James Thomas "Jimmy" Chester

1910 - 1942  (32 years)

• Name	James Thomas "Jimmy" Chester
  Born	22 Mar 1910	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-97929
  Died	10 Oct 1942	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I97929	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	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   [2]
  Family ID	F52298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Jamieson Paddock,   b. 31 Mar 1913, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Mar 1999  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F60094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CHESTER, JAMES THOMAS "JIMMY" Following an illness of some months' duration, a well known resident of the farming community, at his home in Puslinch Township, at an early hour on Saturday morning, October 10th 1942, in his 33rd year. Mr. Chester was born in Puslinch Township on March 22, 1910 and had resided in that area throughout his life. Last spring, he took ill and has not been active on the farm since that time. He returned home this week from St. Joseph's Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment. Husband of Lillian Paddock. Also survived by six children. The funeral, from his residence on the 3rd concession on Tues., Oct. 13 at 2: 30, was attended by a large gathering of friends and relatives. Rev. D. E. Foster of Hespeler, assisted by Rev. D. M. Stinson of Blackstock, ON conducted the service. Pallbearers: Albert Gowing, James Brown, Martin Paddock, Ford Tremain, Calvin Evans and Leonard Bowman. Interment in 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

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86820908/james-t.-chester. [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Mar 1910 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Oct 1942 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth