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Dorcas Chester 1637–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1637

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Feb 1712

Death Location: Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Leonard Chester

Mother: Mary Wade

Spouse(s): Samuel Whiting

Children(s): Samuel Whiting

Dorcas Chester was born in 1637 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Leonard Chester And Mary Wade. Dorcas Chester married Samuel Whiting, and had children including Samuel Iiii Whiting. Dorcas Chester passed away in 1712 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Chester was born in 1637 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Leonard Chester And Mary Wade.
  • Dorcas Chester married Samuel Whiting, and had children including Samuel Iiii Whiting.
  • Dorcas Chester passed away in 1712 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorcas Chester's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Chester
1637–1712
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Leonard Chester
–1648
Mary Wade
1608–1688
Blaby, Leics, England
Grandparents
Dorothy Hooker
1589–1662
Tilton, Leicestershire, , England
Nicholas Sharpe
1567–1635
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Agnes ((Sharpe)) Tirrell
1571–1640
Ipswich, Suffolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
John lll
1541–1603
Lady Stanton
1537–1640
John Tyrrell
1545–1590
Anne Sulyard
1553–1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John ll
1510–1573
Servility Sharpe
1512–1569
William Sutton
1518–1575
Margaret Stanton
1518–1555
Sir Gipping
1506–1573
Elizabeth Mundy
1520–1566
Sir Sulyard
1514–1574
*Elizabeth LADY
1518–1599

Dorcas Chester's Descendants

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Dorcas Chester (5 Nov 1637–15 Feb 1712) m. Samuel Whiting (25 March 1633–28 February 1713)
  1. 1. Samuel (IIII) Whiting 1662–1714 m. Elizabeth Reed 1665–1717
    1. 1. Elizabeth Ruggles 1689–1727 m. Samuel Rugle 1658–1715
      1. 1. Rev (Samuel Ruggles) III 1681–1749 m. Elizabeth Whiting –1727
        1. 1. Joseph RUGGLES 1725–1785 m. Sarah ROBY 1730–1798

Dorcas Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1637
5 Nov 1637
Birth of Dorcas Chester in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1712
15 Feb 1712
Age 75
Death of Dorcas Chester in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1637
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of Leonard Chester of Blaby, Eng , and Wethersfield, Conn
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1712
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of Leonard Chester of Blaby, Eng , and Wethersfield, Conn
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850

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