John Hammett Chester^[1]

1876 - 1969  (93 years)

• Name	John Hammett Chester
  Born	1876	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1907	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-94899
  Died	3 Sep 1969	Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I94899	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  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   [4]
  Family ID	F7285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cornelia Winifred Pannabecker,   b. 1 Aug 1878, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1946  (Age 67 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1921	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F24558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Louise Luella Kunzenhauser,   b. 1885, Brantford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1915, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 30 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1907	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. James Thomas "Jimmy" Chester,   b. 22 Mar 1910, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1942, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)   2. Wilson R. Chester,   b. 1914,   d. 1915  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F52298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  At the Wellington County Home in Fergus, on Wednesday, September 3, 1969, of R. R. #2, Hespeler, in his 93rd year. Predeceased by his first wife, Louise Kunzenhauser and his second wife, Cornelia Panabaker and by two sons. Father of Norman of Elk Lake. Also survived by two sisters, Martha Chester of Fergus; Mrs. Charles Brown of Hespeler; and sixteen grandchildren. Born on November 7, 1876 in Puslinch Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Chester. He was a life-long resident of the township. Mr. Chester was a retired farmer. He was a member of Hespeler United Missionary Church. Service at the Nelson Funeral Home, 23 Galt St. in Hespeler on Fri. , Sept. 5 at 2. Rev. Wayne Good of Hespeler Missionary Church officiated. Pallbearers: Robert and Ken Chester; Ross Miller, James Brown, Ben Gowing and Stan Harnack. 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

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020669-07. John H. Chester, 30, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Co., res. Waterloo Co., son of Ben Chester and Katharine Hammett married Louise L. Kunsenhauser, 22, occ. Dressmaker, b. Brant, res. South Dumfries, daughter of Levi Kunsenhauser and Katharine Miller, Witness(es) Stephen Eby of Beverly and Pearl Kunsenhauser of South Dumfries, 29 January 1907 in South Dumfries [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . CHESTER/ Louise L. KUNSENHAUSER/ wife of John CHESTER/ died Apr. 26, 1915/ aged 30 yrs./ their son Wilson R./ aged 9 mos. 1915/ John Chester 1876 - 1969/ [A] Mother [B] Baby [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210062576/john-hammett-chester. [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 - 1876 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Birth - - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1907 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Jan 1907 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Oct 1921 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Sep 1969 - Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth