Catherine Hammett b. 1848 Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Apr 1914 Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada: Waterloo Region Generations

1848 - 1914 (66 years)

Name	Catherine Hammett
Born	1848	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Name	Catherine Chester
Residence	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2]
	Methodist
Eby ID Number	Waterloo-27977
Died	5 Apr 1914	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada [4]
Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4]
Person ID	I27977	Generations
Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

Father	Thomas Hammett, b. Between 1821 and 1822, Bideford, , Devonshire, England , d. 30 Sep 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 77 years)
Mother	Catherine Chapman, b. Between 1818 and 1819, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Welland Co., Ontario , d. 24 Aug 1899, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 81 years)
Family ID	F36466	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Benjamin Chester, b. 6 Dec 1841, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 6 Sep 1912, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)

Married 19 Feb 1869 Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3]

Children

	1. Benjamin Chester, b. 25 Oct 1870, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 16 Dec 1948, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
	2. Thomas Chester, b. 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 16 Sep 1932, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA (Age 61 years)
	3. Mary Catherine Chester, b. 22 Aug 1873, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 3 Apr 1952, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
	4. Eliza Ann Chester, b. Between 1874 and 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 10 Jan 1912, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 38 years)
	5. John Hammett Chester, b. 1876, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 3 Sep 1969, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years)
	6. Maria Jane Chester, b. 10 Dec 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 3 May 1924, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 45 years)
	7. William Chester, b. 17 May 1882, d. 11 May 1965, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
	8. Martha Minerva Chester, b. 16 Aug 1884, , Ontario, Canada , d. 17 Jan 1971 (Age 86 years)
	9. Bertha Viola Chester, b. Between 1885 and 1886, d. 13 Sep 1971, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 86 years)
	10. Ethel Chester, b. Jun 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 25 Feb 1934, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 46 years)
	11. Richard George Chester, b. 3 Oct 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 17 Oct 1932, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 41 years)
	12. Ethel Chester, b. 1899, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 24 Feb 1934, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 35 years)

Last Modified 29 Jan 2025

Family ID F7285 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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.

Sources

[S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 Pg 55.
[S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 2 Page 13.
[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
[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

Event Map

	Born - 1848 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Residence - Methodist - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Married - 19 Feb 1869 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Died - 5 Apr 1914 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
	Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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