Stephen Lester

27 January 1842–19 January 1900 (Age 57)
Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary 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

Stephen Lester
1842–1900
Karen A. Cartledge
1830–1912
Marriage: 11 November 1864
James D. Lester
1865–1919
Frank Sheridan Lester
1867–1950

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 November 1864Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1843
    Age 1
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
    1854 · The Crimean War
    Age 12
    The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
    1863
    Age 21
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Luster
    Lasiter
    Lassiter
    Lister
    Lasseter
    Laseter
    Lasater
    Laster
    Leister
    Lassetter

    Sources (20)

    • Stephen Lester, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
    • Stephen in entry for Frank S. Lester and Mabel E. Foster Dixon, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
    • Stephen Lester in entry for James D. Lester, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"

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