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Manly Mortimer Chase

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Manly Mortimer Chase

Birth
Bradford, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
24 Dec 1915 (aged 73)
Cimarron, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Cimarron, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA Add to Map
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Manley Chase was born in Bradford, Rock, Wisconsin in 1842. When he was a year old, his mother passed away (in 1843) and shortly after in 1845 his older brother William Jr. passed away. They are both buried in Bradford Township, Rock County, Wisconsin in what is today Carver-Roehl County Park. They are the only ones buried on the property and the county has placed a memorial on the site.

His father William Chase was a farmer. He purchased land in Bradford Township, Rock County, Wisconsin in 1840 of 80 acres. In 1843 he purchased an addtional 150 acres.

In 1850, the family still resided in Bradford Township, Rock county, Wisconsin. Surviving members at that time:

1. William Chase 46 Father
2. Milton Chase 13 years
3. Mason Chase 11 years
4. Manley Chase 7 years

An older sister, Mary (23) had married in 1848 and lived her life in Janesville Wisconsin.

By 1866 Manley had arrived in New Mexico Territory taking up residence in Cimarron, Colfax county. There he would build up a large enterprise by ranching Cattle and growing the largest Apple orchard in the West. There are dozens of newspaper accounts showing his business success and his travels.
Manley Chase was born in Bradford, Rock, Wisconsin in 1842. When he was a year old, his mother passed away (in 1843) and shortly after in 1845 his older brother William Jr. passed away. They are both buried in Bradford Township, Rock County, Wisconsin in what is today Carver-Roehl County Park. They are the only ones buried on the property and the county has placed a memorial on the site.

His father William Chase was a farmer. He purchased land in Bradford Township, Rock County, Wisconsin in 1840 of 80 acres. In 1843 he purchased an addtional 150 acres.

In 1850, the family still resided in Bradford Township, Rock county, Wisconsin. Surviving members at that time:

1. William Chase 46 Father
2. Milton Chase 13 years
3. Mason Chase 11 years
4. Manley Chase 7 years

An older sister, Mary (23) had married in 1848 and lived her life in Janesville Wisconsin.

By 1866 Manley had arrived in New Mexico Territory taking up residence in Cimarron, Colfax county. There he would build up a large enterprise by ranching Cattle and growing the largest Apple orchard in the West. There are dozens of newspaper accounts showing his business success and his travels.


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