Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Benjamin Chester

Male 1841 - 1912  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Chester was born 6 Dec 1841, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Sep 1912, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Benjamin married Catherine Hammett 19 Feb 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Thomas Hammett and Catherine Chapman) was born 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1914, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Benjamin Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Oct 1870, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1948, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Thomas Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1932, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Mary Catherine Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Aug 1873, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1952, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Eliza Ann Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1874 and 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1912, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. John Hammett Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1876, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1969, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Maria Jane Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Dec 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1924, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. William Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 May 1882; died 11 May 1965, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 9. Martha Minerva Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Aug 1884, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1971; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 10. Bertha Viola Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1885 and 1886; died 13 Sep 1971, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 11. Ethel Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jun 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 1934, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. 12. Richard George Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Oct 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1932, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. 13. Ethel Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1899, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1934, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 25 Oct 1870, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1948, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Thomas Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1932, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Thomas — Mary Fyfe Reeves. Mary was born 6 Apr 1877, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jul 1968, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Mary Catherine Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 22 Aug 1873, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1952, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Mary married Francis Hilborn 12 Apr 1907, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Francis (son of James Stanley Hilborn and Charlotte Gertrude Dearling) was born 11 May 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Nov 1950; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Charlotte Catherine Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Mar 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 2003; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 15. Vera Florence "Florence" Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 May 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1993; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 16. Viola Minerva Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 17. Eliza Frances Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1914; died 10 Sep 2004; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 18. Alice Beatrice Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Aug 1918; died 21 Sep 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 5.  Eliza Ann Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born Between 1874 and 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1912, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 6.  John Hammett Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 1876, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1969, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Cornelia Winifred Pannabecker 27 Oct 1921, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Cornelia (daughter of Samuel Pannabecker and Martha Cober) was born 1 Aug 1878, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1946; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    John married Louise Luella Kunzenhauser 29 Jan 1907, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louise (daughter of Levi Kunzenhauser and Katherine Miller) was born 1885, Brantford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1915, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Apr 1915, New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. James Thomas "Jimmy" Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Mar 1910, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1942, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 20. Wilson R. Chester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1914; died 1915; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  6. 7.  Maria Jane Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 10 Dec 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1924, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 8.  William Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 17 May 1882; died 11 May 1965, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  8. 9.  Martha Minerva Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 16 Aug 1884, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1971; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  9. 10.  Bertha Viola Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born Between 1885 and 1886; died 13 Sep 1971, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Bertha married Charles James Brown 24 Jan 1912, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Charles was born 29 Jan 1888, , England; died 26 May 1972, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Ruth Brown  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. James Brown  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 23. Chester Brown  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 24. Ethel Brown  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 25. Eleanor Brown  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 26. Alice A. Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Sep 1920, , Ontario, Canada; died 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  10. 11.  Ethel Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born Jun 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 1934, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Ethel — Charles Gowing. Charles was born CA 1885; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Albert Gowing  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. John Gowing  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 29. Benjamin Gowing  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 30. Florence Gowing  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 12.  Richard George Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 3 Oct 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1932, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  12. 13.  Ethel ChesterEthel Chester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 1899, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1934, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Ethel — Charles William "Charlie" Gowing. Charles (son of William Henry Gowing and Doreatha Louisa "Dorothy" Kettlewell) was born 19 Nov 1882, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1937, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 14.  Charlotte Catherine Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 30 Mar 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 2003; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Charlotte — Ross Wellington Miller. Ross (son of Charles George Miller and Elizabeth Charlotte Beals) was born 8 May 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 2000; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 15.  Vera Florence "Florence" Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 8 May 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1993; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 16.  Viola Minerva Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born May 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 17.  Eliza Frances Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 1914; died 10 Sep 2004; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 18.  Alice Beatrice Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 23 Aug 1918; died 21 Sep 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  6. 19.  James Thomas "Jimmy" Chester Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 22 Mar 1910, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1942, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    James — Lillian Jamieson Paddock. Lillian was born 31 Mar 1913, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1999; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 20.  Wilson R. Chester Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 1914; died 1915; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  8. 21.  Ruth Brown Descendancy chart to this point (10.Bertha2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Ruth — Edward Seaton. [Group Sheet]


  9. 22.  James Brown Descendancy chart to this point (10.Bertha2, 1.Benjamin1)

  10. 23.  Chester Brown Descendancy chart to this point (10.Bertha2, 1.Benjamin1)

  11. 24.  Ethel Brown Descendancy chart to this point (10.Bertha2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Ethel — Ralph Parsons. [Group Sheet]


  12. 25.  Eleanor Brown Descendancy chart to this point (10.Bertha2, 1.Benjamin1)

  13. 26.  Alice A. Brown Descendancy chart to this point (10.Bertha2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 26 Sep 1920, , Ontario, Canada; died 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Alice — Leonard "Boots" Bowman. Leonard (son of Albert Adam Bowman and Viona Christina "Viola" Speckeen) was born 27 Jun 1915, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Sep 1992, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Laurie Bowman  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 32. Dorothy Bowman  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 33. Leonard Arthur Albert "Lennie" Bowman  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1956 and 1957; died 7 Oct 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  14. 27.  Albert Gowing Descendancy chart to this point (11.Ethel2, 1.Benjamin1)

  15. 28.  John Gowing Descendancy chart to this point (11.Ethel2, 1.Benjamin1)

  16. 29.  Benjamin Gowing Descendancy chart to this point (11.Ethel2, 1.Benjamin1)

  17. 30.  Florence Gowing Descendancy chart to this point (11.Ethel2, 1.Benjamin1)


Generation: 4

  1. 31.  Laurie Bowman Descendancy chart to this point (26.Alice3, 10.Bertha2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Laurie — Kurt Huschka. [Group Sheet]


  2. 32.  Dorothy Bowman Descendancy chart to this point (26.Alice3, 10.Bertha2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Dorothy — David Mather. [Group Sheet]


  3. 33.  Leonard Arthur Albert "Lennie" Bowman Descendancy chart to this point (26.Alice3, 10.Bertha2, 1.Benjamin1) was born Between 1956 and 1957; died 7 Oct 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.