Samuel Coughran Family At-A-Glance
Samuel Coughran, born Bet. 1790 - 1800 in Ireland; died via drowning Bet. 1830 - 1845 in Vermont.  He married Elizabeth Anderson, born May 1792 in Ireland; died February 08, 1868 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.

Known children of Samuel Coughran and Elizabeth Anderson are:
  i. Jane Elizabeth Coughran, born March 06, 1824 in Ferrisburg, Addison County, Vermont; died May 02, 1904 in 235 Dodge Street, Galena, Jo Daviess County,  Illinois; married Henry Chase October 29, 1848 in Ferrisburg, Vermont???.
  ii. Samuel Coughran, born May 08, 1828 in North Ferrisburg, Addison County, Vermont; died November 28, 1891 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; married Martha Adelia Reed February 25, 1855 in Reedsburg, WI; born May 20, 1831 in Green County, New York; died August 26, 1916 in Whitington, MN.
  iii. John A. Coughran, born Abt. 1826 in Vermont; married Mary J. ???; born Abt. 1835 in New York.
  iv. James Coughran, born Abt. 1820 in Vermont; died Aft. June 1900 in Maricopa County, AZ; mar
                              ried Mary J Crank or Cronk  (Not 100% certain of James' connection.  Additional information
                              on James was provided by April Robbins)

Henry & Elizabeth Chase Family At-A-Glance
Henry Chase, born 1826 in Vermont; died April 02, 1891 in Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.  He married Jane Elizabeth Coughran October 29, 1848 in Ferrisburg, Vermont???.
Jane Elizabeth Coughran, born March 06, 1824 in Ferrisburg, Addison County, Vermont; died May 02, 1904 in 235 Dodge Street, Galena, Jo Daviess County,  Illinois, at the home of son Hiram Chase.  She was the daughter of Samuel Coughran and Elizabeth Anderson.

Known children of Henry Chase and Jane Coughran are:

i.     Edward Sartwell Chase,  born November 22, 1849, in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died December 25,
                             1922 in Hanover, Illinois; married Sarah Jane Bowden September 29, 1871 in Jo Daviess County,
                             Illinois.
ii.   William Henry Chase, born April 11, 1852 in Racine, Wisconsin; died September 23, 1881 in Hanover, Illinois.
iii.  John Chase, born Abt. 1853 in Wisconsin.
iv.  James N. Chase, born March 13, 1858 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin; died September 02, 1926 in Hanover, Illinois; married Sybil A. Eastman September 28, 1899 in Dodge Street, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois; born July 12, 1870 in Schaller, Iowa; died April 03, 1944 in Hanover, Illinois.
v.   Benjamin Chase, born Abt. 1856 in Wisconsin.
vi.  George Chase, born Abt. 1861 in Illinois.
vii.  Hiram Scott Chase, born April 09, 1865 in Hanover, Illinois; died February 25, 1923 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois; married Anna E. Seubert September 17, 1889; born August 1867 in Illinois; died 1934.

Additional information on this line provided by Larry Chase, Scott Chase, and Sandy Maloley



Key Family History Milestones (w/ a focus on locations)
1790-1800       Samuel Coughran Sr. born in Ireland
1792                Elizabeth Anderson born in Ireland
Bef. 1820        Samuel and Elizabeth married
Bef. 1820        Samuel and Elizabeth immigrate to America (could be prior to marriage)
1820                son James Coughran born March 1820 in VT per April Robbins

  1.                 dau. Jane Elizabeth "Jennie" Coughran  born in Ferrisburg, Addison Co, Vermont
1826                son John A. Coughran born in Vermont (likely North Ferrisburg)
1828                son Samuel Coughran Jr. born in North Ferrisburg, VT
  1.                 Coughran Family appears in Census in Ferrisburg, VT with all 4 children
1830-1845       Samuel Sr. dies in a drowning

1847                William Henry Coughran (son of James) born in Racine Co, WI
  1.                 Jane married Henry Chase in VT? or WI?
  1.                 Edward Chase (son of Jane & Henry) born in Baraboo, Sauk Co, WI?
1850                Eliz., Sam Jr., John, Henry, Jane, and Edward appear in Census in Racine Co, WI
1851                Helen Gertrude Coughran (dau of James) is buried in Reedsburg, Sauk Co, WI
1852                Henry William Chase (son of Jane & Henry) born in Racine Co, WI     
1855                Samuel Jr. marries Martha Reed in Reedsburg, Sauk Co, WI
1858                James N. Chase (son of Jane & Henry) born in Reedsburg, WI

1860                John Coughran, wife Mary J, dau Mary J. and mom Eliz in Census in Reedsburg
                        living 2 doors down from John is Mary J Coughran (wife of James), dau Sarah,
                                son Henry William, and son "A W".  James is not listed.
                        Henry & Jane Chase (and family) in Census in Derinda Twp, Jo Daviess Co., IL
1865                Hiram Scott Chase (son of Henry & Jane) born in Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL
  1.                 Elizabeth (mother) passes away in Reedsburg, Sauk Co, WI

  1.                 Henry and Jane Chase in Hanover, Jo Daviess County, IL Census
1878                James Coughran & son William Henry in Maricopa Co., AZ per April Robbins
1888                Mary (Cronk) Coughran (wife of James) passed away in Reedsburg, WI
  1.                 Samuel Jr. passes away in Sioux Falls, SD
1891                Henry Chase passes away in Jo Daviess County, IL?
Aft.1900          James Coughran passes away in Maricopa County, AZ per April Robbins
  1.                 Jane Elizabeth passes away at the home of her son Hiram in Galena, IL


Chase Family Possible Leads & Research Strategies
To date, no real strong leads on Henry Chase's family.

1.  Edward Chase birth place in Baraboo (per Who Was Who of Hanover, IL) or Racine (where the family was living in 1850.  Not in Sauk County records.  Could pursue Racine County newspapers.

2.  Other Chases were in Sauk County about 1850 in the Reedsburg area, where our Chases and Coughrans later resided in the mid to late 1850s.  Could Henry and Jane have been visiting relatives at the time of Edward's birth?  Some other Sauk County Chase information, which may deserve additional research:
                     --  a Samuel H. Chase married Amanda Wheeler in Reedsburg in 1850
                     --  an H.A. Chase was a member of the Masonic Lodge in 1866 in Reedsburg
                     --  a Jennie Chase was a charter member of the local Fay Robinson DAR chapter
                                 in 1896                 

3.  Could the other Chases from Jo Daviess County be leads?   The August Chase from Hanover or the William H. Chase (born abt. 1809 in Vermont) who appears in the 1870 census?

Coughran Family Possible Leads & Research Strategies
1.  Assuming James is family, Samuel Coughran Sr. and Elizabeth Anderson likely emigrated to America in 1820 or before.  Immigration or naturalization records would be key finds.

2.  Early town records for Ferrisburg supposedly burned.  However, an LDS record give Samuel Jr's birth as North Ferrisburg.  Is this distinction important and could there be records elsewhere?

3.  If Sam Sr. drowned, the tragic cause of death likely made a paper at the time.

4.  I requested LDS IGI records on the family which I found indexed on-line.  One microfilm could not be released.  The other yielded nothing other than what we available on-line.  However, I am uncertain if I explored all available avenues with these records.

5.  Sam Jr. was initiated into the Masonic Lodge in 1875 in either Reedsburg or Sparta. 

6.  A request for Sam Jr's death certificate has been made.

7.  A request for John Coughran's Civil War records has been made to the National Archives.