Ancestry of
Kevin Spacey

TV and Movie Actor

James Orson Chaffee

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Kevin Spacey — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 18 
  • Father:
  • Daniel Kingsley Chaffee 
  • Mother:
  • Juliana Burlingame   
  • Birth Date:
  • 21 Mar 1827 
  • Birth Location:
  • New York 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 29 Jan 1912 
  • Death Location:
  • Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan 
  • Burial Date:
  • 31 Jan 1912 
  • Burial Location:
  • Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Malinda H. Merry
  • Marriage Date:
  • 3 Nov 1852 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Trumbull County, Ohio 
  • Child:

  Mabel M. Chaffee (Ahnentafel No:9 )

• Additional marriages for James Orson Chaffee

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  • Spouse:
  • Rose C. Markham
  • Marriage Date:
  • 1 Sep 1888
  • Marriage Location:
  • Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan

• Sources for James Orson Chaffee

  • ¹ California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994, Death certificate for daughter Maybelle M Waxler.
  • ² California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Death record for daughter Maybelle M Waxler.
  • ³ Federal Census, MI, Eaton County, 1900, Eaton Rapids, E.D. 69, Sheet 7B, Image 13 of 43.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, OH, Trumbull County, 1850, Gustavus, Image 19 of 30.
  • ⁵ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 07/08/2021).
  • ⁶ Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Death certificate for James Orson Chaffee.
  • ⁷ Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Marriage record for James O Chaffee and Rose C Markham.
  • ⁸ Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Marriage record for James O Chaffee and Melinda H Merry.
  • ⁹ Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Marriage record for Orson Chaffee and Melinda Merry.

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