Maria Jane Chester

1878 - 1924  (45 years)

• Name	Maria Jane Chester
  Born	10 Dec 1878	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-181377
  Died	3 May 1924	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I181377	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Chester,   b. 6 Dec 1841, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1912, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Catherine Hammett,   b. 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1914, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1869	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F7285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CHESTER, MARIA JANE At her home on the 1st concession of Puslinch, on May 3, 1924, in her 46th year. Miss Chester was born in Waterloo Township near Doon, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Chester. She leaves six brothers and four sisters, Benjamin of Fisher's Mills; Thomas of Missoula, Montana; Edward of Guelph; John, William and Richard of Puslinch; Mrs. Frances Hilborn of Preston Road; Mrs. Charles Brown of Puslinch; and Mrs. Charles Gowing of Waterloo Township. The funeral was held on Wednesday, May 7, 1924, officiated by Rev. H. Gowdie of the Mennonite Church, of which Miss Chester was a devoted member. -Information from the death certificate: Born in Puslinch on December 10, 1878, daughter of Benjamin Chester and Catherine Hammett. Died of a cerebral embolism. Informant was John Chester of R. R. #2, Hespeler. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . [West] Benjamin CHESTER/ died Sept. 6, 1912/ in his 71st year/ Catherine HAMMETT/ his wife/ died Apr. 5, 1914/ her 66th year/ Eliza Ann/ daughter/ died Jan. 10, 1912/ in her 37th year/ Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an/ hour as ye think not the son of man cometh/ [A] Martha [B] Eliza [East] CHESTER/ Maria Jane CHESTER/ died May 3, 1924/ aged 45 years/ Richard George CHESTER/ died Oct. 17, 1932/ in his 42nd year/ He being dead yet speaketh/ Benjamin/ Oct. 25, 1870 - Dec. 16, 1948/ William/ May 17, 1882 - May 11, 1965/ Martha Minerva/ Aug. 16, 1884 - Jan. 17, 1971/ [C] Father [D] Mother [E] Richard [F] Maria [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Dec 1878 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 May 1924 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth