[CHESNUT] Re: Chestnuts of Philadelphia
by by way of Don Chesnut <chesnut@kgs.mm.uky.edu>
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Chestnuts (Chesnuts) mentioned in the Philadelphia Public Ledger Death
Index located at the Free Public Library of Philadelphia on the Benjamin
Franklin Parkway (at 20th Street) as transcribed by William J. Chestnut and
William S. Chestnut.
Important Note: The names in the index may be the name of the deceased in
an obituary, or may be simply a mention in the obituary. For example, it
might say, âJames Smith died May 23. His funeral will be held at the
home of John Chestnut on May 25.â
You can look up the obituary on the microfilm copies of the newspaper also
available there to determine what it actually says.
1858-1865 index volume:
Chestnut
Catherine, 4-29-61
Esther, 3-30-63
Howard, 9-14-58
Jane, 9-14-58
John, 6-30-65
John R. 9-14-58
Lizzie Lafferty, 11-12-63
Mahala, 3-30-60; 4-9-60
Martha, 11-12-63; 9-20-64
Rachel, 2-15-61
Rebecca, 7-28-64; 9-20-64
Robert, 2-15-61
Samuel, 3-30-60; 4-9-60; 3-30-63; 11-12-63; 7-28-64; 9-20-64
Sarah Jane, 6-30-65
Sidney, 4-9-60
William, 2-15-61
Chesnut
Catherine, 5-23-63
George, 9-4-65
John S., 5-23-63
Martha, 12-1-60
Mary Ann, 12-1-60; 9-4-65
Samuel, 12-1-60
1866-1870 index volume
Chestnut
Benjamin, 6-1-68
Josiah H., 2-20-67
Mahala, 2-20-67
Martha, 10-20-66
Samuel, 10-20-66; 2-20-67; 1-15-68
William, 12-24-66; 12-25-66
Chesnut
James, 9-15-66
John, 5-5-66
Phoebe J. 5-5-66
1871-1875 Index Volume
Chestnut
Edwin H., 6-29-75
Frank, 6-29-75
James, 1-16-71
Jane, 6-7-75
Jennie, 1-16-71
Kate, 6-29-75
Margaret, 8-4-73
Robert, 5-7-75
Robert M., 11-5-74
Thomas, 8-4-73
William D. 8-11-74
Chesnut
Henrietta, 5-23-71
John S. 5-23-71
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Philadelphia Inquirer Death Indexes At the Free Library as transcribed by
William J. Chestnut and William S. Chestnut.
Note: It was not specified if these were the names of deceased or
otherwise somehow related. Microfilm copies of the Inquirer are available
to check.
Catherine Chestnut, 4-30-1861
Esther Chesnut, 3-30-1863
Mary Ann Chesnut, 9-5-1865
Phoebe J. Chestnut, 5-7-1866
Samuel Chesnut, 10-20-1866
Josiah H. Chesnut, 2-21-1867
Matilda Chestnut, 7-28-1870
Margaret Chestnut, 8-5-1873
Robert Chestnut, 5-8-1875
Edwin Chesnut, 6-30-1875
Mary Chestnut, 3-26-1877
Mary A. Chestnut, 2-22-1877
Rachel Boyd Chestnut(?), 12-21-1877
John Chestnut, 1-12-1878
John Chestnut, 5-28-1878
Lizzie Chestnut, 11-26-1878
Mary Chestnut, 11-4-1878
Hannah M. Chestnut, 10-1-1879
John R. Chestnut, 4-22-1879
E.L. Chestnut (female), 1-10-1880; 1-14-1880
R. Chestnut (male) 2-28-1880; 3-2-1880
Some deaths on indexes at the Philadelphia City Archives, 3101 Market
Street (some still original manuscripts, some now on microfilm):
Catherine Chestnut, 1861, page 270
Esther Chesnut, 1863, page 83
George Chestnut, 1864, page 66
Rebecca Chestnut, 1864, page 240
Sarah Chestnut, 1865, page 199
Mary Ann Chestnut, 1865, page 294
William Chestnut, 1866, page 399 (Death Return on reel 778, page 981)