Fourteenth Generation

3065. Henry Summers Chatfield was born about 1866 in New York, USA. He appeared in the census on 17 June 1870 in Huntington, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA. He appeared in the census in 1905 in Elizabeth City, Union Co., New Jersey, USA. Henry appeared in the census in 1920 in Elizabeth City, Union Co., New Jersey, USA. He died Pneumonia on 27 October 1932 at the age of 66 in USA. He appeared in the census 1880/1885 in Elizabeth City, Union Co., New Jersey, USA. Henry S. Chatfield Memorial Garden in Warinanco Park, Union Co., New Jersey, named after the park commission’s first president.
History:
Warinanco refers to an Indian who sold land to settlers.
The City’s most extensive park.
1921 --creation of the Union County Park System, first president Henry Summers Chatfield (1864-1933), memorialized with a stone bench in Warinanco Park’s tulip garden.
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On November 19, 1921, Henry S. Chatfield, Charles A. Reed, Arthur R. Wendell, Charles Hansen and Caxton Brown were officially appointed commissioners of the newly formed Union County Park Commission. In December of that year, the commissioners met to begin the task of building a park system.
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Henry Summers Chatfield (1864-1932) was born in New York City and from age 6 was raised in Elizabeth NJ where he attended the Pingry School. In the 1880s he formed a business, manufacturing shellac and worked in that business all his life. He was known for his defense of denatured alcohol during Prohibition, the substance begin necessary to the cutting and development of shellac. Chatfield distinguished himself also with his charitable work in Elizabeth. He was a long time trustee of Sacred Heart Church, a founding member in 1907 of St Elizabeth's Hospital, and the first appointee of the Union County Park Commission (1920), where he supported the designs of Olmstead Associates for Warinanco Park. A memorial bench to his life and achievement (Chatfield died Oct 27, 1932 of pneumonia) looks out over a formal flower garden in the park. Cf M. H. Haertel, "American Contemporaries: Henry Summers Chatfield," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, v. 22, no. 3 (1930): 299-300. Many thanks to Robert Batista for this citation
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New Jersey, State Census, 1905
Name: Henry S Chatfield
Event Place: , Union, New Jersey
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Page: 8
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Henry S Chatfield M 44
Ada E Chatfield F 38
Mary E Carrigan F 59
Margaret Van Nole F 26
Family Number: 148 , Line Number: 19 , GS Film number: 1688626 , Digital Folder Number: 004881600 , Image Number: 00627
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USA Census, 1920
Name: Henry S Chatfield
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Elizabeth City Ward 11, Union, New Jersey
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Own or Rent: Own
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Henry S Chatfield Head M 51 New York
Ada E Chatfield Wife F 48 New Jersey
Mary E Corrigan Sister-in-law F 69 New Jersey
Mary M Corrigan Niece F 17 New Jersey
John E Corrigan Nephew M 19 New Jersey
Margaret Van Nolt Maid F 34 New Jersey
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USA Census, 1930
Name: Henry Chatfield
Event Place: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey
Gender: Male
Age: 65
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1865
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Affiliate Film Number: 1387
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Henry Chatfield Head M 65 New York
Angela Chatfield Wife F 36 New Jersey
Mary Chatfield Daughter F 5 New Jersey
Olive Chatfield Daughter F 3 New Jersey
Elizabeth Callahan Servant F 64 Ireland
Margaret Burke Servant F 32 Ireland

Ada E ? was born about 1872 in New Jersey, USA. She appeared in the census in 1905 in Elizabeth City, Union Co., New Jersey, USA. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Elizabeth City, Union Co., New Jersey, USA. Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland

Henry Summers Chatfield and Angela D McCahill were married on 6 January 1923 in Elizabeth City, Union Co., New Jersey, USA. New York Clipper, 10 January 1923

ANGELA McCAHILL WEDS

Miss Angela McCahill, actress, daughter of Mrs. Alfred McCahill of Elizabeth, N. J., was married Saturday to Henry Summers Chatfield, a New York manufacturer, also residing in Elizabeth. The ceremony was performed in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Elizabeth, the Rev. Father Florian Fidman officiating. Miss McCahill has appeared in John Ferguson, Mixed Marriage, A Man of the People, The Detour and other plays. Mr. and Mrs. Chatfield left for an extended trip to the Pacific Coast after the ceremony, and on their return east will live in Elizabeth.
Angela D McCahill, daughter of Alfred McCahill and Arline / Solene Kelly, was born on 6 March 1893 in Elizabeth City, Union Co., New Jersey, USA. She appeared in the census in 1905 in Union Co., New Jersey, USA. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Elizabeth City, Union Co., New Jersey, USA. Angela appeared in the census in 1930 in Elizabeth City, Union Co., New Jersey, USA. She appeared in the census in 1940 in Elizabeth City, Union Co., New Jersey, USA. She died in May 1986 at the age of 93 in USA. Angela lived in Tipton Co., Tennessee, USA. New Jersey, Births and Christenings
Name: Angela D. Mccahill
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 06 Mar 1893
Birthplace: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey
Father's Name: Alfred Mccahill
Father's Birthplace: U.S.
Father's Age: 45y
Mother's Name: Solene Kelly
Mother's Birthplace: U.S.
Mother's Age: 35y
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05072-7 , System Origin: New Jersey-EASy , GS Film number: 494227 , Reference ID: Pg M No. 118
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USA Social Security Death Index
Given Name: Angela
Surname: Chatfield
Birth Date: 6 March 1894
Social Security Number: 138-22-8500
State: New Jersey
Last Place of Residence: Tipton, Tennessee
Previous Residence Postal Code: 38004
Event Date: May 1986
Age: 92
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New Jersey, State Census, 1905
Name: Angela D Mccahill
Event Place: , Union, New Jersey
Gender: Female
Age: 11
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Page: 13
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Alfred Mccahill M 56
Soline Mccahill F 46
May A Mccahill F 21
Hugh K Mccahill M 19
Carmelite Mccahill F 17
Angela D Mccahill F 11
Virginia P Kelly F 73
Anna Bransfield F 23
Family Number: 244 , Line Number: 75 , GS Film number: 1688626 , Digital Folder Number: 004881600 , Image Number: 00539
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USA Census, 1920
Name: Angela Mccahill
Event Place: Elizabeth City Ward 11, Union, New Jersey
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
Birthplace: New Jersey
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Alfred Mc Cahill Head M 70 New York
Arline Mccahill Wife F 61 New York
Mary Mccahill Daughter F 36 New Jersey
Carenelete Mccahill Daughter F 32 New Jersey
Angela Mccahill Daughter F 25 New Jersey

Henry Summers Chatfield and Angela D McCahill had the following children: