Person:Hester Kelsey (1)
Hester Kelsey
b.est 1636 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
d.10 Jul 1720 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. bef 1634
  1. Mark Kelsey
  2. Hester Kelsey
  3. Lieutenant John Kelsey
  4. Priscilla Kelsey
  5. Mary Kelsey
  6. Abigail Kelsey
  7. Stephen Kelsey
  8. Daniel Kelsey
  9. William Kelsey
Spouse and Children
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m. bef 1656
  1. James Eggleston
  2. Corporal John Eggleston
  3. Thomas Eggleston
  4. Hester Eggleston
  5. Nathaniel Eggleston
  6. Isaac Eggelston
  7. Abigail Eggleston
  8. Deborah Eggleston
  9. Hannah Eggleston
Spouse and Children
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m. 29 Apr 1680
Spouse and Children
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m. 10 Jun 1686
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Hester Kelsey
Married Name Hester Eggleston
Married Name Hester Enno
Married Name Hester Williams
Gender Female
Birth[1][3] est 1636 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
Marriage bef 1656 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child.
to James Eggleston
Marriage 29 Apr 1680 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesto James Enno
Marriage 10 Jun 1686 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesto John Williams
Death[1][3][4][5] 10 Jul 1720 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 William Kelsey, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995)
    2:1119.

    "Hester (Kelsey), b. say 1636; …"

  2. ↑ Bogod Eggleston, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995)
    1:622.

    "… Esther Kelsey, daughter of William Kelsey … After the death of her first husband Esther married James Eno and then John Williams, so that (as George McCracken put it) 'she was surnamed Williams at her death, not, as so often claimed, at her birth' [TAG 35:21]."

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hester Kelsey, in Harris, Gale Ion. The Family of William1 Kelsey of Hartford, Connecticut: With Notes of Hester2 Kelsey, Wife of James2 Eggleston, James1 Eno, and John1 Williams of Windsor, Connecticut. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Oct 1993)
    68:214.

    "Hester b. [as discussed above, prob. Hartford in the winter of 1635-36, or later in 1636, and reputed to be the first female child b. there], d Windsor 10 July 1720 (Windsor VR)."

  4. ↑ Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1638-1925
    Bk II p. 115.

    "Ester Williams, widow formerly the wife of James Egelston, deceased, who (as it is reported) was the first female child that was born in Hartford, on Connecticut, dyed July 10th AD 1720"

  5. ↑ Windsor Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    290.

    "Williams, … Esther, wid. (It is reported she was the first female child b. in Hartford. Formerly wid. of James Egleston), d. July 10, 1720 [2:277]"

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