[WEC, referring to Wallace G. Chute]"Went to Elgin County at about 20 years of age."
There is a discrepancy on Caroline's date of death: one record reflects a date of death of 21 SEP 1902 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Her gravesite in Lakeview Cemetery, Lot 32, Concession 1, 52975 Nova Scotia Line, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada reflects a date of death of "Sept. 21, 1901, in her 57th year". The birthdate as given would make her age 55 in 1901, and 56 in 1902. Need further records to clarify this issue.
There is some discrepancy among decendants on Matilda's name: Matilda Jane Robinson, or Matilde Jane. Another variation: Robenson.
[WEC]: "WEC: "Lived in Vienna several years. In 1885 or 1886 he moved to Houghton, Norfolk County, Ontario where his wife died March 27, 1890, aged 39. He married second Rachael, daughter of John D. and Lovena McConnell, Nov 9 1890. Mr. Chute was brought up a farmer, but is also a good blacksmith."Grandson Clarence Arthur Chute, listing his aunts and uncles in his worksheet of 1958, listed: "Uncle Merton Isaac Chute, Aunt Mary in Vienna, Ontario, and Uncle Clarence Chute". Until given reason to think otherwise, we are assuming that Aunt Mary is Isaac Merton Chute's wife Mary Blundell Chute, and not an unrecorded "Mary Chute". The original worksheet is filed under Elmus Arthur Chute, GP#980-0.
[From Chute. See sources]:"He was brought up a farmer, but was also a good blacksmith and thresher. He married Matilda Jane (born 1851), daughter of Jacob and Mary Ann (Jackson) Robinson from Cork, Ireland, in January 1874. They lived for several years in Vienna in what was known as the Old Belfry House. In 1885 or 1886 they moved to Houghton where his wife died March 27, 1890, aged 39 years. He married second Rachael, daughter of John D. and Lovenna McConnell, Nov 9, 1890. Rachael died and he married third Flora Pegg. He was buried at Glen Meyer cemetery beside his first wife Matilda Jane who was born September 27, 1850 and died March 23, 1890, age 39 years six months."
"Went with his parents to Missouri and Ontario; learned the blacksmith trade of his cousin, James A. Chute, in Vienna; then went to McPherson Co., S. D., in 1883, and took up a quarter section of prairie, broke up forty or fifty acres and put in crops, but three or four severe droughts following each other induced him to "pull up stakes" and emigrate to near Yorkton, Assa Co., N. W. T., west of Manitoba, in 1891; he married Maggie, daughter of William Conner, Dec. 4, 1888, in South Dakota."
Source: William E. Chute, 1894His grandson Ray Dean Chute wrote in 1974: "Abraham Lincoln Chute, born September 22, 1863 in Jo Davies, Fairbault County, Minnesota, moved several times and ended up in South Dakota"
With respect to the additional children: "My aunt, Mrs. Lora Altig, has since passed away, there is another aunt living in Tallamook, Oregon, Mrs. Mary Lamb. To the best of my knowledge, she is the last living child of Abram Lincoln Chute. He had another son, John Lincoln Chute, a major in the U.S. Army, killed in World War II in Australia."
Ray Dean Chute, Letter to George M. Chute, 19 OCT 1974According to her sister, Grace Viola Chute, Edward and Zilla Chute had at least 8 children, 7 of whom were living in 1966. In 1966, "She lives as a widow with all her living (7) children, summer in Massachusetts, winter in Los Angeles, California."
Grace Viola Chute to George M. Chute, Jr., 26 Nov 1966"Lived in East Boston and Everett, Massachusetts. Obtained citizenship in Boston, Mass 23 October 1888. Learned his trade in St. John, New Brunswick: refitting sailing ships with engines. He lost the third finger of his left hand at the middle knuckle at the age of 18 in an accident while an apprentice machinist. He used the stump as a "poker" to chastise Stanley as a boy. Moved to Boston Navy Yard and did the same thing. He was Damage Control superintendent for the Olympia after the Battle of Manila Bay when it returned to Boston. It is now birthed permanently in Philadelphia. Moved to Brooklyn where he was Superintendent of "indoor work" for Morse Iron Work at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (pottery making, casing and machining of ships parts). He made many of his own tools which are labeled with his initials, now in a munitions chest from the Olympia.
Was very quiet, introspective man, from my - Nancy Chute Harang's - point of view as a child. My father says he would sit for an hour or two in a rocking chair; Ella would say to him, "Jim, do something." -- then he'd get up and draw some sort of plan or other. He was also Superintendent of Charlestown Indoor works of the Charlestown Navy Yard until he moved to 11th St. in Brooklyn. Lived at 763 36th Ave. North, St. Petersburg, Fla. from about 1924 to 1939; lived at 11th St., Brooklyn in 1901. I, as a child, remember being fascinated with the stump of his finger which was pulled together in a "pouch" type stitch. Have his wedding gloves in which the empty finger is stuffed."
Source: "Chute-Harang Family Records", prepared and contributed by Nancy Elsa Chute Harang.Note: The 1900 Federal Census records that he emigrated from Nova Scotia to Boston in 1881; had been in the United States 19 years at the time the Census was taken. He would have then obtained citizenship 9 years after arriving in Boston.
