Ancestry of
Roger B. Chaffee
Apollo 1 Astronaut
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- Great-grandfather of Roger B. Chaffee — 4th Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 8
- Father:
- Almon Chaffee
- Mother:
- Julia Ann Cook
- Birth Date:
- 2 Jan 1834
- Birth Location:
- Newfield, Tompkins, New York
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 10 Jun 1881
- Death Location:
- Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Forest Home Cemetery, Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan
- Spouse Name:
- Almira L. Smith
- Marriage Date:
- 9 Sep 1867
- Marriage Location:
- Courtland, Kent, Michigan
- Child:
Harland Charles Chaffee (Ahnentafel No:4 )
- Notes:
Civil War veteran - Union Army
12th Indiana Cavalry, Veterinary Surgeon
Leonard Almon Chaffee
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Additional marriages for Leonard Almon Chaffee
- Spouse:
- Mary Ann Van Pelt
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Sources for Leonard Almon Chaffee
- 1 Federal Census, MI, Montcalm County, 1880, Greenville, E.D. 236, p. 19, Image 20 of 27.
- 2 Federal Census, IN, LaGrange County, 1850, Milford, Image 1 of 21.
- 3 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/03/2025).
- 4 Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, Marriage record for son Harland C Chaffee and Vietta M Farnsworth.
- 5 Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Death record for Leonard A Chaffee.
- 6 Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Marriage record for Leonard A Chaffee and Almira Smith.
- 7 Chaffee, William Henry, The Chaffee Genealogy: Embracing the Chafe, Chafy, Chafie, Chafey, Chafee . . .Descendants of Thomas Chaffe 1636-1909, New York: The Grafton Press (1909), 250, 417-418.