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William Hester 1842–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1842

Birth Location: West Hemlock, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 28 December 1908

Death Location: McEwensville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Christian Hester

Mother: Elizabeth Mench

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ida Umstead

William Hester was born in 1842 in West Hemlock, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Christian Hester And Elizabeth Catherine Johnson Mench. William Hester had children including Ida Amelia Umstead. William Hester passed away in 1908 in McEwensville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Hester was born in 1842 in West Hemlock, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Christian Hester And Elizabeth Catherine Johnson Mench.
  • William Hester had children including Ida Amelia Umstead.
  • William Hester passed away in 1908 in McEwensville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Hester
1799–1880
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Elizabeth Mench
1805–1849
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ida Umstead
1866–1936
Birth Location: West Hemlock Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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William Hester's Ancestors

Self
William Hester
1842–1908
Birth Place: West Hemlock, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Christian Hester
1799–1880
New York, USA
Elizabeth (Catherine (Johnson)) Mench
1805–1849
Grandparents
Daniel (Freiderich) Hester
1771–1858
, Berks, Pennsylvania
Mary (Catherine) Hilgert
1775–1857
Wittenburg, Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
Christian (Mensch) *
1778–1841
Valley, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
Catherine Hilliard
1782–1865
Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Minnick
1754–1826
Anna Hess
1750–1778
Peter Hilgert
1754–1834
Elizabeth Emrich
1760–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Mensh
1717–1783
Sarah Muensch
1712–1788
Johannes Hess
1717–1764
Anna Leibensperger
1717–1773
Johann (Hilgert)
1721–1797
Anna Mauney
1724–1797
Johann ll
1728–1797
Anna Buss
1740–1782

William Hester's Descendants

1.
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William Hester (2 January 1842–28 December 1908)
  1. 1. Ida (Amelia) Umstead 1866–1936
    1. 1. Simon (Meryl) Umstead 1898–1954
      1. 1. Lois (M.) Wayman 1922–2008

William Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1842
2 January 1842
Birth of William Hester in West Hemlock, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
West Hemlock, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
1908
28 December 1908
Age 66
Death of William Hester in McEwensville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
McEwensville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1842
    Event Place: West Hemlock, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1908
    Event Place: McEwensville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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