Amos Chase

He first came to Saco in about 1734, and soon after the division of the Humphrey Scamman property in 1736, purchased a part of the estate at the lower ferry and built an ordinary (tavern) there.

[8][9][10] He was a lumberman and farmer, and prominent in religious and civic matters relating to the town and the Saco River.

He was described as "stately and commanding in figure, six feet in height, vigorous and erect even in old age, eloquent in conversation and pre-eminently so in prayer."

I thought him the finest looking old man I ever saw, long hair down over his shoulders, white as snow..." Chase lived to be 100 years old.

[8][11][12][13][14] Chase's house in Saco, Maine, still exists (as a private residence) and has been recently restored.

Amos Chase house, 144 Ferry Road, Saco, ME. The house was originally two separate houses, one of which Chase brought over (using logs as rollers) and joined with the other one to accommodate his large family.
The Saco River