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| Isaac Chase |
Isaac Chase (1791-1861) was a faithful man with an amazing
history. He is my husband’s 3rd great grandfather and one of the
early members baptized by Pelitiah Brown. Isaac was 49 when he, and his wife Phebe, left the Quakers to join the Latter-day
Saints. The Sparta, New York Saints met in the home of
Isaac & Phebe Chase and Elder Brown stayed in the Chase home as he preached the gospel
in the area. In 1840, the extended Chase family traveled in 11 wagons moving
from their home in New York to join the Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois in 1840.
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He was re-baptized by Joseph Smith in the
Mississippi River.
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He received his Patriarchal Blessing from Hyrum
Smith in Nauvoo in 1842.
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He owned a nice home and two city blocks in
Nauvoo.
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He sold his property in New York to help stock the
Red Brick Store.
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He paid a fine to get the Prophet Joseph out of
the courthouse jail.
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He gave much in time (every tenth day) and money
to build the Nauvoo Temple.
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Phebe and her daughters were members of the
Nauvoo Relief Society.
· The Chase family donated furniture to beautiful
the new Nauvoo Temple. His wife made the
linen chair coverings for the new temple.
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Isaac was a counselor in a Bishopric in Nauvoo.
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Chases among the first endowed in Nauvoo and
then helped the others receive their endowments.
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Isaac was sealed to his wife, Phebe, in the
Nauvoo Temple by Brigham Young. (His
step-daughter was Brigham Young’s 3rd wife, so Isaac was actually
Brigham’s father-in-law!)
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He was respectfully known as “Father Chase” and
was an older man of 56 when he made the trek to Utah in 1847.
· Isaac was a Captain of Ten in the Jedidiah M. Grant
Company.
· The Chase family lived in the original fort at Pioneer Park in
1847.
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Finding enough food in the spring of 1848 was difficult. The pioneers, including Chase's, feasted on Sego Lily roots.
· Isaac once spoke in the 1851 LDS General Conference at
age 59 in the 2 p.m. session.
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Isaac and Phebe Chase settled in the Liberty Park
area of Salt Lake City, building one of the first flour-mills in the
Valley. His house and the old mill he
built with his son and son-in-laws still stands in Liberty Park.
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| Chase Mill-2014 |
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The Black Locust trees at Liberty Park “stand as
living monuments to Isaac Chase” and George Ogden Chase. The present day Liberty Park pond was made from 10
springs found in the area. One of them
was named “Chase Springs.”
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Isaac and Phebe only lived in the home at Liberty Park for 6
years before moving to 13th Ward in downtown SL City in 1860. They held a wedding reception for Louisa in the home just before they moved.
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The old mill stone is still displayed at Liberty
Park. The over-sized Dutch oven in the
mill home could bake 16 loaves at once!
Isaac and Phebe was generous to all who needed bread.
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The Chase family Salt Lake City home was across the street
from the Social Hall (near present day Harmon’s) on the SW corner of 100 South
and State Street.
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He had 3 wives, 15 children and 63
grandchildren.
· Isaac died May 2, 1861 and is buried in the Salt Lake
City Cemetery in one of the highest points of the older pioneer portion.
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| Chase Home in Liberty Park |
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Isaac Chase was always a faithful saint. He said to his children: “Land o’mercy, don’t look at the faults and
shortcomings of the people for your guidance.
Look well to the principles of your Church!”
One descendant wrote:
“Isaac Chase had three things:
His wealth, his tools, his testimony.
He left his wealth in New York and Nauvoo.
He left his tools at Liberty Park,
but he
always kept his testimony.”
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