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Hannah Lester 1686–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1686

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: PETER LESTER

Mother: Mary Duncalf

Spouse(s): Abraham Sr

Children(s): Abraham Griffith

The story of Hannah Lester began in 1686 in Philadelphia, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Hannah Lester married Abraham Griffith Sr, and had children including Abraham Griffith. Hannah Lester passed away in 1770 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Hannah Lester began in 1686 in Philadelphia, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • Hannah Lester married Abraham Griffith Sr, and had children including Abraham Griffith.
  • Hannah Lester passed away in 1770 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hannah Lester's Ancestors

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Hannah Lester
1686–1770
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
PETER LESTER
1660–1742
Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Mary (Taylor) Duncalf
1662–1742
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Leicester) (Lester)
1634–1700
Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Burcott
1638–1692
Leicestershire, England
Thomas Duncalf
1638–1662
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Margaret Taylor
1642–1662
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sir Baronet
1614–1678
Hon 1
1620–1679
Henry Duncalfe
1617–1685
Thomas Taylor
1628–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Leicester\Leycester
1588–1647
Elizabeth Mainwaring
1587–1641
Lord 1
1585–1623
Elinour Dutton
1595–1663

Hannah Lester's Descendants

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Hannah Lester (1686–1770) m. Abraham (Griffith) Sr (1680–30 Oct 1760)
  1. 1. Abraham Griffith 1713–1742 m. Elizabeth Lynn 1720–1786
    1. 1. Thomas Griffith 1737–1780 m. Mary (* B. Littlejohn (KILLED in Indian) raid) 1740–1780
      1. 1. Rachel (Katherine Griffith) 1756 1753–1808 m. Wilson (Basil Lewis) 1750 1755–1808
        1. 1. Hannah Howard 1785–1862 m. Adron Howard 1783–1867

Hannah Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1686
1686
Birth of Hannah Lester in Philadelphia, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Philadelphia, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1770
1770
Age 84
Death of Hannah Lester in Gunpowder, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
Gunpowder, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Gunpowder, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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