Researching John Chester
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3668 people with the Chester surname? In that year Chester was ranked number 1152 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Chester on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Chester in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Chester and the Chester Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chester Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Chester family tree.
Study Parish Records for John Chester at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Chester using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about John Chester.
Research the Chester surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chester Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4300 people with the Chester surname in the UK? Chester is now ranked number 1360 for popularity in the UK. |
Chester Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Chester.
Study MyTrees for information on the Chester family and people looking to contact living Chester relations.
Search One Great Family for Chester records submitted by people who are already researching the Chester Family Tree.
Find John Chester from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Chester Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Chester surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Chester surname in the USA? Chester is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chester Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on John Chester. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Chester
John Chester (university president)
John Chester (August 17, 1785 – January 12, 1829) was the second president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut in August 1785. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Chester. He graduated from Yale College in 1804. He studied theology under Dr. Joseph Lyman of Hatfield, Massachusetts and received a license to preach in 1807 from the Hartford Association College. He first preached in several towns in Massachusetts and Connecticut and then moved to New York State, where he first preached in Cooperstown, New York and between 1810 and 1815 in Hudson, New York. Chester was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Societyin 1814. In 1815, he moved to Albany, New York where he was pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church. He was a founder and an early president of the Albany Female Academy, which became the Albany Academy for Girls and was also a trustee of The Albany Academy. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1821 from Union College. He was appointed president of Rensselaer on June 25, 1828. He died in Philadelphia on January 12, 1829.
Source: John Chester (university president), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
John Chester (Connecticut soldier)
John Chester (1749–1809) was a militia officer and public official from Connecticut. Before the American Revolution, he was a militia officer and member of the Connecticut General Assembly. During the American Revolutionary War, he saw action from the Battle of Bunker Hill to the Battle of Trenton as part of Connecticut's troops, but he did not join the Continental Army, and left military service after 1776. He served as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, among other public offices, and was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. His grandson Samuel Chester Reid served in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.
Source: John Chester (Connecticut soldier), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Chester
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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