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     Hannah Choate was born on 12 August 1794 in Chebacco, Ipswich, Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of Capt. David Choate and Miriam Foster.¹ Hannah Choate married Rev. Robert Crowell on 2 September 1822.¹ Hannah Choate died on 9 February 1837 at the age of 42.¹

     Job Choate was born on 25 December 1806.¹ He was the son of Capt. David Choate and Miriam Foster.¹ Job Choate died on 10 March 1808 at the age of 1.¹

     Mary Choate was born on 3 October 1792 in Chebacco, Ipswich, Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Capt. David Choate and Miriam Foster.¹ Mary Choate married Dr. Thomas Sewall, son of Thomas Sewall and Priscilla Coney, on 28 November 1813 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.³ Mary Choate died on 28 March 1855 in Rockville, Maryland, at the residence of her son and was buried in the Wesley Chapel burying ground near Columbia College. Apparently she is commemorated on her husband's gravestone in Oakhill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. where the date of her death is given as 8 April 1855 at the age of 62.^4,5,6

     Rufus Choate was born on 1 October 1799 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Capt. David Choate and Miriam Foster.¹ His father's sterling integrity and unusual intellectual endowment marked him as a superior man, and his mother's keen perceptions, ready wit, and native dignity of bearing were remarkable. Rufus was early noted for his insatiable thirst for knowledge, for his tenacious memory, and his extraordinary precocity. He could recite whole pages of Pilgrim's Progress when he was but six years old, and he had perused the greater part of the village library before he was ten.
He entered Dartmouth College at the age of sixteen, after attending the academy at New Hampton, N.H., for a term, and was graduated with the valedictory in 1819. The famous Dartmouth College case was on trial during his undergraduate days, and it was Webster's great speech in connection therewith that so inspired Choate as to lead to his final choice of the law as his profession. After tutoring at Dartmouth for a year, he spent three years in Washington, D. C., studying law under William Wirt, attorney-general of the United States in 1823 was admitted to the bar, and for five years practised at Danvers, Mass. In 1825 he was sent to the state legislature as a representative, and in 1827 as a senator. He was chosen as a representative in Congress in 1830, and distinguished himself by a brilliant speech in the 22nd Congress on the tariff.
He was re-elected in 1832 to the 23rd Congress, but resigned his seat at the close of the first session and removed to Boston, where he devoted himself to his profession, and acquired a reputation as an eloquent, powerful and successful advocate. When in 1841 Daniel Webster accepted the portfolio of state in President Harrison's cabinet, Mr. Choate was elected to fill the seat he had vacated in the senate, and he made several brilliant speeches, notably those on the tariff, the Oregon boundary, the fiscal bank-bill, the Smithsonian institution, and the annexation of Texas. At the close of the term Mr. Webster was returned to the senate, and Mr. Choate once more resumed the practice of his profession. He went to Europe in 1850, and during his brief tour in England and on the continent a most forcible impression was made upon his mind by his observation of the characteristics of the older civilizations of the world, and, in his comparison of these with those of the newer, he saw the perils that were likely to follow a disruption of the union existing between the states. In his earnest desire to avoid such disruption will be found the key to his whole later life, and his last public utterance was an oration in behalf of an undivided nation. In 1852 he was a delegate to the Whig national convention at Baltimore, and there urged the nomination of Daniel Webster for the presidency. He was a delegate to the state convention of 1853, and took an important part in revising the constitution of Massachusetts. In 1856 he supported the Democratic national ticket, and made some speeches in the interest of Buchanan and Breckinridge. Busy as was his life he yet devoted a portion of each day to the study of literature, history, and philosophy, and it was this habit, together with his tenacious memory, which made him one of the most scholarly of public men. He was especially fond of Greek literature, and was only restrained from writing a history of Greece by seeing the early volume of Grote's great work. He contemplated a visit to Europe in 1859, and had proceeded as far as Halifax when his health failed so utterly that his son, who accompanied him, decided to return home, and while resting at the lodgings he had temporarily taken he died suddenly. Among his most famous speeches will always be named: the eulogy on President Harrison (1841); an address upon the anniversary of the landing of the pilgrims (1843); a eulogy on Daniel Webster (1853); an address at the dedication of the Peabody institution in Danvers (1854); an oration before the young men's Democratic club of Boston (1858); two addresses before the law-school at Cambridge, Mass., and two lectures before the Mercantile library association of Boston; but no adequate idea of his wonderful oratory can be obtained from reading his speeches. His works, with a memoir, published in two volumes, was prepared by Samuel Gilman Brown (1862).² Rufus Choate married Helen Olcott on 29 March 1825.³ Rufus Choate died on 13 July 1859 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the age of 59.²

     Washington Choate was born on 17 January 1803.¹ He was the son of Capt. David Choate and Miriam Foster.¹ Washington Choate died on 27 February 1822 at the age of 19.¹

     Henry Cholmeley married Maude or Matilda Westcote of Handsacre on 23 November 1557 in St. Nicholas, Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire.¹ Henry Cholmeley was buried on 21 May 1577 in Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire.²

     Elizabeth Chrichton was the daughter of Lord Chancellor William Chrichton, 1st Lord Chrichton.¹ Elizabeth Chrichton married Alexander Seton, Master of Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly, son of Alexander Seton 1st Lord Gordon and Elizabeth Gordon, before 18 March 1439. Elizabeth Chrichton died on 9 June 1479 in Strathbogie.¹

     Janet Chrichton was the daughter of Patrick Chrichton of Cranston-Riddel.¹ Janet Chrichton married John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton before 1493.

     Jean Christie was born circa 1770.¹ She was the daughter of Mrs. Susan Roberstson. Jean Christie married Alexander Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon, 7th Marquess, 1st Earl of Norwich, son of Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke of Gordon, 6th Marquess and Lady Katharine Gordon, on 30 July 1820 in Kirk of Fochabers, Bellie, by the Rev. William Rennie.² Jean Christie died on 27 July 1824 after a severe illness of about twelve months.
s.p. legit.³ She was buried on 2 August 1824 in Bellie Churchyard.²

     Margeretta Christie was born in August 1849 in New York.¹ She married George Randolf Cony, son of John Randolph Cony and Mary Margaret Sewall.² Margeretta Christie appears on the census of 1920 at Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, living with her daughter and son-in-law.³

     Cameron Churchill B.A., S.C.L. was the son of Rev. William Churchill and Julia Charlotte Mackenzie Gordon.¹ Cameron Churchill B.A., S.C.L. married Eliza Blanche Hodge on 19 November 1874.¹

     Edith Mary Preston (May) Churchill's birth was registered in the quarter ending December 1873 in the New Forest, Hampshire registration district; (the 1881 Census gives her birth place as Woodlands, Hants.).^1,3 She was the daughter of Vice-Admiral Orford Churchill R.N. and Edith Maria Preston. Edith Mary Preston (May) Churchill married Brigadier General Jonathan William Shirley Sewell C.B., C.M.G., son of Rev. Henry Doyle Sewell M.A. and Edith Pierce Morgan, on 29 January 1896 in St. Mary's, Alverstoke, Hampshire.² Edith Mary Preston (May) Churchill died on 15 February 1967 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, at the age of 93 Obituary notice reads: Sewell - On Feb 15, 1967, at Tunbridge Wells, Edith Mary Preston, in her 93rd year, widow of Brig.-General J.W.S. Sewell, CB., CMG., and mother of Stephen Sewell.

     Sub-Lt. John Preston Churchill's birth was registered in the quarter ending December 1883 in the Dorchester, Dorset registration district.¹ He was the son of Vice-Admiral Orford Churchill R.N. and Edith Maria Preston.¹ John Churchil became a midshipman on 15 January 1899, and was promoted to be a sub-lieutenant on 15 September 1902. He held first class certificates in seamanship, navigation, pilotage, gunnery, and torpedo and his commission in the Thames "for course of instruction in submarine boats bore date of 1 January [1904].² Sub-Lt. John Preston Churchill drowned on 18 March 1904 off the Nab at the age of 20 taking part in fleet excercises with Submarine HMS/M A1 which was run down and sunk by the SS Berwick Castle at about 3 p.m., a total of eleven people lost their lives. He has the unenviable title of being the first of his rank to die in a submarine.^1,2

     Vice-Admiral Orford Churchill R.N. was born in December 1842.² He was the son of Rev. William Churchill and Julia Charlotte Mackenzie Gordon.² The marriage of Vice-Admiral Orford Churchill R.N. and Edith Maria Preston was registered in the quarter ending December 1872 in the New Forest registration district.³ Vice-Admiral Orford Churchill R.N. died on 1 December 1909 whilst staying at The Rectory, Berrynarbor, Devon, he died from heart failure whilst being helped on with his coat at a shooting party.² He entered the Navy in 1857. He was made a commander in 1879, a captain in 1887 and retired in 1897, attaining his flag rank on the Retired List. He was a nautical assessor for the hearing of Admiralty appeals in the House of Lords and a Justice of the Peace for Huntingdonshire.²

     Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill married Jennie Jerome (Lady Randolph CHURCHILL), daughter of Leonard Jerome, on 15 April 1874 in British Embassy, Paris.¹

     Rev. William Churchill was the son of Rev. W.R.H. Churchill. Rector of Strickland. Rev. William Churchill married Julia Charlotte Mackenzie Gordon, daughter of Sir Orford Gordon bart., on 5 December 1839 in Walcot Church, Bath.^1,2

     Roger Comte de Château-Porcien married Ermengarde (Unknown).¹

     Elizabeth Ann Cilley was born in 1804.¹ She was the daughter of Major Greenleaf Cilley and Jennie Neally.¹ Elizabeth Ann Cilley married Capt. Benjamin Burley in 1826.¹ Elizabeth Ann Cilley died in 1876.¹

     Major Greenleaf Cilley was born in 1767.¹ He was the son of Gen. Joseph Cilley and Sarah Longfellow.¹ Major Greenleaf Cilley married Jennie Neally in 1788.¹ Major Greenleaf Cilley died in 1808.¹

     Gen. Joseph Cilley was born in 1734.¹ He married Sarah Longfellow, daughter of Judge Jonathan Longfellow and Mercy Clark, in 1756.¹ Gen. Joseph Cilley died in 1799.¹

     Israel Citkowitz. Composer.¹ He was born on 6 February 1909 in Skierniewice, Poland. He married Lady Caroline Maureen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood on 15 August 1959.² Israel Citkowitz died on 4 May 1974 in London at the age of 65.^3,4

     Natalya Citkowitz was born circa 1961.¹ She was the daughter of Israel Citkowitz and Lady Caroline Maureen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood.¹ Natalya Citkowitz died in June 1978.¹

     Jonas Clapham was born on 31 May 1763. He married Catherine Cooke, daughter of William Cooke and Elizabeth Tilghman, on 7 December 1793. Jonas Clapham died on 28 August 1837 at the age of 74.

     Allen Warren Clapp was born circa 1895.² He was the son of George Milton Clapp and Florence M. Dillard.¹ Allen Warren Clapp died on 13 December 1949.²

     Hon. Asa Godfry Clapp was born in 1762.³ He married Elizabeth Wendell Quincy, daughter of Dr. Jacob Quincy and Elizabeth Williams, on 30 March 1787 in Portland, Maine.^1,4 Hon. Asa Godfry Clapp died in 1848.³

     Asa William H. Clapp was the son of Hon. Asa Godfry Clapp and Elizabeth Wendell Quincy.¹

     Brainard Kivlin Clapp was born circa 1883.² He was the son of George Milton Clapp and Florence M. Dillard.¹ Brainard Kivlin Clapp married Gertrude Hall on 14 June 1904 in Atlanta, Georgia.¹ Brainard Kivlin Clapp died on 9 September 1942.²