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Martha Minerva Chester

Female 1884 - 1971  (86 years)


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  1. 1.  Martha Minerva Chester was born 16 Aug 1884, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Benjamin Chester and Catherine Hammett); died 17 Jan 1971; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-224241
    • Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mill Hand, Woolen Mill
    • Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin Chester was born 6 Dec 1841, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Richard Chester and Maria Newstead); died 6 Sep 1912, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27986
    • Occupation: 1869, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer

    Notes:

    Died at Midnight, Friday, September 6, 1912. Was 71 years of age


    A well known and respected resident, a man of sterling characteristics and enjoyed the friendship of all with whom he came in contact. He was married to Catharine Hammett, who survives along with children: Ben, at home; Thomas of Montana; John, on the farm adjoining the homestead; William of SK; Richard, at home; Edward, in the northern part of the province; Mrs. Frances Hilborn of Waterloo Twp. ; Misses Maria and Martha, at home; Mrs. Charles Brown in England; and Mrs. C. Gowing in Hespeler. The funeral on Monday afternoon to Hespeler Cemetery was largely attended. The service was conducted by Rev. S. Stauffer and Rev. Beese of Hespeler. Pallbearers: S. Cober, J. Cober, J. Sault, T. Evans, C. Reeve and J. Newstead.

    -Information from the death certificate: Born on December 6, 1841, son of Richard Chester and Maria Newstead.

    -Information from the 1906 Atlas of Wellington County: Rented Benjamin Newstead's farm for 10 years, then purchased the Oak farm, lot 8, rear concession 3, Puslinch. In 1893 bought lot 6, concession 3.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
    Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

    Benjamin married Catherine Hammett 19 Feb 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Thomas Hammett and Catherine Chapman) was born 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1914, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catherine Hammett was born 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Thomas Hammett and Catherine Chapman); died 5 Apr 1914, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Catherine Chester
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27977
    • Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    It is with feelings of deep regret, that we report the death of another old and highly esteemed resident of Puslinch, in the person of Mrs. Benjamin Chester, who died at her residence on Sunday evening, April 5th 1914. She leaves a large family to mourn her untimely death. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon to the Hespeler Cemetery.

    Children:
    1. Benjamin Chester was born 25 Oct 1870, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1948, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Thomas Chester was born 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1932, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mary Catherine Chester was born 22 Aug 1873, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1952, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Eliza Ann Chester was born Between 1874 and 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1912, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. John Hammett Chester was born 1876, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1969, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Maria Jane Chester was born 10 Dec 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1924, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. William Chester was born 17 May 1882; died 11 May 1965, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 1. Martha Minerva Chester was born 16 Aug 1884, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1971; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Bertha Viola Chester was born Between 1885 and 1886; died 13 Sep 1971, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Ethel Chester was born Jun 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 1934, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Richard George Chester was born 3 Oct 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1932, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Ethel Chester was born 1899, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1934, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Richard Chester was born 1812, , Norfolk, England; was christened 9 Mar 1813, Skeyton, Norfolk, England; died 23 Jan 1885, St. Joseph's Island, Algoma District, Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27987
    • Residence: 1836, Banningham, , Norfolk, England
    • Residence: 1842, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoemaker
    • Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
    • Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoemaker
    • Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cordwainer
    • Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

    Notes:

    Residence:
    There was a Richard Chester living in Barton Township, Wentworth in 1842 recorded on the census, three members of the family being born in England which would agree with the three in Richard's family

    Richard married Maria Newstead 6 Jun 1836, Banningham, , Norfolk, England. Maria (daughter of John Newstead and Mary Bradford) was born 1814, Banningham, , Norfolk, England; was christened 13 Jan 1815, Banningham, , Norfolk, England; died 1847, , Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Maria Newstead was born 1814, Banningham, , Norfolk, England; was christened 13 Jan 1815, Banningham, , Norfolk, England (daughter of John Newstead and Mary Bradford); died 1847, , Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria Chester
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27988
    • Residence: 1836, Banningham, , Norfolk, England

    Children:
    1. Eliza F. Chester was born 1834, , England; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Mary Ann Chester was born 1838, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 2. Benjamin Chester was born 6 Dec 1841, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Sep 1912, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Chester was born 28 Jul 1844, , England; died 5 Nov 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Richard Chester was born 1847, , Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1912, St. Joseph's Island, Algoma District, Ontario.

  3. 6.  Thomas Hammett was born Between 1821 and 1822, Bideford, , Devonshire, England; died 30 Sep 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157707904
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145466
    • Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; black smith
    • Occupation: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    Some time prior to Sept. 12th, 1853, Thomas Hammett, an English Blacksmith, came here from Doon and started business probably in the Wiffler shop, and after 1853 he had his own shop on the lot at the corner of Queen and Adam until he moved to the "Hammett" farm in Waterloo Township where for years he did a bit of smithing, principally repair work, in a shop back near the Town line where evidences of it still remain.

    Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

    Thomas — Catherine Chapman. Catherine was born Between 1818 and 1819, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Welland Co., Ontario; died 24 Aug 1899, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Catherine Chapman was born Between 1818 and 1819, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Welland Co., Ontario; died 24 Aug 1899, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Birth: , England
    • Birth: , Ireland
    • Birth: Niagara-On-The-Lake, Welland Co., Ontario
    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157707939
    • Name: Catherine Hammett
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145467
    • Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. 3. Catherine Hammett was born 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1914, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. George Chapman Hammett was born 27 Jun 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Oct 1914, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Rev. John Wesley Hammett was born 2 Jul 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1931, Newbury Station, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Oakland Cemetery, Mosa Township, Middlesex Co., Ontario.
    4. Mary Frances "Fannie" Hammett was born 8 Oct 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1944; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Thomas J. Hammett was born Between 1859 and 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Ann Jane Hammett was born 24 May 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Dec 1951; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  John Newstead was born 1789, , England; died 5 Mar 1859; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-90511
    • Residence: 1810, Banningham, , Norfolk, England
    • Occupation: 1815, Banningham, , Norfolk, England; carpenter
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer

    John married Mary Bradford 20 Dec 1810, Banningham, , Norfolk, England. Mary was born 1789, , England; died 21 Aug 1862; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Mary Bradford was born 1789, , England; died 21 Aug 1862; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Newstead
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-90513
    • Residence: 1810, Banningham, , Norfolk, England

    Children:
    1. 5. Maria Newstead was born 1814, Banningham, , Norfolk, England; was christened 13 Jan 1815, Banningham, , Norfolk, England; died 1847, , Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Ann Newstead was born CALC 3 Jun 1817, , England; died 30 Sep 1895, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    3. John Newstead was born CALC 17 May 1823, , England; died 17 Mar 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    4. Benjamin Newstead was born 1826, Banningham, , Norfolk, England; was christened 9 May 1826, Banningham, , Norfolk, England; died 17 Jan 1865; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.


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