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Hannah (Shipley) Lester 1804–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1804

Birth Location: Quakertown, Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1883

Death Location: Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA

Father: Shipley Lester

Mother: Margaret Nixon

Spouse(s): John Watson

Children(s): Mary Watson, Euphemia Watson, John Watson, Coke Watson, Anna Watson

Hannah (Shipley) Lester was born in 1804 in Quakertown, Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Shipley John Lester And Margaret Nixon. Hannah (Shipley) Lester married John Hampton Watson, and had children including Anna John Watson, Coke Wright John Watson, Euphemia John Watson, John Shipley John Watson, Mary Jane John Watson. Hannah (Shipley) Lester passed away in 1883 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Hannah (Shipley) Lester was born in 1804 in Quakertown, Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Shipley John Lester And Margaret Nixon.
  • Hannah (Shipley) Lester married John Hampton Watson, and had children including Anna John Watson, Coke Wright John Watson, Euphemia John Watson, John Shipley John Watson, Mary Jane John Watson.
  • Hannah (Shipley) Lester passed away in 1883 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shipley Lester
1764–1832
Birth Location: Quakertown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Nixon
1770–1855
Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Watson
1804–1883
Birth Location: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Watson
1830–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Euphemia Watson
1832–
Birth Location: –
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John Watson
1835–
Birth Location: –
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Coke Watson
1838–
Birth Location: –
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Anna Watson
1841–
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Lester's Ancestors

Self
Hannah Lester
1804–1883
Birth Place: Quakertown, Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Shipley (John) Lester
1764–1832
Quakertown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Nixon
1770–1855
Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John ((John)) Lester
1738–1801
Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane ((Isaac)) Antrim
1739–1805
Springfield, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lester
1689–1771
Dorothy Greasley
1710–
Isaac Antrim
1693–1744
Jane Ridgway
1700–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Antrim
1646–1719
Francis Butcher
1658–1718

Hannah Lester's Descendants

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Hannah ((Shipley)) Lester (23 Jul 1804–16 Aug 1883) m. John (Hampton) Watson (30 Apr 1804–16 Oct 1883)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane (John)) Watson 1830–
  2. 2. Euphemia ((John)) Watson 1832–
  3. 3. John (Shipley (John)) Watson 1835–
  4. 4. Coke (Wright (John)) Watson 1838–
  5. 5. Anna ((John)) Watson 1841–

Hannah Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1804
23 Jul 1804
Birth of Hannah (Shipley) Lester in Quakertown, Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Quakertown, Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1883
16 Aug 1883
Age 79
Death of Hannah (Shipley) Lester in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA
Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1804
    Event Place: Quakertown, Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1883
    Event Place: Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA
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