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About Hon. John Chester
Graduate of Harvard, 1722. Died suddenly in the hayfield. The bell in the church tower at Weathersfield, imported from England, and his gift, bears in raised letters this inscription - "John Chester, 1761."
Served as judge of the County Court in the General Assembly. Was colonel of the Sixth Regiment. Nine children.
Hon. John Chester was a Colonel in the army of the Revolution, and distinguished himself by his bravery at the battle of Bunker Hill. He sustained several important civil offices, the duties of which he performed with great fidelity. In all the private relations of life, he was much esteemed and beloved for his amiableness, sincerity, hospitality and benevolence. He was a sincere and pious Christian.
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Oct 21 2018, 16:06:34 UTC
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Hon. John Chester's Timeline
| 1703 |
June 30, 1703
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Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
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| 1749 |
January 18, 1749
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Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
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| 1750 |
September 18, 1750
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Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT, United States
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| 1752 |
August 12, 1752
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Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1754 |
May 27, 1754
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Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1771 |
September 11, 1771
Age 68
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Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
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September 11, 1771
Age 68
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Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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