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Father | Male George Chester |
Born | 1785 | Maryland, USA |
Died | 17 Oct 1859 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Married | 1826 [1, 2] | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2] |
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Mother | Female Jane Morris |
Born | 5 Jul 1801 | 38 North Gay street, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA |
Died | 19 Mar 1894 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Buried | 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA | |
Other Spouse | George Goldsmith Presbury, Esq | F1687 | |
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Child 1 | Female + Charlotte Elizabeth Chester |
Born | 14 Aug 1829 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Died | 8 Jul 1882 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Buried | 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA | |
Spouse | William H. Weaver | F7 | |
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Child 2 | Male Moses S Chester |
Born | 1830 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Died | Oct 1849 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Buried | 1867 | 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Child 3 | Male + Thomas Morris Chester |
Born | 11 May 1834 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Died | 30 Sep 1892 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Buried | 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA | |
Spouse | Elisheba Ann Dyer | F5 | |
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Spouse | Sarah E Richardson | F6 | |
Married | ||
Spouse | Amelia White | F100 | |
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Spouse | Florence Evelyn Johnson | F4 | |
Married | 1 Sep 1879 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
Child 4 | Male David R Chester |
Born | 11 Aug 1835 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Died | 10 Dec 1889 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Buried | 15 Dec 1889 | 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Child 5 | Female Harriet Jane Chester |
Born | Abt 1837 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Died | 24 Apr 1928 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Buried | 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA | |
Spouse | James Colbert | F1320 | |
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Child 6 | Female Maria Chester |
Born | 14 Sep 1841 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Died | 9 Jun 1914 | New York, New York, USA |
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Spouse | Robert Booth | F1371 | |
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Child 7 | Female + Eliza Chester |
Born | Mar 1846 | Pennsylvania, USA |
Died | 30 Oct 1918 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Buried | 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA | |
Spouse | John W Zedricks | F1 | |
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Child 8 | Female Agnes Chester |
Born | Abt 1849 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
Died | Feb 1850 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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