PVT Palmer Kingsley Ambrose Chaffee
1834 - 1915 (~ 81 years)-
Name Palmer Kingsley Ambrose Chaffee Title PVT Birth Feb 1834 OH 
Gender Male Death Apr 1915 IA - Burial:
English Cemetery
Wheatland
Clinton County
Iowa, USA
Person ID I19644 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 9 Oct 2017
Family Theresa Ella "Turzey" Hibbs, b. 1836, IN d. 9 Dec 1899, Nemo, Lawrence, SD (Age 63 years) Marriage 18 Jun 1858 Buffalo, Berrien, MI - Turzey and Palmer were married on Jun 18, 1858 in New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan, 3 months after the death of PKA's first wife. Palmer's first wife Eleanor Lorenia Blue died on Mar 22, 1858 in La Porte, Indiana.
Children 1. Mary Elly "Millie" Chaffee, b. 23 Mar 1859, Wheatland, Clinton, IA d. 5 Jan 1950, Alberta, Canada (Age 90 years)2. Ambrose Daniel "Bud" Chaffee, b. 3 Jan 1869, IA d. 19 May 1960, Michigan, Nelson, ND (Age 91 years)Family ID F6760 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Oct 2021
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Birth - Feb 1834 - OH 
Death - Apr 1915 - IA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
about Palmer K. A. Chaffee
Name: Palmer K. A. Chaffee
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Colorado
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Colorado 3rd Infantry Regiment.
Mustered out on 01 Oct 1863.
Transferred to Company I, Colorado 2nd Cavalry Regiment on 01 Oct 1863.
Promoted to Full Blacksmith.
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records
Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force 1861-1865
P. K. A. Chaffee in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: P. K. A. Chaffee
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Rapid Valley, Pennington, Dakota Territory
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Tursey E. Chaffee
Father's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Blacksmith
Household Members:
Name Age
P. K. A. Chaffee 45
Tursey E. Chaffee 44
Ambrose Chaffee 11
Mary E. Reed 21
Ella Reed 2 grand daughter
- U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles