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Mordecai Lester 1691–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1691

Birth Location: Hempstead, Nassau, NY, USA

Death Date: 1740

Death Location: New York, United States

Father: Thomas Lester

Mother: Dorcas Gildersleeve

Spouse(s): Mary Lester

Children(s): Murray Lester

In 1691, Mordecai Lester entered the world in Hempstead, Nassau, NY, USA, born to Thomas Pieterse Lester And Dorcas Gildersleeve. Mordecai Lester married Mary L Bogardus Lester, and had children including Murray Lester. Mordecai Lester passed away in 1740 in New York, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1691, Mordecai Lester entered the world in Hempstead, Nassau, NY, USA, born to Thomas Pieterse Lester And Dorcas Gildersleeve.
  • Mordecai Lester married Mary L Bogardus Lester, and had children including Murray Lester.
  • Mordecai Lester passed away in 1740 in New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lester
1659–1723
Birth Location: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
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Dorcas Gildersleeve
1663–1723
Birth Location: Hempstead, New York, America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lester
1698–1784
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Murray Lester
1720–1777
Birth Location: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
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Mordecai Lester's Ancestors

Self
Mordecai Lester
1691–1740
Birth Place: Hempstead, Nassau, NY, USA
Parents
Thomas Pieterse Lester
1659–1723
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
Dorcas Gildersleeve
1663–1723
Hempstead, New York, America
Grandparents
Henricus ("Henry" LESTER) Jr
1620–1696
Axbridge, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Beaker-Lester
1620–1701
Nettleton, Wiltshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mordecai Lester's Descendants

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Mordecai Lester (1691–1740) m. Mary (L. Bogardus) Lester (28 Apr 1698–1784)
  1. 1. Murray Lester 1720–1777 m. Abigail Ray 1721–1779
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) Lester 1751–1823 m. Barnett (Bernard) Manzer 1749–1843
      1. 1. Dorcas Manzer 1777–1862 m. Gilbert (Hatfield) Dykeman 1769–1851
        1. 1. Jacob (Wiggins) Dykeman 1795–1827 m. Joanna (Jaco) Springer 1802–1873

Mordecai Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1691
1691
Birth of Mordecai Lester in Hempstead, Nassau, NY, USA
Hempstead, Nassau, NY, USA
1740
1740
Age 49
Death of Mordecai Lester in New York, United States
New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: Hempstead, Nassau, NY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: New York, United States
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