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Came to Springfield in 1865 with his parents. He was an expert machinist, and was the inventor of the Chaffee-Reece rifle, an arm which the United States government at one time considered adopting for the regular army. Survived by his father Luther, and his brother Louis. - IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 5-11-1905
Submitted by BjJ
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Came to Springfield in 1865 with his parents. He was an expert machinist, and was the inventor of the Chaffee-Reece rifle, an arm which the United States government at one time considered adopting for the regular army. Survived by his father Luther, and his brother Louis. - IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 5-11-1905
Submitted by BjJ
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