John Mitchell Chase was born in 1820 in Ohio.  He was left fatherless at an early age in boyhood.  At the age of seven years, after his mother and siblings moved to Broome County, New York, he left home to earn his own living due to his mother having no means of income.  As John … Continue reading THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Rev. John M. Chase: A Real Story of Rags to Riches