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Lily Genora Chester 1926–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1926

Birth Location: Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 26 Nov 2011

Death Location: Maplewood, Minnesota, USA

Father: Laurence Chester

Mother: Thelma Knutson

Spouse(s): David Sampson

Children(s): Dennis Sampson, Michael Sampson

The story of Lily Genora Chester began in 1926 in Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA. In 1950, Lily Genora Chester resided in Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA. Lily Genora Chester married David Arthur Sampson, and had children including Beth Linette Sampson, Bruce David Sampson, Curtis Roger Sampson, Dennis Allan Sampson, Jill Irene Sampson, Keith Conrad Sampson, Michael John Sampson, Nancy Eileen Sampson. Lily Genora Chester passed away in 2011 in Maplewood, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lily Genora Chester began in 1926 in Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1950, Lily Genora Chester resided in Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA.
  • Lily Genora Chester married David Arthur Sampson, and had children including Beth Linette Sampson, Bruce David Sampson, Curtis Roger Sampson, Dennis Allan Sampson, Jill Irene Sampson, Keith Conrad Sampson, Michael John Sampson, Nancy Eileen Sampson.
  • Lily Genora Chester passed away in 2011 in Maplewood, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lily Chester's Ancestors

Self
Lily Chester
1926–2011
Birth Place: Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Laurence Eugene Chester
1906–1987
Madison, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, USA
Thelma (T) Knutson
1907–1938
Ellington, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
Ernest (Almon) Chester
1883–1973
Adams, Wisconsin, USA
Mary (Ann) Wadsworth
1886–1971
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alden Chester
1838–1914
Sophia Wile
1847–1921
Alexander Robbie
1855–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Calvin Chester
1798–1882
Dorcas Reynolds
1801–1883

Lily Chester's Descendants

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

Lily Chester's Timeline

3 Records

1926
4 Apr 1926
Birth of Lily Genora Chester in Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Lily Genora Chester resided here in Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
2011
26 Nov 2011
Age 85
Death of Lily Genora Chester in Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Columbus, Anoka, Min

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Columbus, Anoka, Min

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 2011
    Event Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maplewood, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017

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