Martha Minerva Chester

1884 - 1971  (86 years)

• Name	Martha Minerva Chester
  Born	16 Aug 1884	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mill Hand, Woolen Mill
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-224241
  Died	17 Jan 1971  [2]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I224241	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   [3]
  Family ID	F7285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 20 Pg. 16. [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 - 16 Aug 1884 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mill Hand, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth