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Dorcas Chester 1637–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1637

Birth Location: Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut

Death Date: 15 Feb 1712

Death Location: Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

Father: Leonard Chester

Mother: Mary Sharpe

Spouse(s): Samuel Sr.

Children(s): Samuel Jr.

In 1637, Dorcas Chester entered the world in Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, born to Leonard Armiger Chester And Mary Sharpe. Dorcas Chester married Samuel Whiting Sr, and had children including Samuel Whiting Jr. Dorcas Chester passed away in 1712 in Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1637, Dorcas Chester entered the world in Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, born to Leonard Armiger Chester And Mary Sharpe.
  • Dorcas Chester married Samuel Whiting Sr, and had children including Samuel Whiting Jr.
  • Dorcas Chester passed away in 1712 in Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leonard Chester
1609–1648
Birth Location: Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
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Mary Sharpe
1602–1688
Birth Location: Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Sr.
1633–1713
Birth Location: Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Samuel Jr.
1662–1745
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
SJ

Dorcas Chester's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Chester
1637–1712
Birth Place: Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Parents
Leonard Armiger Chester
1609–1648
Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Mary Sharpe
1602–1688
Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Grandparents
Nicholas Sharpe
1567–1635
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Agnes Tyrrell
1580–1671
Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Chester's Descendants

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Dorcas Chester (1 Nov 1637–15 Feb 1712) m. Samuel (Whiting) Sr. (25 Mar 1633–28 Feb 1713)
  1. 1. Samuel (Whiting) Jr. 1662–1745 m. Elizabeth (Reade or) Reed 1667–1717
    1. 1. Katherine Whiting 1691–1731 m. Colonel (John Lane) Jr. 1691–1763
      1. 1. Titus ("Teter") Laney 1710–1789 m. Hannah Doster 1712–1789
        1. 1. George Laney 1748–1813 m. Mary (Flynn) Welch 1750–1822
      2. 2. Susanna Lane 1720– m. Nathaniel (Davis) Sr. 1715–1802
        1. 1. Nathaniel (Davis) Jr. 1754–1835 m. Lydia Harwood 1761–1838

Dorcas Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1637
1 Nov 1637
Birth of Dorcas Chester in Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut
1712
15 Feb 1712
Age 75
Death of Dorcas Chester in Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1637
    Event Place: Weathersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1712
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
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