Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: Benjamin Chester / Catherine Hammett (F7285)

m. 19 Feb 1869


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  • Father | Male
    Benjamin Chester

    Born  6 Dec 1841  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Sep 1912  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  19 Feb 1869  [1]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Richard Chester | F7286 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Maria Newstead | F7286 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Catherine Hammett

    Born  1848  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Apr 1914  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Thomas Hammett | F36466 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catherine Chapman | F36466 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Benjamin Chester

    Born  25 Oct 1870  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Dec 1948  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Thomas Chester

    Born  1871  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Sep 1932  Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Fyfe Reeves | F52299 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    Mary Catherine Chester

    Born  22 Aug 1873  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Apr 1952  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Francis Hilborn | F188802 
    Married  12 Apr 1907  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Eliza Ann Chester

    Born  Between 1874 and 1875  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Jan 1912  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    John Hammett Chester

    Born  1876  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Sep 1969  Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Cornelia Winifred Pannabecker | F24558 
    Married  27 Oct 1921  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Louise Luella Kunzenhauser | F52298 
    Married  29 Jan 1907  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Maria Jane Chester

    Born  10 Dec 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 May 1924  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    William Chester

    Born  17 May 1882   
    Died  11 May 1965  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Martha Minerva Chester

    Born  16 Aug 1884  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Jan 1971   
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Bertha Viola Chester

    Born  Between 1885 and 1886   
    Died  13 Sep 1971  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charles James Brown | F59977 
    Married  24 Jan 1912  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Female
    Ethel Chester

    Born  Jun 1887  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Feb 1934  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charles Gowing | F61736 
    Married     

    Child 11 | Male
    Richard George Chester

    Born  3 Oct 1891  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Oct 1932  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ethel ChesterChild 12 | Female
    Ethel Chester

    Born  1899  , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Feb 1934  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Charles William "Charlie" Gowing | F50472 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9/315.
      Benjamin Chester, 26, Farmer, b. Puslinch, res. Hamilton, son of Richard and Maria, Married Catherine Hammett, 20, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Waterloo Twp., daughter of Thomas and Catherine, Witn: John D. Newstead of Waterloo Twp and John Chester of Puslinch Twp., 19 Feb 1869 At Waterloo Twp