Owen Chase [5990]

  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a seaman in Nantucket Island. Survivor of the wreck of the Essex.

• He was buried at the New North Cemetery in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts in 1869. ⁷ Plot: AA-1
Inscription:
OUR FATHER
OWEN CHASE
DIED
March 8, 1869.
Aged 73 yrs. 5 mos.

PEGGY
his wife
DIED
Sept. 22, 1826
Aged 26.

NANCY
his wife
DIED
Aug. 11, 1833
Aged 39.

Owen married Pegga Gardner [5993] [MRIN: 2288], daughter of George Gardner, Jr. [5994] and Judith Gardner [5995], on 28 Apr 1819 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.^{1 2} (Pegga Gardner [5993] was born in 1798 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts,⁸ died on 22 Sep 1826 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts ⁹ and was buried in 1826 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.)

Owen next married Nancy Slade [5985] [MRIN: 2286], daughter of Benjamin Slade [5986] and Rhoda Coleman [5987], on 15 Jun 1825 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.^{1 3} (Nancy Slade [5985] was born on 30 Dec 1798 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts,¹⁰ died on 11 Aug 1833 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts ¹¹ and was buried in 1833 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.)

Owen next married Eunice Chadwick [5996] [MRIN: 2290], daughter of William Chadwick [5997] and Unknown, on 5 Apr 1836 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.^{1 4} (Eunice Chadwick [5996] was born on 28 Aug 1808 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts ¹² and died on 20 Apr 1888 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.)

Owen next married Susan Coffin [5998] [MRIN: 2292], daughter of Jesse Coffin [5999] and Phebe Rawson [6000], on 13 Sep 1840 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.^{1 5} (Susan Coffin [5998] was born on 25 Aug 1807 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts,¹³ died on 30 Oct 1881 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts ¹⁴ and was buried in 1881 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.)