Thomas C. Choate
1809 - 1900 (90 years)-
Name Thomas C. Choate Birth 3 Apr 1809 Cobourg, Ontario, Canada 
Gender Male Death 26 Jan 1900 Warsaw, Ontario, Canada Burial Port Hope Union Cemetery, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada 
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Thomas C. Choate - Find A Grave: 199960788
Plot: Choate Plot, Section BPerson ID I2862 Descendants of Robert McKnight Last Modified 25 Nov 2019
Father Jacob Choate, b. 28 Jan 1777, Enfield, New Hampshire, USA d. 29 Nov 1840, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years) Mother Francis Marshall Burnham, b. 27 Sep 1780, Dunbarton, New Hampshire, USA d. 7 Sep 1865, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years) Marriage 26 Jan 1800 Family ID F1015 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Wright, b. 26 May 1810, Cork County, Republic of Ireland d. 20 Jun 1839, Douro-Dummer Township, Ontario, Canada (Age 29 years) Marriage 3 Oct 1830 Port Hope, Ontario, Canada Children 1. Anne Eliza Choate, b. 31 Dec 1833, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Nov 1885, Warsaw, Ontario, Canada (Age 51 years)2. Richard Marshall Choate, b. 12 Aug 1837, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Apr 1866, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Age 28 years)Family ID F1016 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Feb 2020
Family 2 Eliza Wright, b. 5 Jun 1815, Douro-Dummer Township, Ontario, Canada d. 12 May 1845, Douro-Dummer Township, Ontario, Canada (Age 29 years) Marriage 16 Sep 1840 Douro-Dummer Township, Ontario, Canada Children 1. Harriet Burnham Choate, b. 31 Aug 1841, Warsaw, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Jun 1872, Warsaw, Ontario, Canada (Age 30 years)Family ID F1017 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2020
Family 3 Hannah Grover, b. 1807, Newtown, Connecticut, USA d. 29 Apr 1885, Warsaw, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) Marriage 18 Feb 1846 Douro-Dummer Township, Ontario, Canada Children + 1. Thomas George Choate, b. 14 Apr 1832, Cobourg, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Jan 1900, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years)2. Charlotte Celestine Choate, b. 12 May 1848, Warsaw, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Mar 1945, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (Age 96 years)3. James Grover Choate, b. 15 Nov 1850, Warsaw, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Dec 1935, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (Age 85 years)Family ID F1018 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2020
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Birth - 3 Apr 1809 - Cobourg, Ontario, Canada 
Marriage - 3 Oct 1830 - Port Hope, Ontario, Canada 
Marriage - 16 Sep 1840 - Douro-Dummer Township, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 18 Feb 1846 - Douro-Dummer Township, Ontario, Canada 
Death - 26 Jan 1900 - Warsaw, Ontario, Canada 
Burial - - Port Hope Union Cemetery, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Thomas C. Choate
Plot: Choate Plot, Section B
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Notes - Thomas Choate, son of Jacob Choate and Fanny Marshall Burnham, was born April 3, 1809 near Cobourg, Upper Canada. His parents had emigrated to Glanbord from Enfield, New Hampshire in 1798, along with members of the Burnham family who were cousins of the Choates. In approximately 1801, they moved to Hamilton Township, north of Cobourg, where Thomas was born, and by 1812, the family had moved to Port Hope, Upper Canada. Thomas learned the trade of millright at Warsaw, New York, and also studied music at Batavia, New York. In 1830, Thomas married Mary Wright, daughter of Richard Wright and Ann Stuart of Skiberne, County Cork, Ireland. Thomas and Mary had five children: Thomas George, Anna Eliza, Mary Jane, Richard Marshall, and Jacob Stuart. In 1834-35, Thomas was sent to Dummer Township by his uncle, the Honourable Zaccheus Burnham, to complete the construction of a saw and grist mill, which had already been started for Burnham by Thomas Hartwell. By 1836, the mill was in operation and Thomas moved his family to what was then known as Dummer Mills and built a general store. In 1842, Thomas successfully acquired the contract for a post office, and since a post office, required a village name, Thomas chose the name Warsaw. In 1839, Thomas' first wife died and he married her sister, Eliza Wright. They had two children, Harriet Burnham and Mary, before Eliza died in 1845. In 1846, Thomas married Hanah Grover, daughter of Jonah Grover and Lucia Baldwin, of Norwood, Upper Canada. Thomas and Hannah had three children: Celestia Charlotte, James Grover, and Arthur Francis. Thomas' eldest son, Thomas George, when he was old enough, took over running the mills for Zaccheus Burnham. Thomas George later established his own chair manufacturing shop on Quarry Lake. Thomas senior's main interest remained in the running of his store and post office, and with his duties as a Justice of the Peace. Thomas also established and conducted a singing school and choir which was under his tutelage for 60 years. Both he and his son, Thomas George became involved in the local temperence society and in local politics. Thomas retired from running the store in 1889, at the age of 80, and his youngest son, Arthur Francis, took over the business as manager and post master. In 1897, Arthur established a second store, Choate Supply Store, at McCraken's Landing, Stony Lake. Thomas died in 1900, at the age of 90. The Warsaw store was sold in 1927, and Arthur Francis died in 1931. The Choate Supply Store remained in business, and was managed by Arthur's wife Vida. When she died, the store was then managed by their daughter Bessie. The Choate Supply Store was sold out of the family in 1949. Arthur and Vida Elora Smith, also had a son, Richard (Dick), who was born in Warsaw in 1880. Dick was to become a journalist, artist and musician. Dick began his career with the Peterborough Examiner in 1905 and in his early days, worked for the Montreal Herald, the Buffalo Courier and some newspapers in Calgary and Vancouver. In 1908, Dick married Mary (May) Dawson Donnell, daughter of Elizabeth Ambrose and James Rea Donnell. Dick also worked in the United States for some time, and at one point in his career was a member of the Congressional Press Gallery in Washington, D.C. He later became the editor of the Toronto Daily News, editor of the Toronto Sunday World, and an editorial writer for the Toronto Globe. It is unknown when he died.
Trent University Archives
- Thomas Choate, son of Jacob Choate and Fanny Marshall Burnham, was born April 3, 1809 near Cobourg, Upper Canada. His parents had emigrated to Glanbord from Enfield, New Hampshire in 1798, along with members of the Burnham family who were cousins of the Choates. In approximately 1801, they moved to Hamilton Township, north of Cobourg, where Thomas was born, and by 1812, the family had moved to Port Hope, Upper Canada. Thomas learned the trade of millright at Warsaw, New York, and also studied music at Batavia, New York. In 1830, Thomas married Mary Wright, daughter of Richard Wright and Ann Stuart of Skiberne, County Cork, Ireland. Thomas and Mary had five children: Thomas George, Anna Eliza, Mary Jane, Richard Marshall, and Jacob Stuart. In 1834-35, Thomas was sent to Dummer Township by his uncle, the Honourable Zaccheus Burnham, to complete the construction of a saw and grist mill, which had already been started for Burnham by Thomas Hartwell. By 1836, the mill was in operation and Thomas moved his family to what was then known as Dummer Mills and built a general store. In 1842, Thomas successfully acquired the contract for a post office, and since a post office, required a village name, Thomas chose the name Warsaw. In 1839, Thomas' first wife died and he married her sister, Eliza Wright. They had two children, Harriet Burnham and Mary, before Eliza died in 1845. In 1846, Thomas married Hanah Grover, daughter of Jonah Grover and Lucia Baldwin, of Norwood, Upper Canada. Thomas and Hannah had three children: Celestia Charlotte, James Grover, and Arthur Francis. Thomas' eldest son, Thomas George, when he was old enough, took over running the mills for Zaccheus Burnham. Thomas George later established his own chair manufacturing shop on Quarry Lake. Thomas senior's main interest remained in the running of his store and post office, and with his duties as a Justice of the Peace. Thomas also established and conducted a singing school and choir which was under his tutelage for 60 years. Both he and his son, Thomas George became involved in the local temperence society and in local politics. Thomas retired from running the store in 1889, at the age of 80, and his youngest son, Arthur Francis, took over the business as manager and post master. In 1897, Arthur established a second store, Choate Supply Store, at McCraken's Landing, Stony Lake. Thomas died in 1900, at the age of 90. The Warsaw store was sold in 1927, and Arthur Francis died in 1931. The Choate Supply Store remained in business, and was managed by Arthur's wife Vida. When she died, the store was then managed by their daughter Bessie. The Choate Supply Store was sold out of the family in 1949. Arthur and Vida Elora Smith, also had a son, Richard (Dick), who was born in Warsaw in 1880. Dick was to become a journalist, artist and musician. Dick began his career with the Peterborough Examiner in 1905 and in his early days, worked for the Montreal Herald, the Buffalo Courier and some newspapers in Calgary and Vancouver. In 1908, Dick married Mary (May) Dawson Donnell, daughter of Elizabeth Ambrose and James Rea Donnell. Dick also worked in the United States for some time, and at one point in his career was a member of the Congressional Press Gallery in Washington, D.C. He later became the editor of the Toronto Daily News, editor of the Toronto Sunday World, and an editorial writer for the Toronto Globe. It is unknown when he died.