Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Lester was born on 27 January 1842, in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Lester, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Cooper, was 32. He married Karen A. Cartledge on 11 November 1864, in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1865 and New Hampshire, United States in 1870. He died on 19 January 1900, in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (20)
- Stephen Lester, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
- Stephen Lester, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Stephen Lester, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
Spouse and Children
1842–1900 Male
1830–1912 Female
Children (2)
1865–1919 Male
1867–1950 Male
Parents and Siblings
1810–1882 Male
1810–1873 Female
Siblings (7)
1836–1904 Female
1838–1903 Male
1840–1915 Female
1842–1900 Male
1846–1927 Female
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World Events (8)
1843
Age 1
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 12
1863
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Leicester, which is recorded as Ligeraceastre in the 10th century. The placename derives from an Old English folk name Legore ‘the dwellers by the river Legor (a lost river name)’ + Old English ceaster ‘city, Roman fortification’.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lestre in Normandy.
English and Scottish: variant of Lister .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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