Chaffee Family History & Genealogy

Betty Chaffee of Millbury, Massachusetts United States was born on April 29, 1939 in Leicester. Betty chaffee got married to William c Schonborg, and has children Jeffrey William Schonborg and Kenneth Carl Schonborg. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Betty Ann chaffee .

Arthur C. Chaffee of Fabius, New York United States was born on December 11, 1867 in Fabius, and died at age 36 years old in January 1904.

Dorothy E. Wack, (1920 – 2009), born Dorothy Emily Chaffee in El Paso, Tx. mother Emily Dorothy Esterbrook, father Charles Livingston Wesley Chaffee. After her parents divorced in the late 1920s, her now single mother and her four children, Dorothy, William, Rowand, and Ted moved the to NYC. When the Depression hit, she was unable to support her family, and they moved to Taos, NM. Times continued to be very hard for them in Taos, they often went hungry. Dorothy was greatly influenced by living in the burgeoning artist capital of Taos in the 1930's. From an early age, she showed artistic talent. Being a resourceful young teenager with beautiful flaming red hair, she stood out, and had a friendly, outgoing nature. Needing to earn money to help support her family, she sought artists in the community willing to teach her. Two elder members of the disbanded Taos Society of Artists, Joseph Henry Sharp and Eanger Irving Couse, mentored her. With these mature artists’ help, she quickly learned enough to make money by painting the plaza storefront windows with advertising and holiday themes. Their influence can be seen in her distinctive portrait style. Andrew Dasburg mentored her as well as groups of other young artists who eventually came to be known as "Taos Moderns." His influence can be seen in her still-lifes, and early abstracts, especially in her color choices and composition. As she matured, she continued to hone her craft and worked at a gift shop in the plaza, where she developed business acumen. After World War Two, she married William Paul Wack. They moved to Brownsville Tx. where they owned and operated a successful Southwestern gift shop and restaurant. They never had children. She was an active member of the Brownsville Art League for nearly two decades, serving on many committees, and for a period as president. She was passionate in her efforts to promote the League's art shows and exhibits ensuring the League artists had opportunities to show and sell their work. A much-loved painting teacher and mentor, she influenced generations of artists. Soon after being unexpectedly widowed in 1971, within weeks she was told she had cancer and had six months to live. This prompted her to move to Long Beach to be near her brothers. Her cancer miraculously went into remission. She joined the Long Beach Art League and continued to paint and teach for another 30 years. A prolific painter, she treasured her paintings and after 1971, rarely parted with any. Her personal collection totaled over 130 paintings at her passing. Her preferred medium was oil on canvas. Dorothy specialized in ethnic Americana portraits. As a portraitist, she had many paid commissions. Over the years, as her artistic talents evolved and styles changed, she experimented with cubism, abstract, mixed media collages, landscapes, cityscapes, and botanicals. She often won first place and Best in Show for lifelike portraits and realistic complex still-lifes. Note: she was often known to buy used paintings for their frames and canvases, which she would then paint over, so the foundations of her works are not always indicative of when they were painted, and often, upon examination, they will be shown to be an overpainted painting, or even two-sided paintings, often mounted in non-period frames. Despite failing eyesight and crippling arthritis, she painted into her 80s. If asked what she did for a living, she proudly responded, “I am an artist”.

William Boyd Chaffee of Cottage Grove, Lane County, OR was born on December 8, 1911 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa United States, and died at age 80 years old on October 2, 1992 in Lane County, OR. William Chaffee was buried at Fir Grove Cemetery 2148 Cemetery Rd, in Cottage Grove.

Wilson Chaffee of West Boylston, Worcester County, MA was born on November 27, 1930, and died at age 50 years old in May 1981.

Lieutenant Court Benjamin Chaffee Jr. was born to Dr. Court Benjamin Chaffee Sr. (1886 - 1949) and Myrtle Sydna McDaniel (1890 - 1980). His father was born in Kentucky and his mother was born in Tennessee. He had two sisters, Mary Ellen and Myrtle Patricia. Court was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from June 29, 1951 through January 31, 1975. He became a Lieutenant.

Mary Ellen (Bransfield) Chaffee was born on January 14, 1925, and died at age 65 years old on July 26, 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Ellen Chaffee.

Helen (Chaffee) Temple was in a relationship with William Temple, and has a child William Chaffee Temple. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Helen Temple.

Lawrence A Chaffee of Pownal, Bennington County, VT was born on June 27, 1916, and died at age 87 years old on November 1, 2003.

Kenneth R Chaffee of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI was born on February 14, 1919, and died at age 88 years old on October 15, 2007.

Kenneth H Chaffee of Saint Albans, Franklin County, VT was born on December 21, 1912, and died at age 74 years old in December 1986.

Raymond H Chaffee of North Clarendon, Rutland County, VT was born on April 25, 1902, and died at age 76 years old in November 1978.

Willard L Chaffee of Hilmar, Merced County, CA was born on June 21, 1911, and died at age 87 years old on December 25, 1998.

Willard L Chaffee of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS was born on February 22, 1917, and died at age 81 years old on February 28, 1998.

Frank L Chaffee of Carson City, Montcalm County, MI was born on August 6, 1918, and died at age 77 years old on October 6, 1995.

Earl William Chaffee of Dallas, Dallas County, TX was born on August 1, 1918, and died at age 88 years old on July 9, 2007.

Earl T Chaffee of Vestal, Broome County, NY was born on May 10, 1916, and died at age 70 years old in November 1986.

Wayne E Chaffee of Allen, Hillsdale County, MI was born on February 10, 1908, and died at age 80 years old on December 25, 1988.

Richard M Chaffee of Longmeadow, Hampden County, MA was born on December 6, 1911, and died at age 89 years old on October 24, 2001.

Richard C Chaffee of Nashville, Barry County, MI was born on January 22, 1919, and died at age 78 years old on April 5, 1997.