Enroute he met a young woman bythe name of AimiraHiggins who, with her father's family, was alsojourneying to the Valley.He answered the call made by Brigham Young togo with the MormonBattalion to fight against Mexico. Before leaving,he married AlmiraHiggins and, in her care he left his small son.