. Thomas Choate was born 8 Oct 1718 in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts, and died 20 Oct 1798 in Boscawen, New Hampshire. He was the son of Thomas Choate (June 7, 1693- Aug. 22, 1774, and Elizabeth Burnham( March 24, 1692- Jan. 23, 1737. He married (1) Abigail Haskell 7 Dec 1742, daughter of Jacob Haskell and Abigail Maxey. He married (2) Dorothy Proctor 22 Oct 1745, daughter of John Proctor and Anna Story.

Notes for Thomas Choate:
Thomas Choate married, 7 Dec. 1742, (1) Abigail Haskell, daughter of Jacob and Abigail (Maxey) Haskell. She was born 27 Jan. 1724, in Gloucester, Mass. They reside in Chebacco, Ipswich, Mass., where Abigail died. He married, 22 Oct. 1745, (2) Dorothy Proctor, daughter of ______ and Anner Proctor. She was born in Sept. 1724 in Chebacco, Ipswich, Mass., where they resided, but removed about 1788 to Boscawen, New Hampshire. Mrs. Dorothy Choate died in Enfield, New Hamsphire on 14 June 1808.
He was a cooper by trade. On his removal to "Choate's Hill", Boscawen, New Hampshire, he settled on High Street, where his grandson, Samuel Choate, Esq., son of Col. Benjamin Choate, resided in later times. The text used at the funeral service of Capt. Thomas Choate was, "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord,," etc. - Rev. xiv 13.
Mrs. Abigail Choate was dismissed from the Second Church in Gloucester on 11 Mar. 1744, and recommended to the church in Chebacco, Ipswich, Mass.
Thomas Choate, served in the expedition of 1745 against Louisburg. Capt. Choate received his commission as captain, by royal authority, from Francis Bernard, Esq., Captain General and Governor-Chief over His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in the first year of the reign of King George the Third, 29 Oct. 1761. This royal commission was in the possession of his great-grandson, Samuel Choate, Esq., of Boscawen, N. H. He was commissioned as a Captain of a Militarty Company of Fort in Chebacco, in the Third Regiment of Militia, in the County of Essex, whereof Daniel Appleton, Esq., is Colonel.
Thomas also was a Captain during the Revolutionary War in the Massachusetts Line.

References:
1. "The Choates in America - John Choate and his Descendents - 1624-1896", by E. O. Jameson, Published by Alfred Mudge & Son, Printer, Boston - 1896.
2. "DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition - Part 1" (Washington: DAR, 1990), pg.560.

Children of Thomas Choate and Abigail Haskell:
Susannah Choate, born 19 Sep 1743; died Oct 1830. She married Thomas Herrick 20 Nov 1766.

Children of Thomas Choate and Dorothy Proctor:
Jacob Choate, born 11 Oct 1746 in Chebacco, Ipswich, Massachusetts; died Oct 1828 in Glanford, Canada.
Abigail Choate, born 21 Aug 1748; died 12 Jun 1831. She married Joseph Goodhue 20 Nov 1766.Find A Grave # 59578599
Thomas Choate, born 10 Nov 1751 in Massachusetts; died 20 Oct 1830 in Massachusetts. He married (1) Mary Proctor 1 Sep 1774. He married (2) Dorothy Emerson 31 Jan 1820.
Dorothy Choate, born 22 Sep 1755. She married Thomas Low 2 Oct 1777.
Anner Choate, born 19 Jan 1759; died 1798. She married Ezra Abbott 10 May 1795.
Solomon Choate, born 19 Nov 1760; died 28 Mar 1831. He married Dorothy Proctor 7 Apr 1785. Find A Grave # 101398684
Miriam Choate, born 29 Jun 1763; died 12 Jan 1847. She married David Choate 24 Feb 1783. Find A Grave # 602291840
Benjamin Choate, born 8 Sep 1766; died 7 Apr 1859. He married Mehitable Plummer 20 Nov 1793.
Samuel Choate, born 18 Mar 1769; died 12 Jun 1847. He married (1) Betsey Kimball 7 Nov 1793. He married (2) Nancy Jackson 26 Apr 1795. He married (3) Mary Loomis 19 Sep 1810.