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 Father | MaleGeorge Chester |
| Born | 1785 | Maryland, USA  |
| Died | 17 Oct 1859 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Married | 1826 [1, 2] | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2] |
| Other Spouse | Hanna Wilson | F6791 | |
| Married | Jul 1818 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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 Mother | FemaleJane Marie Morris |
| Born | 5 Jul 1801 | 38 North Gay street, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA |
| Died | 19 Mar 1894 | 305 Chestnut, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Other Spouse | George Goldsmith Presbury, Esq | F1687 | |
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| Child 1 | Male Moses S Chester |
| Born | 1830 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | Oct 1849 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | 1867 | 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Child 2 | Female Eliza Chester |
| Born | Mar 1846 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 30 Oct 1918 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Spouse | John W Zedricks | F1 | |
| Married | ||
 Child 3 | MaleThomas Morris Chester, I |
| Born | 11 May 1834 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 30 Sep 1892 | 305 Chestnut, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Spouse | Florence Evelyn Johnson | F4 | |
| Married | 1 Sep 1879 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Spouse | Elisheba Ann Dyer | F5 | |
| Married | ||
| Spouse | Sarah E Richardson | F6 | |
| Married | ||
| Child 4 | Male David R Chester |
| Born | 11 Aug 1835 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 10 Dec 1889 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Spouse | Amelia L Chester | F2713 | |
| Married | ||
| Spouse | Moriah Chester | F7560 | |
| Married | ||
 Child 5 | FemaleHarriet Jane Chester |
| Born | 1835 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 24 Apr 1928 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Spouse | James Colbert | F1320 | |
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| Child 6 | Female Agnes Chester |
| Born | Abt 1849 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | Feb 1850 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Child 7 | Female Maria Chester |
| Born | 14 Sep 1841 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 9 Jun 1914 | New York, New York, USA |
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| Spouse | Robert Booth | F1371 | |
| Married | ||
| Child 8 | Female Charlotte Elizabeth Chester |
| Born | 14 Aug 1829 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 8 Jul 1882 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Spouse | William H Weaver, I | F3302 | |
| Married | ||
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