William Chester

1882 - 1965  (82 years)

• Name	William Chester
  Born	17 May 1882  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-181389
  Died	11 May 1965	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I181389	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 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, WILLIAM A lifelong resident of Puslinch Township (R. R. #2, Hespeler), at the Coutts Pavillion in Freeport, ON, on Tuesday, May 11, 1965, following an illness of six weeks, in his 83rd year. Son of the late Benjamin Chester and Catherine Hammett. Brother of John H. Chester of R. R. #2, Hespeler; Miss Martha Chester; and Bertha (Mrs. Charles Brown), both of Hespeler. Predeceased by five sisters and four brothers. Mr. Chester was a farm worker most of his life. He was an affiliate of the United Missionary Church. Service at the Nelson Funeral Home, 23 Galt St. in Hespeler on Thurs. , May 13 at 2: 30, conducted by Rev. W. Earle Prosser of the United Missionary Church. Pallbearers: Donald Chester, James Brown, Chester Brown, Alfred Gowing, Benjamin Gowing and Alger Hilborn. Interment Hespeler Cemetery. 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

  Died - 11 May 1965 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth