Per The Chaffee Genealogy; said to have died in the war of 1812 at Sacketts Harbor, NY. His estate was administered by Nathaniel Bennett in Rockingham VT. where his home would have been. If he does have a stone it could be in either Vt or NY.
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"Otis Chaffee: (1775-1813) Born in Westminster, Vermont, Otis was four generations from Thomas Chaffee (1613/7-1683). He married Abigail Abby (1767-1851) daughter of John Abby. Otis Chaffee served as a Private in the Revolutionary War. From the 1791 census, it appears that Otis was married, had two sons and one daughter and lived for a time in Westminster. They apparently were living in Rockingham VT. in 1807 and later settled near Olean, Cattarugus Co. NY. about 1814. He was on the payroll of Captain John W. Weeks' Company during the War of 1812. Seventeen hundred American soldiers from Sackett's Harbor attacked York (Toronto) April 27, 1813. On May 26, while the navy and soldiers were still away in York, 800 British regulars with militia attacked Sackett's Harbor, the main naval base for the American Navy on Lake Ontario. The town was defended by about 400 regulars and approximately 750 militiamen. After a number of assaults the British withdrew to their ships. The British lost about 150, the Americans 156. One of the British objectives was to destroy the USS General Pike that had been under construction since April 1813. The ship was set on fire May 29 during a British attack on Sackett's Harbor. The unfinished General Pike was saved, made ready to sail by July and fought in heavy action against British ships during the war. Otis Chaffee's military record indicates he died 20 Oct 1813 as a result of typhus fever."
Service Source: GOODRICH, ROLLS OF THE SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIOARY WAR, 1775-1783, PAGES 267, 385, 537, 804
1) CAPTAIN SEELYE & WHITNEY
2) MAJOR DAY
3) COL. WAIT & BRADLEY
Submitted by LydiaV
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"Otis Chaffee: (1775-1813) Born in Westminster, Vermont, Otis was four generations from Thomas Chaffee (1613/7-1683). He married Abigail Abby (1767-1851) daughter of John Abby. Otis Chaffee served as a Private in the Revolutionary War. From the 1791 census, it appears that Otis was married, had two sons and one daughter and lived for a time in Westminster. They apparently were living in Rockingham VT. in 1807 and later settled near Olean, Cattarugus Co. NY. about 1814. He was on the payroll of Captain John W. Weeks' Company during the War of 1812. Seventeen hundred American soldiers from Sackett's Harbor attacked York (Toronto) April 27, 1813. On May 26, while the navy and soldiers were still away in York, 800 British regulars with militia attacked Sackett's Harbor, the main naval base for the American Navy on Lake Ontario. The town was defended by about 400 regulars and approximately 750 militiamen. After a number of assaults the British withdrew to their ships. The British lost about 150, the Americans 156. One of the British objectives was to destroy the USS General Pike that had been under construction since April 1813. The ship was set on fire May 29 during a British attack on Sackett's Harbor. The unfinished General Pike was saved, made ready to sail by July and fought in heavy action against British ships during the war. Otis Chaffee's military record indicates he died 20 Oct 1813 as a result of typhus fever."
Service Source: GOODRICH, ROLLS OF THE SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIOARY WAR, 1775-1783, PAGES 267, 385, 537, 804
1) CAPTAIN SEELYE & WHITNEY
2) MAJOR DAY
3) COL. WAIT & BRADLEY
Submitted by LydiaV
Per The Chaffee Genealogy; said to have died in the war of 1812 at Sacketts Harbor, NY. His estate was administered by Nathaniel Bennett in Rockingham VT. where his home would have been. If he does have a stone it could be in either Vt or NY.
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"Otis Chaffee: (1775-1813) Born in Westminster, Vermont, Otis was four generations from Thomas Chaffee (1613/7-1683). He married Abigail Abby (1767-1851) daughter of John Abby. Otis Chaffee served as a Private in the Revolutionary War. From the 1791 census, it appears that Otis was married, had two sons and one daughter and lived for a time in Westminster. They apparently were living in Rockingham VT. in 1807 and later settled near Olean, Cattarugus Co. NY. about 1814. He was on the payroll of Captain John W. Weeks' Company during the War of 1812. Seventeen hundred American soldiers from Sackett's Harbor attacked York (Toronto) April 27, 1813. On May 26, while the navy and soldiers were still away in York, 800 British regulars with militia attacked Sackett's Harbor, the main naval base for the American Navy on Lake Ontario. The town was defended by about 400 regulars and approximately 750 militiamen. After a number of assaults the British withdrew to their ships. The British lost about 150, the Americans 156. One of the British objectives was to destroy the USS General Pike that had been under construction since April 1813. The ship was set on fire May 29 during a British attack on Sackett's Harbor. The unfinished General Pike was saved, made ready to sail by July and fought in heavy action against British ships during the war. Otis Chaffee's military record indicates he died 20 Oct 1813 as a result of typhus fever."
Service Source: GOODRICH, ROLLS OF THE SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIOARY WAR, 1775-1783, PAGES 267, 385, 537, 804
1) CAPTAIN SEELYE & WHITNEY
2) MAJOR DAY
3) COL. WAIT & BRADLEY
Submitted by LydiaV
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"Otis Chaffee: (1775-1813) Born in Westminster, Vermont, Otis was four generations from Thomas Chaffee (1613/7-1683). He married Abigail Abby (1767-1851) daughter of John Abby. Otis Chaffee served as a Private in the Revolutionary War. From the 1791 census, it appears that Otis was married, had two sons and one daughter and lived for a time in Westminster. They apparently were living in Rockingham VT. in 1807 and later settled near Olean, Cattarugus Co. NY. about 1814. He was on the payroll of Captain John W. Weeks' Company during the War of 1812. Seventeen hundred American soldiers from Sackett's Harbor attacked York (Toronto) April 27, 1813. On May 26, while the navy and soldiers were still away in York, 800 British regulars with militia attacked Sackett's Harbor, the main naval base for the American Navy on Lake Ontario. The town was defended by about 400 regulars and approximately 750 militiamen. After a number of assaults the British withdrew to their ships. The British lost about 150, the Americans 156. One of the British objectives was to destroy the USS General Pike that had been under construction since April 1813. The ship was set on fire May 29 during a British attack on Sackett's Harbor. The unfinished General Pike was saved, made ready to sail by July and fought in heavy action against British ships during the war. Otis Chaffee's military record indicates he died 20 Oct 1813 as a result of typhus fever."
Service Source: GOODRICH, ROLLS OF THE SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIOARY WAR, 1775-1783, PAGES 267, 385, 537, 804
1) CAPTAIN SEELYE & WHITNEY
2) MAJOR DAY
3) COL. WAIT & BRADLEY
Submitted by LydiaV
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