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Edward Lester 1669–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1669

Birth Location: Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: Apr 1761

Death Location: Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

Father: Richard Lester

Mother: Ellen Faran

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Lester

Edward Lester was born in 1669 in Yoxall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Richard Lester And Ellen Faran. Edward Lester had children including Thomas Lester. Edward Lester passed away in 1761 in Yoxall, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Lester was born in 1669 in Yoxall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Richard Lester And Ellen Faran.
  • Edward Lester had children including Thomas Lester.
  • Edward Lester passed away in 1761 in Yoxall, Staffordshire, England.

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Edward Lester's Ancestors

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Edward Lester
1669–1761
Birth Place: Yoxall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Richard Lester
1645–1713
Yoxall, Staffordshire
Ellen Faran
1645–1688
Yoxall, Staffordshire
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Lester's Descendants

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Edward Lester (1669–Apr 1761)
  1. 1. Thomas Lester 1700–1780 m. Sarah (Ann) Prince 1710–1747
    1. 1. Sarah ((Lester)) Wheate 1734–1795 m. John (Wheate) (Wait) 1735–1772
      1. 1. John WAIT 1759–1840 m. Sarah CANTRELL 1765–1850
        1. 1. Hannah WAIT 1795–1876 m. Moses DOLMAN 1792–1875

Edward Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1669
1669
Birth of Edward Lester in Yoxall, Staffordshire, England
Yoxall, Staffordshire, England
1761
Apr 1761
Age 92
Death of Edward Lester in Yoxall, Staffordshire, England
Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1761
    Event Place: Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

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