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William Sr. Kester 1733–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1733

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Elk Creek, Spencer, Kentucky, United States

Father: Paul Kester*

Mother: Ruth Kitchen

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Leacock, Elizabeth Kester, Sarah Martin

Children(s): Issac Sr

In 1733, William Sr. Kester entered the world in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Paul Kester And Ruth Kitchen. William Sr. Kester married Elizabeth Kester, Elizabeth Leacock, Sarah Martin, and had children including Issac William Kester Sr. William Sr. Kester passed away in 1820 in Elk Creek, Spencer, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1733, William Sr. Kester entered the world in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Paul Kester And Ruth Kitchen.
  • William Sr. Kester married Elizabeth Kester, Elizabeth Leacock, Sarah Martin, and had children including Issac William Kester Sr.
  • William Sr. Kester passed away in 1820 in Elk Creek, Spencer, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Paul Kester*
1706–1746
Birth Location: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ruth Kitchen
1720–1744
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Leacock
1735–1810
Birth Location: Trenton, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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Elizabeth Kester
1735–1762
Birth Location: Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
EK
Sarah Martin
1738–1825
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
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Children(s)

Issac Sr
1770–1815
Birth Location: Hunterdon, New Jersey Colony
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William Kester's Ancestors

Self
William Kester
1733–1820
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Paul Kester*
1706–1746
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Ruth Kitchen
1720–1744
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Johannes Kuster
1670–1740
Crefeld,,Rheinland,Germany
Elizabeth Cassell
1670–1728
Kriegsheim, Palatinate, Pfalz, Germany
Ruth Wells
1691–1723
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kester's Descendants

1.
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William (Sr.) Kester (1733–1820) m. Elizabeth Leacock (25 June 1735–1810) m. Elizabeth Kester (25 Jun 1735–Abt 1762) m. Sarah Martin (4 Mar 1738–1825)
  1. 1. Issac (William Kester) Sr 1770–1815 m. Eunice Pound 1770–1815
    1. 1. Isaac (William) Kester 1801–1843 m. Nancy Gray 1770–1845 m. Sarah Stiger 1792–1812 m. Nancy (Jane Sally) Gray 1799–1845
      1. 1. William (B) Kester 1833–1907 m. Angeline McClelland 1834–1892
        1. 1. Jerry (M) Kester 1858–1909 m. Margaret (Mahulda) Baxter 1857–1899 m. Cordelia (Nancy Jane) Tabor 1867–1928

William Kester's Timeline

2 Records

1733
1733
Birth of William Sr. Kester in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
1820
1820
Age 87
Death of William Sr. Kester in Elk Creek, Spencer, Kentucky, United States
Elk Creek, Spencer, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Spencer, Kentucky, United States
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