Rachel Kester

Brief Life History of Rachel

When Rachel Kester was born on 16 June 1774, in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, her father, Paul Kester, was 25 and her mother, Ann Webster, was 23. She married Chandlee Eves on 5 January 1797, in Fishing Creek Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 22 May 1835, in Millville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Millville MM, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Chandlee Eves
1763–1836
Rachel Kester
1774–1835
Marriage: 5 January 1797
Anna Eves
1797–1872
Elizabeth Eves
1799–1828
Yeatman Eves
1801–1802
John K. Eves
1802–1868
George Fox Eves
1804–1877
Benjamin Eves
1807–1876
Charles Eves
1809–1855
Sarah Eves
1811–1878
Rachel Eves
1814–1882

Sources (18)

  • Rachel Kester, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • Rachel Kester Eves, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Rachel Eves in entry for John K Eves, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

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World Events (8)

1775

During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the "Ten Crucial Days" and remembered by the famous phrase "the times that try men's souls". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

Name Meaning

Dutch (also Van Kester) and German: habitational name from any of the places with a name formed with kester, from Latin castra ‘army camp’, like Kester in Belgian Brabant or Kesteren in the Betuwe.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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