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Lily Geneva Chester 1926–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1926

Birth Location: Goodhue, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 26 November 2011

Death Location: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA

Father: Laurence Chester

Mother: Thelma Knutson

Spouse(s): David Sampson

Children(s): Michael Sampson, Dennis Sampson

In 1926, Lily Geneva Chester entered the world in Goodhue, Minnesota, USA, born to Laurence Eugene Chester And Thelma Theresa Knutson. In 1930, Lily Geneva Chester resided in Cannon, Cannon, Rice, Minnesota, USA. Lily Geneva Chester married David Arthur Sampson, and had children including Beth Lynnette Reller, Bruce David Sampson, Curtis Roger Sampson, Dennis Allan Sampson, Jill Irene Sampson, Keith Conrad Sampson, Michael John Sampson, Nancy Eileen Sampson. Lily Geneva Chester passed away in 2011 in Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Lily Geneva Chester entered the world in Goodhue, Minnesota, USA, born to Laurence Eugene Chester And Thelma Theresa Knutson.
  • In 1930, Lily Geneva Chester resided in Cannon, Cannon, Rice, Minnesota, USA.
  • Lily Geneva Chester married David Arthur Sampson, and had children including Beth Lynnette Reller, Bruce David Sampson, Curtis Roger Sampson, Dennis Allan Sampson, Jill Irene Sampson, Keith Conrad Sampson, Michael John Sampson, Nancy Eileen Sampson.
  • Lily Geneva Chester passed away in 2011 in Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laurence Chester
1906–1987
Birth Location: Madison, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA
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Thelma Knutson
1906–1938
Birth Location: Merton, Steele, Minnesota, USA
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Spouses(s)

David Sampson
1927–2020
Birth Location: Anoka, Minnesota, USA
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Children(s)

Michael Sampson
1949–1970
Birth Location: Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
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Dennis Sampson
1948–1965
Birth Location: Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
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Lily Chester's Ancestors

Self
Lily Chester
1926–2011
Birth Place: Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Laurence Eugene Chester
1906–1987
Madison, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA
Thelma (Theresa) Knutson
1906–1938
Merton, Steele, Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
Ernest (Alden) Chester
1883–1973
Rome, Adams, Wisconsin
Marion Robbie
1886–1971
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Halvor (Rinehart) Knutson
1870–1932
Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway
Anna (Marthea Olson) (Olsdatter)
1877–1953
Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lily Chester's Descendants

1.
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Lily (Geneva) Chester (4 Apr 1926–26 November 2011) m. David (Arthur) Sampson (26 Jan 1927–22 Mar 2020)
  1. 1. Michael (John) Sampson 1949–1970
  2. 2. Dennis (Allan) Sampson 1948–1965

Lily Chester's Timeline

10 Records

1926
4 Apr 1926
Birth of Lily Geneva Chester in Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
1926
4 Apr 1926
Birth of Lily Geneva Chester in Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Lily Geneva Chester resided here in Cannon, Cannon, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Cannon, Cannon, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Lily Geneva Chester resided here in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota
Faribault, Rice, Minnesota
1940
1940
Age 14
Lily Geneva Chester resided here in Bridgewater, Dundas, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Bridgewater, Dundas, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1946
2 Jul 1946
Age 20
Lily Geneva Chester resided here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Lily Geneva Chester resided here in Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
2011
Abt 2011
Age 85
Lily Geneva Chester resided here in Columbus Township, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
Columbus Township, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
2011
26 Nov 2011
Age 85
Death of Lily Geneva Chester in Columbus Township, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA
Columbus Township, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA
2011
26 November 2011
Age 85
Death of Lily Geneva Chester
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Minnesota, USA
    [5] Web: Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1900-1934
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota; Roll: 4238; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 2-28

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Goodhue, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cannon, Cannon, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Dundas, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1946
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star - 2 Jul 1946 - Page 13, 2 Jul 1946

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1946
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Minneapolis Star; Publication Date: 2 Jul 1946; Publication Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; &terms=Lily_Gennra_Chester

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota; Roll: 4238; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 2-28

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 2011
    Event Place: Columbus Township, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbus
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 2011
    Event Place: Columbus Township, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Minnesota, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 2011

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Minnesota, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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