George Ambrose Chase

1840 - 1917  (~ 77 years)

• Name	George Ambrose Chase
  Born	Apr 1840	, New Brunswick, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Name	George A. Chase
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Teacher
  Occupation	1891	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  	school teacher
  Occupation	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-195199
  Died	20 Dec 1917	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Cause: Anaemia following Operation to Remove Prostate - Cardiac Failure (4 days)
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I195199	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	John W. Chase,   b. Abt 1810,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Melicent S. Theal
  Family ID	F186792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alice Chase,   b. 26 Jul 1845, , Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1892  (Age 47 years)
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F26807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Groff,   b. CALC 8 Nov 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Mar 1945, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1907	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F186791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  George A. Chase "Galt Collegiate Institute semi-centennial and Tassie Old Boys' Reunion" 1902

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 3. [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 7. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In memoriam/ George A. Chase/ died Dec. 20, 1917 [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196898487/george-a.-chase. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: George A Chase Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1840 Birth Place: Nova Scotia Age at Death: 77 Death Date: 20 Dec 1917 Death Place: Brant, Ontario, Canada [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 020649 (1907). Name:George Ambrose Chase Age:67 Birth Year:abt 1840 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:27 Dec 1907 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John W Chase Mother:Milcent S Theal Chase Spouse:Margaret Risk Name:Margaret Risk Age:47 Birth Year:abt 1860 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:27 Dec 1907 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Colin Groff Mother:Charlotte Rodgers Spouse:George Ambrose Chase

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Apr 1840 - , New Brunswick, Canada Birth - - , Nova Scotia, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - school teacher - 1891 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Dec 1907 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Anaemia following Operation to Remove Prostate - Cardiac Failure (4 days) - 20 Dec 1917 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth