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USA Social Security Death Index
Given Name: John
Middle Name: F
Surname: Chatfield
Birth Date: 27 November 1920
State: Connecticut
Event Date: 24 December 2012
Age: 92
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Find A Grave Memorial# 102737613
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USA, GenealogyBank Obituaries
Deceased
Name John Farquhar Chatfield Jr
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 28 Dec 2012
Event Place Connecticut
Gender Male
Age 92
Relationship to Deceased Deceased
Birth Date 27 Nov 1920
Birthplace Bridgeport, ,
Death Date 24 Dec 2012
Death Place New Haven, , Connecticut
Newspaper Weston-Easton Daily Voice
Spouse and Children
John Farquhar Chatfield 3rd Son Male
Parents and Siblings
John F Chatfield Father Male
Helen Norcross Lewis Chatfield Mother Female
Priscilla Anne Noyes Mother Female
Priscilla Anne Anderson Sister Female
Joel Alden Chatfield Brother Male
Marcia C Smith Sister Female
Mary Elizabeth Dotter Sister Female
Extended Family
Stephen Anderson Son-In-Law Male
Beverley Chatfield Daughter-In-Law Female
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Military: WWII, U.S. Navy, Petty Officer
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Occupation: Insurance, real estate, inventor
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John F Chatfield in household of John F CHATFIELD, "USA Census, 1940"
Name: John F Chatfield Jr.
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Easton Town, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
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USA, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: John Farquhar Chatfield
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1889
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Connecticut
Affiliate Publication Number: M1962
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 2555449
GS Film number: 2283624
Digital Folder Number: 004135839
Image Number: 04977
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Obituary
EASTON, Conn. – John Farquhar Chatfield Jr., a longtime Easton resident, died Dec. 24 at Yale-New Haven Hospital, surrounded by family. He was 92.

He moved to Easton in 1933. He graduated from Bassick High School in 1939 and Syracuse University in 1944.

He met and married Priscilla Anne Noyes at Syracuse University.

A World War II veteran, Chatfield served in the Navy from 1942 to 1945. He was stationed in the Pacific and participated in the invasion of Okinawa.

After the war, Chatfield became associated with Chatfield Insurance Agency in Bridgeport before expanding into real estate. He also received a patent for the water drill, a hydraulic-operated fire-extinguishing drill.

Chatfield also served as a volunteer firefighter for decades and was president of the Easton Volunteer Fire Company during its 50th anniversary year in 1971.

He was an original member with the Easton Ambulance Association, a member of various Masonic organizations and was past master of Aspetuck Lodge 142 in Easton.

Chatfield served on the vestry of Christ Church in Easton, where he engineered the construction of the church pond. He also lived in Redding for 10 years and was active with the Republican Town Committee there.

In later years, he volunteered with the Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Program and was a member of the Fairfield County Beaglers, Fayerweather Yacht Club, the Society of Mayflower Descendants and various historical societies.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years; a daughter, Priscilla Anne (Stephen) Anderson, of Eliot, Maine; two sons, John Farquhar (Beverley) Chatfield III, of Ridgewood, N.J., and Joel Alden CHATFIELD, of New York City; and five grandchildren.

He was predeceased by two sisters, Marcia C. Smith and Mary Elizabeth Dotter.