A former resident of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, he settled in Liverpool, Queens County, Nova Scotia.
Marriage:
He married Mehitable Smith (Mayflower descendant), 03 Aug 1778, Liverpool,Queens County, Nova Scotia
Issue:
They had thirteen children.
Occupation:
Seafaring man, whaler and farmer
It is has been said, when young, he was a seafaring man, and at times followed fishing along the coast. In 1774-5, he went on a whaling expedition to Labrador; on the return voyage the vessel put in at Liverpool, hearing that Britain was making trouble for the Colonies, he with his Quaker principles thought best not to return to his native State, but remained and soon after settled at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, where he had a farm about one mile east of the village Pudding Pan. He never returned to his homeland. Also, said, that he was a man of strict integrity, and although never accumulating an excess of wealth, he brought his family of thirteen children up in a commendable manner.
His obituary notice, published in the Liverpool paper, quoted these words: "A poor, but honest man. The noblest work of God."
died. age 73 years 8 mos 20 days
A former resident of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, he settled in Liverpool, Queens County, Nova Scotia.
Marriage:
He married Mehitable Smith (Mayflower descendant), 03 Aug 1778, Liverpool,Queens County, Nova Scotia
Issue:
They had thirteen children.
Occupation:
Seafaring man, whaler and farmer
It is has been said, when young, he was a seafaring man, and at times followed fishing along the coast. In 1774-5, he went on a whaling expedition to Labrador; on the return voyage the vessel put in at Liverpool, hearing that Britain was making trouble for the Colonies, he with his Quaker principles thought best not to return to his native State, but remained and soon after settled at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, where he had a farm about one mile east of the village Pudding Pan. He never returned to his homeland. Also, said, that he was a man of strict integrity, and although never accumulating an excess of wealth, he brought his family of thirteen children up in a commendable manner.
His obituary notice, published in the Liverpool paper, quoted these words: "A poor, but honest man. The noblest work of God."
died. age 73 years 8 mos 20 days
Family Members
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William Chadsey
1779–1801
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John Chadsey
1781–1811
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Lucy Chadsey McLannan
1783–1855
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SGT Joshua Chadsey
1786–1848
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Azubah Chadsey Boyd
1788–1870
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Abel Chadsey Jr
1791–1860
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Mehetable "Hatta" Chadsey Jones
1793–1857
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Olivia Chadsey Harlow
1794–1875
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Lodowick Smith Chadsey
1797 – unknown
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Whitman Harrington Chadsey
1799 – unknown
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Margaret Freeman Chadsey Roof
1801–1864
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Henrietta Chadsey Giffin
1804–1843
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Elizabeth Chadsey Belcher
1809–1882
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