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Leonard Armiges Chester 1610–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Blably, Leicestershire, Engalnd

Death Date: 11 Dec 1648

Death Location: Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Chester

Mother: Dorothy Hooker

Spouse(s): Mrs Russell

Children(s): Ruth Chandler

In 1610, Leonard Armiges Chester entered the world in Blably, Leicestershire, Engalnd, born to John Chester And Dorothy Hooker. Leonard Armiges Chester married Mrs Mary Russell, and had children including Ruth Chester Chandler. Leonard Armiges Chester passed away in 1648 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1610, Leonard Armiges Chester entered the world in Blably, Leicestershire, Engalnd, born to John Chester And Dorothy Hooker.
  • Leonard Armiges Chester married Mrs Mary Russell, and had children including Ruth Chester Chandler.
  • Leonard Armiges Chester passed away in 1648 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leonard Chester's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Chester
1610–1648
Birth Place: Blably, Leicestershire, Engalnd
Parents
John Chester
1575–1628
Blaby, Leicestershire
Dorothy Hooker
1588–1637
Marefield, Leicestershire, , England
Grandparents
Leonard Chester
1564–1618
Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Bridget Sharpe
1565–1606
Frisbee, Super Wreke, Leicestershire, England
Thomas Hooker
1553–1635
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Susannah Pym
1564–1631
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sharpe
1534–
John Hooker
1525–1601
Alice Stanyerne
1524–1558
Sir Pym
1530–1579
Catherine Bampfelde
1542–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Pym
1490–1549
Maria D'Abridgecourt
1492–1550
Edward Bamfield
1485–1528
Elizabeth Wadham
1489–1528

Leonard Chester's Descendants

1.
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Leonard (Armiges) Chester (1610–11 Dec 1648) m. Mrs (Mary) Russell (1608–30 Nov 1688)
  1. 1. Ruth (Chester) Chandler 1627–1694 m. David (Daniel) Cole 1606–1694
    1. 1. James Cole 1655–1717 m. Hannah Childs 1655–1717
      1. 1. James (Cole) Sr 1693–1723 m. Sarah (Cooper) Chessells 1697–1725
        1. 1. John (Cole) Jr 1719–1808 m. Mary Wills 1728–1816 m. Mary Whitlock-Wills 1738–1818
      2. 2. Israel Cole –1792
    2. 2. Ruth (Chase) Cole 1651–1694
    3. 3. Mary Cole 1658–1734

Leonard Chester's Timeline

7 Records

1610
15 Jul 1610
Birth of Leonard Armiges Chester in Blaby, Leicestershire, England
Blaby, Leicestershire, England
1610
1610
Birth of Leonard Armiges Chester in Balby, Leics, England
Balby, Leics, England
1610
1610
Birth of Leonard Armiges Chester in Blably, Leicestershire, Engalnd
Blably, Leicestershire, Engalnd
1610
15 Jul 1610
Leonard Armiges Chester was baptized in Balaby, Leics, England
Balaby, Leics, England
1636
1636
Age 26
Leonard Armiges Chester resided here in Wethersfield
Wethersfield
1648
11 Dec 1648
Age 38
Death of Leonard Armiges Chester in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1648
11 Dec 1648
Age 38
Death of Leonard Armiges Chester in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1610
    Event Place: Blaby, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of Leonard Chester of Blaby, Eng , and Wethersfield, Conn

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Balby, Leics, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Blably, Leicestershire, Engalnd

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1610
    Event Place: Balaby, Leics, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Year: 1633; Page Number: 345

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1633
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Wethersfield
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1648
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of Leonard Chester of Blaby, Eng , and Wethersfield, Conn

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1648
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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