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Name | Thomas Morris Chester [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] | ||||
Born | 11 May 1834
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Gender | Male | ||||
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Liberia [5]
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Origin |
Pennsylvania, USA [5]
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Residence | 1850
East Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]
– 16 Age: 16 | ||||
Arrival | 23 Mar 1858
Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA [5]
– Age: 24 | ||||
Arrival | Dec 1859
Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA [12]
– Age: 25; QuarterOfYear: Oct, Nov, Dec; Ship: Various Vessels | ||||
Departure |
Liberia [5]
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Departure | Foreign Countries [12] | ||||
Race | Black [7, 8, 12] | ||||
Race | Colored [9] | ||||
Name | Honorable Thomas Morris Chester [13] | ||||
Name | T. Morris Chester [14] | ||||
Residence | 1860
Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [9]
– Age: 30 | ||||
Residence | 1 Jul 1863
Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]
– Marital Status: Unmarried | ||||
Residence | 1870
– Age: 36; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; Occupation: Barrister | ||||
Residence | 1870
London, England [11]
– StreetAddress: 1 MiddleTemple laE C | ||||
Residence | 30 Jun 1879
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [14]
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Died | 30 Sep 1892
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Person ID | I14
SOALsearch Last Modified |
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Father | George Chester (Age 74 years) b. 1785, Maryland, USA d. 17 Oct 1859, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years) | |
Relationship | natural | |
Mother | Jane Morris (Age 92 years) b. 5 Jul 1801, 38 North Gay street, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA d. 19 Mar 1894, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 92 years) | |
Relationship | natural | |
Family ID | F3
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Family 1 | Elisheba Ann Dyer (Age 64 years) b. 13 Aug 1843, Wellington, Somerset, England d. Oct 1907, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (Age 64 years) | |||
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Last Modified | 5 Mar 2022 | |||
Family ID | F5
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Family 2 | Sarah E Richardson b. Liberia d. 1860, Liberia | |||
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Last Modified | 5 Mar 2022 | |||
Family ID | F6
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Family 3 | Amelia White (Age 85 years) b. 1836 d. 5 Jan 1921, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, USA (Age 85 years) | |
Last Modified | 5 Mar 2022 | |
Family ID | F100
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Family 4 | Florence Evelyn Johnson (Age 86 years) b. 5 Oct 1857, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA d. 15 Jun 1944, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 86 years) | |||||
Married | 1 Sep 1879
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [2]
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Last Modified | 5 Mar 2022 | |||||
Family ID | F4
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