chase was born on january 13, 1808 in cornish, new hampshire. he was raised in windsor, vermont and worthington, ohio. he studied at cincinnati college and in dartmouth college. chase was married to katherine garmiss from 1834 until they divorced. then he was married to eliza ann smith from 1839 until they divorced. then he was married to sarah dunlop from 1846 until his death in 1873. he had six daughters. chase died on may 7, 1873 in new york city, new york from an illness, aged 65.