John Edmund Chester

1878 - 1950  (72 years)

• Name	John Edmund Chester
  Born	2 Mar 1878	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Family Photograph	John Edmund Chester and Martha Jane Hodgson
  		John Edmund Chester and Martha Jane Hodgson danq113 originally shared this to Ancestry Public Member Tree
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210060801
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Church of England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-148449
  Died	13 Dec 1950	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I148449	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John Chester,   b. 28 Jul 1844, , England ,   d. 5 Nov 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Catherine "Katie" Steip,   b. 11 Aug 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1919  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Feb 1877  [3]
  Family ID	F24296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Jane Hodgson,   b. 4 Feb 1886, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1971, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1904	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Edna Martha Chester,   b. 17 Jan 1905, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1979, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   2. Elmer John Chester,   b. 26 Aug 1907, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1980, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Margaret Isabel Chester,   b. 29 Jul 1909, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   4. Robert Leonard Chester,   b. 5 Jun 1912, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   5. Ethel Willow Chester,   b. 5 Jun 1914, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 2001, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   6. Ernie Richard Chester,   b. 28 Aug 1916, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   7. Helen Frances Chester,   b. 11 Dec 1918, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F23289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CHESTER, JOHN EDMUND Suddenly, at his home in Puslinch Township, on Wednesday morning, December 13, 1950, following a heart attack, in his 73rd year. Husband of Martha Hodgson. Father of Edna (Mrs. William McIntosh) of Hespeler; Elmer of Clyde; Margaret (Mrs. Clifford Tremain); Ethel (Mrs. Alex Hyslop), both of Hespeler; Robert of Puslinch; Ernest of Galt (or of Puslinch - conflicting reports); and Helen (Mrs. Robert Quinnell) of Puslinch Township. Two brothers, Richard of Gledhow, SK and Gordon of Craik, SK, also survive. Mr. Chester was born in Waterloo Township, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Chester. He operated the Puslinch Lake Hotel for three years and for two years was in the ice business in Hespeler. The remainder of his life, until his retirement three years ago, was spent in farming near Hespeler. He was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Funeral service was held from the Stager-Russ Funeral Home on Galt St. in Hespeler on Fri., Dec. 15 at 2. Rev. Earl F. Smith officiated. Pallbearers: Grant Shaw, John Chester, Robert Chester, Donald McIntosh, Neil McIntosh and Roy Paddock. Interment Hespeler Cemetery. -Information from the death certificate of Arthur William Chester: Died on February 5, 1922 of malaena neonatorum. Born on January 30, 1922, son of John E. Chester and Martha Hodgson of the Lake Rd. in Puslinch. 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

  [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:John Chester Date of Birth:2 Mar 1878 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Chester Mother's name:Kate Steep [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 41. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Martha Jay Hodgson Age:18 Birth Date:abt 1886 Birth Place:Guelph Marriage Date:24 Feb 1904 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Robert Hodgson Mother:Hannah Tovell Spouse:John Edmond Chester Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1879 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo Township Spouse Father:John Chester Spouse Mother:Catharine Steep

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Mar 1878 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Feb 1904 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Dec 1950 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth