Lucia chase biography

Named for her maternal grandmother, Lucia Hosmer Chase was born to a prominent family in Waterbury, CT on March 24, 1897. Her father, Irving Hall Chase, was the Secretary and later President of the Waterbury Clock Company.  Her mother, Elizabeth Hosmer Kellogg Chase, was the daughter of a State Representative.

Lucia was the middle of five daughters.

Her oldest sister was Marjorie (Mrs. Sheldon). Her next older sister, Eleanor, would become the daughter-in-law of President William Howard Taft. Her two younger sisters included Elizabeth (Mrs. John Griffith Davies) and Dorothy (Mrs.

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Edward Carmody of Carmody & Torrance law firm).  Her parents taught her the value of the dollar and to be frugal, but were not otherwise strict parents. Their philosophy was to allow others to do what they wanted and not interfere.

Lucia was bright and outgoing from a young age.  She would dash around her family’s home called “Rose Hill” on Prospect Street in Waterbury.

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