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Dorcas Chester 1637–1713 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 November 1637

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

Death Date: 16 February 1713

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

Father: Leonard Chester

Mother: Mary Sharpe

Spouse(s): Rev. Whiting

Children(s): Esq Whiting

Dorcas Chester was born in 1637 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Leonard Armiger Chester And Mary Sharpe. Dorcas Chester married Rev Samuel Whiting, and had children including Esq Oliver Whiting. Dorcas Chester passed away in 1713 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 Armiger Chester And Mary Sharpe.
  • Dorcas Chester married Rev Samuel Whiting, and had children including Esq Oliver Whiting.
  • Dorcas Chester passed away in 1713 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Dorcas Chester's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Chester
1637–1713
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Leonard Armiger Chester
1610–1648
Blaby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Sharpe
1608–1688
Blaby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
John Chester
1579–1628
Blaby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Hooker
1588–1662
Marefield, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Nicholas Sharpe
1567–1635
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Agnes ((Sharpe)) Tirrell
1571–1673
Ipswich, Suffolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
Bridget Sharpe
1565–1603
John Sharp
1541–1603
Jane Lady
1537–1640
*John (TYRRELL)*
1545–1591
Ann Sulyard
1536–1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sharpe
1534–
Cicely Neale
1538–1596
William Stanton
1518–
Margaret Eastwell
1518–
John Tyrrell
1485–1573
Elizabeth Munday
1520–1566

Dorcas Chester's Descendants

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Dorcas Chester (1 November 1637–16 February 1713) m. Rev. (Samuel) Whiting (25 March 1633–28 February 1712)
  1. 1. Esq (Oliver) Whiting 1665–1736 m. Anna Danforth 1668–1737
    1. 1. John Whiting 1699–1775 m. Sarah Hunt 1709–1745
      1. 1. JOHN WHITING 1727–1776 m. Lucy Farmer 1736–1768 m. Lucy Farmer 1736–1768
        1. 1. Oliver (Whiting Vetran American) Revolution 1761–1814 m. Hannah Marshall 1769–1847

Dorcas Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1637
1 November 1637
Birth of Dorcas Chester in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1713
16 February 1713
Age 76
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: 1 November 1637
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1713
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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