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Margaret Ann Chester 1815–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 July 1815

Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 17 December 1863

Death Location: Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: ¥ 🧬

Mother: ¥ Rose

Spouse(s): Morrison Chester

Children(s): Nancy Chester, Martha Chester, Celissa Chester, John Chester, Mary Chester, James Chester, Elizabeth Chester, Jane Chester

Margaret Ann Chester was born in 1815 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Moss And Elizabeth Allen Rose. In 1850, Margaret Ann Chester resided in Richland, Guernsey, Ohio, USA. Margaret Ann Chester married Morrison Chester, and had children including Celissa Chester, Elizabeth Chester, James Chester, Jane Chester, John Chester, Martha Chester, Mary M Chester, Nancy Chester. Margaret Ann Chester passed away in 1863 in Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Ann Chester was born in 1815 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Moss And Elizabeth Allen Rose.
  • In 1850, Margaret Ann Chester resided in Richland, Guernsey, Ohio, USA.
  • Margaret Ann Chester married Morrison Chester, and had children including Celissa Chester, Elizabeth Chester, James Chester, Jane Chester, John Chester, Martha Chester, Mary M Chester, Nancy Chester.
  • Margaret Ann Chester passed away in 1863 in Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Chester's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Chester
1815–1863
Birth Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
¥ John Moss 🧬
1779–1868
Chester, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
¥ (Elizabeth Allen) Rose
1780–1819
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Lt. (Col. John Joseph) Moss,
1749–1841
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Ann (Nancy) Thompson
1749–1819
London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
William (Micajah) Rose
1756–1807
Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Mary) Alton
1755–1828
Westchester, Bronx, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Moss
1705–1780
Sarah (Moss)
1710–1752
Jacob Thompson
1727–1793
Ann Downard
1730–1800
Edward 2
1731–1771
Hannah Frost
1733–1775
Mary Buckley
1720–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Moss
1680–1758
Jane Moss
1684–1750
Edward Rose
1711–1743
Mary Phippen
1708–1777
Martha Powell
1698–1748

Margaret Chester's Descendants

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Margaret (Ann) Chester (15 July 1815–17 December 1863) m. Morrison Chester (15 December 1809–27 December 1892)
  1. 1. Nancy Chester 1844–
  2. 2. Martha Chester 1842–
  3. 3. Celissa Chester 1848–
  4. 4. John Chester 1839–
  5. 5. Mary (M) Chester 1838–
  6. 6. James Chester 1846–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Chester 1833–
  8. 8. Jane Chester 1835–1921 m. Abel (McFarland) Garber 1832–1921
    1. 1. Ida (Vista) Garber 1878–1891
    2. 2. Agnes (M.) Garber 1873–1938
    3. 3. Rosalie (Rosa) Garber 1866–1951
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Lydia Libba) Garber 1863–1925
    5. 5. Hannah (Jane Mariah) Garber 1861–1923
    6. 6. John (William) Garber 1858–1936 m. Lillian (Belle) Garber 1870–1916
      1. 1. Sherman (W.) Garber 1878–
      2. 2. Ruel (J.) Garber 1876–
      3. 3. Alice (A.) Garber 1874–
      4. 4. John (C.) Garber 1871–
      5. 5. Lawrence (S.) Garber 1867–
      6. 6. Clara (T.) Garber 1866–
      7. 7. Mary (L.) Garber 1862–
      8. 8. Leah (Beryl) Garber 1880–1942 m. Eugene (Vaughan) Higginotham 1882–
        1. 1. Sue Higginbotham 1917–1917
        2. 2. William (Garber) Higginbotham 1920–2004 m. Phyllis Higginbotham 1922–2007
    7. 7. Jonathan (B.) Garber 1856–1913
    8. 8. Mary (M.) Garber 1854–1932

Margaret Chester's Timeline

3 Records

1815
15 July 1815
Birth of Margaret Ann Chester in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 35
Margaret Ann Chester resided here in Richland, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
Richland, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
1863
17 December 1863
Age 48
Death of Margaret Ann Chester in Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 July 1815
    Event Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Richland, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1863
    Event Place: Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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