"Born in Clements, Annapolis Co., N.S. Jan. 2, 1845; married Emma Eliza, daughter of Edward Covert, in Lower Granville, Dec. 24, 1865; she died Dec. 24, 1877, aged thirty-three; he married, 2nd, Essaphine B. Buffum; a school teacher (born June 11, 1855), Nov. 1, 1878. Mr. Chute, a sailor and a blacksmith, moved to New London, Ct., 1880."
Source: Chute, William Edward. A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America: With Some Account of the Family in Great Britain and Ireland, with an Account of Forty Allied Families Gathered from the Most Authentic Sources. Salem, Massachusetts, 1894. Page 184.
Richard Burpee Chute one of the oldest residents of Greenport, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs Esephene Warner at Jamesport, on Wednesday June 24th. Captain Chute, who was in his 92nd year, was in his earlier life the designer of many famous vessels. In addition to his fame as a designer, Mr Chute was also a skilled shipsmith a trade which in this age of machinery is fast becoming a lost art.
Captain Chute was born in Bear River, Nova Scotia, Canada. In his youth he learned the trade of shipsmith for which at that time there was a great demand. When but 20 years of age, he was the Superintendent of the Shipsmith Dept at the Gabold & Thompson Company of Boston. From Boston, Capt Chute moved to Providence and from there to New London.
It was at Groton, Conn, that he designed and superintended the building of many of the old-time sailing vessesl for which he became famous. Among the many boats which he designed were the "Mary H Rockaway", "Multannah", the four-masted schooner "Richard B Chute" and the "Harriet C Whitehead" which was perhaps the most famous of all the vessels which Captain Chute designed. The "Whitehead" about 40 years ago was rated as the fastest sailing schooner in the coastwise trade.
About 1917 Captain Chute moved to Greenport and engaged in his trade of shipsmith in connection with the Wood & Chute Shipyard of hwich his son, the late Raymond Chute was a partner. About five years ago he retired from active business and made is home in Greenport and vicinity in the summer and at New London and Hartford during the winter months.
Captain Chute was a life member of the famous Jiboom Club of New London, Conn, which is composed of retired mariners. While in the shipsmith business in Greenport one of his most famous pieces of work was the welding of a huge new link in the mammouth chain the the large marine railways of the Greenport Basin and Construction Company.
Funeral services were held Friday at the Greenport Methodist Church, Rev J Roscoe Walker, pastor of the church, officiating. Interment was in Sterling cemetery.
Surviving Captain Chute are four daughters, Mrs Bessie C Beebe of New London, Conn; Mrs Willis L Taber, of Groton, Conn; Miss May Chute of New London, Conn; Mrs Esephene Warner of Jamesport; 3 sons Robert Earl Chute, of Hartford, Conn; Richard Burpee Chute, of Huntington, LI; James B Chute of Greenport; 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Published in The Watchman on July 2, 1936, p. 4
"Did Richard Burpee, Sr. have any brothers or sisters? My grandfather was James Bates Chute and he died in 1956. I was hoping to trace back a few generations. I have old post cards that my grandfather sent home when he was in the Navy and that was around 1911, 1912. He must have been born around 1890?"
Source: Information About the Chutes. Posted by Robert Chute [email protected] on Monday, 30 Oct 2000 in response to CHUTE, posted by Herm Parker on Fri 21 Jan 2000
"Born in Granville, Mar. 19, 1836; married Eliza Ann, daughter of Joseph Gilliatt, Dec. 27, 1865; and lived in Granville; killed by a tree, Jan 31, 1883; she died Nov 1, 1878."
Source: Chute, William Edward. A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America: With Some Account of the Family in Great Britain and Ireland, with an Account of Forty Allied Families Gathered from the Most Authentic Sources. Salem, Massachusetts, 1894. Page 166.
It is unsure if he lived with this family as a boarder, or in some sort of assistance capacity, as this appears to be a widowed father with 4 sons. The status of his own children are also uncertain during this same period of time.
According to WEC, he was killed by a falling tree about 2 years after this census was taken.
8. Theresa, b. 1803; m. John Hicks, jun., and had two daughters and one son.
Source: Chute, William Edward. A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America: With Some Account of the Family in Great Britain and Ireland, with an Account of Forty Allied Families Gathered from the Most Authentic Sources. Salem, Massachusetts, 1894. Page 21.
While William Edward Chute identifies him as John Hicks, jr., sourced genealogical databases identify the "Jr." designation as belonging to his father, making the John who married Theresa Morse John Hicks, the III. His one son, John Herbert Hicks, was a schoolteacher.
9. Hannah Maria, b. Apr. 8, 1806; m. Jan. 20, 1829, Rev. Obed Parker (William, Nathaniel, William); had four daughters and d. Feb. 14, 1836 ; he m., 2nd. Mary, daughter of Reuben Balcomb ; had one daughter and d. July 1, 1890, aged 86.
Source: Chute, William Edward. A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America: With Some Account of the Family in Great Britain and Ireland, with an Account of Forty Allied Families Gathered from the Most Authentic Sources. Salem, Massachusetts, 1894. Pages 21-22.
10. Obadiah, jun., b. Dec. 20, 1809; m. Sept. 11, 1834, Minetta, daughter of Asa and Roby (Hicks) Foster, and had Nathan R., b. June 12, 1835; m. Cynthia, daughter of Robert H. Foster and have five children.
Source: Chute, William Edward. A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America: With Some Account of the Family in Great Britain and Ireland, with an Account of Forty Allied Families Gathered from the Most Authentic Sources. Salem, Massachusetts, 1894. Page 22.
"x. Susan, b. Dec. 10, 1767; m. Feb. 5, 1788, by Rev. Thomas Handly Chipman, to Amos Randall, a sturdy old farmer, and they lived nearly two miles below Bridgetown in Granville, where he d. Mar. 24, 1837, aged 82. After being blind several years, she d. July 1, 1856.
Ch. :
1. Elizabeth, b. July 1, 1789; m. Benj. Chute, jun. See 32.
2. Nathan, b. Aug. 15, 1791 ; m. Harriet Foster. See Foster.
3. John, b. Feb. 1, 1794; m. Ceretha Dexter, 1823.
4. Susanna, b. June 3, 1796; d. Aug. 3, 1799.
5. James, b. July 3, 1798; m. Mary Pickup. See Randall.
6. Thomas, b. July 31. 1800; d. in Antigonish, May 12, 1830.
7. Susanna, b. Dec. 16, 1802; m. July 1, 1854, James, son of John Fitz
Maurice; d. June 2, 1872; he d. April, 18G5, aged 65.
8. POLLY, b. July 21, 1805; d. in Portland, Me., Sept. 9, 1859.
9. Theresa, b. Nov. 9, 1807 ; m. Joseph Chute. See 34.
10. Benjamin, b. May 23, 1810 ; m. Tamer Foster. See Randall.
11. Charlotte, b. June 8, 1813; m. Sept. 23, 1830, James, son of John Fitz
Source: Chute, William Edward. A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America: With Some Account of the Family in Great Britain and Ireland, with an Account of Forty Allied Families Gathered from the Most Authentic Sources. Salem, Massachusetts, 1894. Page 22.
viii. Amos, b. Dec. 30, 1755, m. 1789, Susanna Chute, and lived near Bridgetown, he d. March 24, 1837 : Ch. : 1, Elizabeth, b. 1789, m. Benjamin Chute ; 2, Nathan, b. 1791, m. Harriet Foster ; 3, John, b. 1794, m. Ceretha Dexter ; 4, Susanna, b. 1796, d. 1799; 5, James, b. 1798; m. Mary Pickup; 6, Thomas, b. 1800, d. in Antigonish, May 12, 1830 ; 7, Susanna, b. 1802, m. James Fitzmaurice ; 8, Mary, b. 1805, d. unm. ; 9, Theresa, b. 1807, m. Joseph Chute ; 10, Benjamin, b. 1810, m. Tamar Foster ; 11, Charlotte, b. 1813, m. James Fitzmaurice.
Source: Calnek, W. A., History of the County of Annapolis, William Briggs Co., Publisher, Toronto. 1897. Facsimile edition printed by Mika Publishing Company, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. 1980. Page 567.
viii. Amos, b. Dec. 30, 1755, m. Susan Chute.
Source: Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton , M.A., D.C.L. The History of Kings County Nova Scotia, Heart of the Acadian Land, Giving a Sketch of the French and Their Expulsion; and a History of the New England Planters Who Came in their Stead, With Many Genealogies, 1604-1910. The Salem Press Company, Salem, Mass. 1910. Page 795.
"Amelia, b. Sept. 18, 1794; m. 1819, Reverend Ebenezer7 Perkins (David6, David5, Jonathan4, Timothy3, Thomas2, John1), b. July 4, 1794, in Topsfield (Dartmouth, 1814), ordained over the Congregational Church, Royalston, Mass., Feb. 17, 1819; and was there 27 years; she d. June 21, 1859; he d. Nov. 26, 1861. They had seven children."
Source: Chute, William Edward. A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America: With Some Account of the Family in Great Britain and Ireland, with an Account of Forty Allied Families Gathered from the Most Authentic Sources. Salem, Massachusetts, 1894., p. 23.
Ebenezer7 Perkins (David6, David5, Jonathan4, Timothy3, Thomas2, John1), was born in Topsfield, Mass., July 4, 1794. He married Amelia Parish, 1819. She was the daughter of Rev. Ariel Parish, D. D., of Manchester, Mass. He died Nov. 26, 1861. She died June 23, 1859. He graduated at Dartmouth College and afterward studied for the ministry, was ordained and settled at Royalston, Mass., 1819, where he continued during the remainder of his life. All of his children were born there."
Source: Perkins, George A., M.D. The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Printed for the author, by the Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., Salem, Massachusetts, 1894; reprinted by Higginson Books, Salem, MA., 2012 p. 88.
Hannah was his second wife. He remained as Congregational Church minister for 14 years; was dismissed in 1863 to be Chaplain of the 27th Massachusetts Regimen in the war, a position he held from March 1862 to June 1863, when he was appointed secretary to the American Missionary Society, residence Watertown.
Source: Perkins, George A., M.D. The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Printed for the author, by the Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., Salem, Massachusetts, 1894; reprinted by Higginson Books, Salem, MA., 2012 p. 88.