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Arthur Geer Lester

Arthur Geer Lester

Male 1864 - 1910  (45 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Arthur Geer LesterArthur Geer Lester was born on 8 Dec 1864 (son of Reuben Huntley Lester and Elsie Eliza Geer); died on 29 Jun 1910; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.

    Arthur married Harriet Ermina "Mina" Whipple on 25 Jul 1892. Harriet (daughter of Charles Plyman Whipple and Harriet Ardelia Olin) was born on 15 Nov 1866; died on 15 Feb 1905; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Marietta Lester was born on 10 Jun 1893; died on 23 Mar 1962; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    2. Dorothy Lester was born on 1 Sep 1894; died on 22 Feb 1900; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Colonel Ledyard Highway, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Reuben Huntley Lester was born on 14 Mar 1831 (son of Silas Lester and Olive Huntley); died on 28 Dec 1904; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.

    Reuben married Elsie Eliza Geer on 18 Feb 1855. Elsie (daughter of Thomas Geer and Thankful Whipple) was born on 11 Jun 1833; died on 24 Aug 1902; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elsie Eliza Geer was born on 11 Jun 1833 (daughter of Thomas Geer and Thankful Whipple); died on 24 Aug 1902; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. Marietta Lester was born on 17 Jun 1856; died on 20 Oct 1938.
    2. Olive Huntley Lester was born in Jan 1859; died in Apr 1859.
    3. 1. Arthur Geer Lester was born on 8 Dec 1864; died on 29 Jun 1910; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    4. Rubin Eddy Lester was born on 8 Feb 1875; died on 22 Mar 1933; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Silas Lester

    Silas + Olive Huntley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Olive Huntley
    Children:
    1. 2. Reuben Huntley Lester was born on 14 Mar 1831; died on 28 Dec 1904; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.

  3. 6.  Thomas Geer was born on 6 Jun 1801 in of, Groton, New London, Connecticut (son of Solomon Geer, Captain and Anna Pierce); died on 15 Nov 1866.

    Thomas married Thankful Whipple on 11 Dec 1825 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. Thankful (daughter of Silas Whipple and Esther Watrous) was born on 24 Sep 1806 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 26 May 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Thankful Whipple was born on 24 Sep 1806 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut (daughter of Silas Whipple and Esther Watrous); died on 26 May 1894.
    Children:
    1. Thankful Amelia Geer was born on 18 Feb 1827; died on 11 Dec 1895; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    2. Abbie Jane Geer died in Young.
    3. 3. Elsie Eliza Geer was born on 11 Jun 1833; died on 24 Aug 1902; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    4. Emily Jane Geer was born on 16 Jun 1836 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 26 Feb 1875.
    5. Thomas Geer died in Young.
    6. Lucinda Melissa Geer was born on 16 Aug 1841; died on 7 Aug 1903 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut.
    7. Thomas Pierce Geer was born on 11 Jun 1842; died on 26 Nov 1900.
    8. Mary Gibson Geer was born on 21 Jul 1847; died on 17 Dec 1900.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Solomon Geer, Captain was born in 1769 in , , Connecticut; died on 15 Apr 1809 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.

    Solomon married Anna Pierce in 1787 in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina. Anna was born in 1773 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina; died on 27 Jan 1813 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Anna Pierce was born in 1773 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina; died on 27 Jan 1813 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. Luther Geer was born on 17 Feb 1793 in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina; died on 21 Aug 1872 in Ocaya, Livingston, Illinois; was buried in Himes Cemetery, Lafayette, Stark, Illinois.
    2. 6. Thomas Geer was born on 6 Jun 1801 in of, Groton, New London, Connecticut; died on 15 Nov 1866.

  3. 14.  Silas Whipple was born on 25 Jul 1773 in Groton, New London, Connecticut (son of Noah Whipple and Hope Whipple); died in 1835.

    Silas married Esther Watrous about 1794. Esther (daughter of Timothy Waterhouse and Content Whipple) was born on 2 Feb 1772 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died in 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Esther Watrous was born on 2 Feb 1772 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut (daughter of Timothy Waterhouse and Content Whipple); died in 1852.
    Children:
    1. Esther Whipple was born on 16 Apr 1795 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died on 4 Oct 1847 in , Stark, Illinois; was buried in Himes Cemetery, Lafayette, Stark, Illinois.
    2. Hope or Hopea Whipple was born in 1797 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.
    3. Content Whipple was born on 18 Jun 1798 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died on 23 Jun 1820.
    4. Ellis or Abiah Whipple was born in 1800 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died in 1820; was buried in Ledyard Union Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    5. Hannah Whipple was born in 1802 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died on 10 Jul 1825 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    6. Eunice Whipple was born on 14 Feb 1805 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died on 7 Nov 1829.
    7. 7. Thankful Whipple was born on 24 Sep 1806 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 26 May 1894.
    8. Silas Whipple was born about 1807 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.
    9. Abigail Whipple was born in Apr 1810 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died in Dec 1810.
    10. Timothy Whipple was born in Feb 1811 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died in Apr 1811.
    11. Alice or Ellis Whipple was born in 1814 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died on 12 Feb 1891 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.


Generation: 5

  1. 28.  Noah Whipple was born on 10 Jan 1741/1742 in Groton, New London, Connecticut (son of Samuel Whipple and Eunice or Unice Mitchell); died in 1775 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.

    Noah married Hope Whipple on 7 Nov 1762 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. Hope (daughter of Zachariah Whipple and Elizabeth Rogers) was born on 7 Feb 1740/1741 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died on 28 Mar 1829 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 29.  Hope Whipple was born on 7 Feb 1740/1741 in Groton, New London, Connecticut (daughter of Zachariah Whipple and Elizabeth Rogers); died on 28 Mar 1829 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. Eunice Whipple was born on 16 Jun 1764 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.
    2. Samuel Stillman Whipple was born on 28 Nov 1766 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died on 23 Mar 1843.
    3. Jonathan Whipple was born in 1769 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died in Jan 1795.
    4. Noah Whipple was born on 9 Aug 1771 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died after 1887.
    5. 14. Silas Whipple was born on 25 Jul 1773 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died in 1835.

  3. 30.  Timothy Waterhouse was born on 19 Jun 1740 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut (son of John Waterhouse and Esther Culver); died on 5 Sep 1814; was buried in Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.

    Timothy married Content Whipple on 17 Jun 1764 in of, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut. Content (daughter of Zachariah Whipple and Elizabeth Rogers) was born on 27 Mar 1743 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died about 1831 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 31.  Content Whipple was born on 27 Mar 1743 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut (daughter of Zachariah Whipple and Elizabeth Rogers); died about 1831 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. Timothy Watrous, Jr. was born on 26 May 1765 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 26 Apr 1820 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    2. Zachariah Watrous was born on 30 Aug 1767 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 17 Feb 1809 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    3. Content Watrous was born on 15 Nov 1769 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 4 Oct 1853 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    4. 15. Esther Watrous was born on 2 Feb 1772 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died in 1852.
    5. Jabesh or Jabez Watrous was born on 2 Mar 1774 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 3 May 1820 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Woodbridge Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    6. Zephaniah Watrous was born on 1 May 1776 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 1 May 1780 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Woodbridge Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    7. John Watrous was born on 10 Feb 1778 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 11 Jun 1820 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Woodbridge Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    8. Elizabeth Watrous was born on 5 Apr 1780 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died after 1862 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Old Rogerene Quaker Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    9. Abiah Watrous was born on 1 May 1782 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died after 1820.
    10. Zephaniah Watrous was born on 23 Apr 1785 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died in 1858 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Woodbridge Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.


Generation: 6

  1. 56.  Samuel Whipple was born in 1722 in Groton, New London, Connecticut (son of Samuel Whipple and Ruth Card); died on 24 Apr 1794 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.

    Samuel married Eunice or Unice Mitchell on 24 Nov 1740 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. Eunice (daughter of Joseph Mitchell and Elizabeth Lamb) was born in Preston, New London, Connecticut; died in Nov 1801 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 57.  Eunice or Unice Mitchell was born in Preston, New London, Connecticut (daughter of Joseph Mitchell and Elizabeth Lamb); died in Nov 1801 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. 28. Noah Whipple was born on 10 Jan 1741/1742 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died in 1775 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.
    2. Lucretia Whipple was born on 18 Nov 1744 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 30 Jul 1814 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Kennedy Cemetery, Voluntown, New London, Connecticut.
    3. Joseph Whipple was born on 12 Dec 1748 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 31 Aug 1799; was buried in Brown Cemetery, Preston, New London, Connecticut.
    4. Jonathan Whipple was born on 26 Apr 1750 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died about 1828.
    5. Perone Whipple was born on 5 Apr 1752 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 10 Sep 1817 in Rossie, St. Lawrence, New York.
    6. Alice or Allis or Ales Whipple was born on 5 Jan 1754 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    7. Elizabeth Whipple was born on 8 Jun 1756 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    8. Nathan Whipple was born on 2 Apr 1759 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 28 Jul 1810 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; was buried in Hanover Green Cemetery.
    9. Ezra Whipple was born on 13 Jan 1761 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died in Prison ship Jersey.
    10. Isaac Whipple was born on 14 Apr 1764 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.

  3. 58.  Zachariah Whipple was born on 2 Feb 1706/1707 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (son of Samuel Whipple and Elizabeth Eddy); died in 1760 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.

    Zachariah married Elizabeth Rogers on 27 Jun 1728 in New London, New London, Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of John Rogers, Jr. and Bathsheba Smith) was born on 14 Jun 1706; died on 18 Sep 1751 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 59.  Elizabeth Rogers was born on 14 Jun 1706 (daughter of John Rogers, Jr. and Bathsheba Smith); died on 18 Sep 1751 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Whipple was born on 15 Mar 1728/1729 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.
    2. Bathsheba Whipple was born on 6 Jun 1731 in , New London, Connecticut.
    3. Zephaniah Whipple was born on 3 Feb 1732/1733 in , New London, Connecticut.
    4. Alice Whipple was born on 11 Dec 1734 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.
    5. John Whipple was born on 14 Feb 1738 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.
    6. 29. Hope Whipple was born on 7 Feb 1740/1741 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died on 28 Mar 1829 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.
    7. 31. Content Whipple was born on 27 Mar 1743 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died about 1831 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    8. Zachariah Whipple was born on 6 Jun 1745 in New London, New London, Connecticut.
    9. Elizabeth Whipple was born on 18 Sep 1751.

  5. 60.  John Waterhouse was born about 1690 in of, New London, New London, Connecticut.

    John married Esther Culver on 28 Feb 1719 in Groton, New London, Connecticut or New London, New London, Connecticut. Esther (daughter of John Culver and Sarah Long) was born on 5 Jun 1698 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 61.  Esther Culver was born on 5 Jun 1698 in Groton, New London, Connecticut (daughter of John Culver and Sarah Long).
    Children:
    1. Sarah Waterhouse was born about 1738 in of, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    2. 30. Timothy Waterhouse was born on 19 Jun 1740 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut; died on 5 Sep 1814; was buried in Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut.
    3. Amos Waterhouse was born in 1753 in , , Connecticut.


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