Brief Life History of Esther
When Esther Chatfield was born on 9 March 1724, in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Chatfield, I, was 29 and her mother, Abigail Arnold, was 22. She married Gideon Kelsey on 18 April 1744, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 15 October 1817, in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 93.
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Family Time Line
Sources (20)
- Ester Chatfield, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Ester in entry for Ace Kelcey, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Ester Chatfield in entry for Gideon Kelcey, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1718–1764 Male
1724–1817 Female
Children (8)
1744–1821 Male
1746– Female
1748–1803 Female
1751–1836 Female
1754–1794 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1695–1753 Male
1701–1742 Female
Siblings (10)
1721–1778 Female
1723–1791 Female
1724–1817 Female
1727–1781 Female
1729–1786 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 52
1785
Age 61
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 76
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): habitational name from Chatfields in Sussex, which is named with the Old English personal name Ceatta (probably a variant of Catta) + Old English feld ‘open country’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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