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     Reference: 896. Her married name was McKusick. Marjorie Clough Chase was born on 28 October 1887 at Georgetown, CO. She married James Gillespie Blaine McKusick, son of Marshall Noah McKusick and Lucy Jane Bassford, on 5 December 1916 at Minneapolis, MN. Marjorie Clough Chase died on 14 October 1984 at Minneapolis, MN, at age 96.

     Blaine Chase McKusick He was a research chemist and administrator for the DuPont Co. at Wilmington, DE. Reference: 897. He was born on 22 March 1918 at Minneapolis, MN. He married Marjorie Jane Kirk, daughter of James F. Kirk and Henriette Oberglock, on 18 October 1952 at Buffalo, NY. Blaine Chase McKusick married Virginia Lee Swartley, daughter of Ralph H. Swartley and Virginia Holcomb, on 30 December 1979 at Wilmington, DE. Blaine Chase McKusick married Emily Brown Morris in 1999. Blaine Chase McKusick died on 4 January 2005 at Wilmington, DE, at age 86.

     Marjorie Jane Kirk She was a member of the 1949 graduating class of Harvard Medical School, the first class to graduate women. She received the 1976 'Grulee Award', American Academy of Pediatrics, for her contributions to child health. Reference: 898. Her married name was McKusick. She was born on 27 January 1923 at Buffalo, NY. She married Blaine Chase McKusick, son of James Gillespie Blaine McKusick and Marjorie Clough Chase, on 18 October 1952 at Buffalo, NY. Marjorie Jane Kirk died on 21 June 1976 at Wilmington, DE, at age 53.

     Laura Bell McKusick She graduated the Univ. of Minnesota and received a Master of Divinity from the Chicago Theological Seminary. She is an ordained clergy, United Church of Christ. Reference: 899. Her married name was Berthold. She was born on 24 November 1923 at Minneapolis, MN. She died on 23 January 2015 at Hanover, NH, at age 91.

     Marshall Bassford McKusick An archaeologist and writer, he is (1992) a professor at the Univ. of Iowa. Reference: 901. He was born on 13 January 1930 at Minneapolis, MN. He died on 2 May 2013 at Johnson City, IA, at age 83.