PIONEER ANCESTOR: Champlin Lester
Date Pioneer came to Henry County IL: 1839
Date of Birth: 16 Mar 1785 Place of
Birth: Lyme, CT
Date of Death: 23 Mary 1878 Place of Death: Stratford,
CT
Place buried: Union Cemetery, Stratford, CT
Date of Marriage: 9 Apr 1807 Place of Marriage: Lyme,
CT
Pioneer's Spouse Name: Sally (Sarah) Miner - Minor
Spouse's Date of Birth: 4 Apr 1786 Spouse's
Place of Birth: Lyme, CT
Spouse's Date of Death: 30 Mar 1855 Place
of Death: Wethersfield, Henry Co. IL
Place buried: Wethersfield Cemetery, Kewanee, Henry County IL
Pioneer's Father's Name: Jeremiah Lester
Pioneer Mother's Name: Abigail Champlin Lester
Children of Ancestor:
1. Mary Ann Born: 1 Feb 1813 Where:
Lyme, CT Died: 12 Jun 1901
Where died: Stratford, CT Spouse:
John O. M. Park
2. Charles Born: 29 Jun 1815 Where Lyme, CT Died: 14 Feb 1876
Where died: Wethersfield, IL Spouse: Julia A.
& Emily A.
3. Charles Chauncey: Born: 2 Jul 1809 Where: Lyme, CT Died: 28 Jul 1809
Where died: Lyme, CT
4. William Born: 20 Jan 1808 Where: Lyme, CT Died: at sea
5. Oliver Born: 1822