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Author: ChidesterSr25
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Ok before we all get mixed up again. Great to note the connections of others, however.
Ref. to Ms. Higginbotham query, yes we are nearly directly connected. However, the others referred to branch off completely.
Ms. Higginbotham branch is as follows:
Joshua William Chidester Male, White
Father - Samuel Henry Chidester
Mother - Charlotte Lottie McGill
Birth - 05 Sep 1834 in the Plains, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Death - 25 Jun 1882 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
(1) Wife - Frances Louisa Humblot - Marriage 1869 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Children:
a. Julia Louise Chidester
(2) Wife - Theresa Marguirite Rodriguez - Marriage 24 Jan 1872 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Children:
a. Cathanna Charlotte Chidester
b. Benjamin Samuel Chidester
c. Adolphus William Chidester
d. Frank Chidester
e. Olivia Chidester
f. Lucia Rose Chidester
Reference to the location of Joshua and Theresa burial, according to both sisters, Julia and Ollie Chidester, they were buried in St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Baton Rouge Louisiana, USA. The location is within the Rodriguez's burial plot. It is at an intersection of two roads and is in about the center of the cemetery near a large above ground stone of the Rodriguez's. They, Ollie and Julia, had some smaller stones placed around Joshua and Teresa grave site itself. Joshua was buried shortly after the 25 Jun 1882, exact date is not known.
The following without going into details are the branch connections:
Joshua William Chidester
Samuel Henry Chidester<>Charlotte Lottie McGill
Samuel Chidester<>Maria Mary Shaw
Samuel Chidester<>Questionable no documentation see below
Samuel Chidester<> Mahable Mabel Tuller
David Chichester<> Alice Bayley
James Chichester<> Eunice Porter
William Chichester <> Susanna
That is this side of the pond, it of course goes back but is not at this point in question.
Note change of spelling after David of the last name. Samuel and brother changed it to Chidester from Chichester.
There is at this time no known documentation of marriages of Samuel Chidester, of New Jersey. There have been listed in many researchers articles, books and etc. as his first wife as having been assumed as being one Elizabeth Hannah Ayers. There were either four or five children of this union.
a. Holdridge Chidester
b. Eliphalet Chidester
c. Ephraim Chidester
d. William Jennings Chidester
e. Silas Thomas Chidester
Reason being stated above either children four or five is that the birth date of Silas Thomas has been shown as both 1760 and 1761. That places a question of, was Silas of the first wife or the second.
Now the second wife again there is no known documentation of a marriage to one Mercy Landon. However, there is a document in Mississippi which a son Samuel had recorded with the baptismal of his daughter noting his father as being Samuel and mother as being Mercy. This Samuel was the third child of Samuel and the assumed Mercy. Children of that union were
a. John Peter Chidester
b. Sarah Elizabeth Chidester
c. Samuel Chidester
A lot can be said about earlier research and articles which have been written. However, without some documentation things that are assumed are incorrect. An example of the mess is the Jersey Samuel where one researcher had everyone born in New Haven Connecticut when they were all living in New Jersey. There is no records of the children or the wife being born in New Haven Connecticut that is known at this time.
If additional information is needed please advise.
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Author: AJVogelpohl
Surnames: Chidester, Goodwin, Tharp
Classification: queries
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My ancestor was Holdridge Chidester, born about 1746 in New Jersey. I come down through his son, Samuel Chidester, born 29 May 1789 in New Jersey or Virginia. Samuel married on the 22 October 1812 to Zipporah Goodwin in Virginia. Their son Zadock Chidester was born 22 April 1816 in Virginia.
Zadock married 12 March 1840 to Susannah Tharp. Their son Elliott Chidester was born 02 May 1858 in Iowa and died 26 April 1953 in Tacoma, Washington. I personally knew Elliott, my great grandfather. I have many letters that he received through the years from his family living in Iowa, Nebraska, Okalahoma and Wyoming.
I have much information on these families of which I would love to share and receive info.
Audrey
Seattle, Washington
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Author: ChidesterSr25
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Yes that is correct - However, our side does not go through the West Va. or the Va. Ohio group. Accordingly to information, verbally, is that your Grandmother, my Grandfather's sister, had been married more than once.
Also is your last name your married name or maiden name?
Problem is a lot of information was taken from a few sources and what was wrong was repeated over and over again. The fact is what is the source of the information? Unless it is documented it is assumed, and that is the problem.
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Author: ksyw2x
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My Chichester-Chidester-Chedister line leads from the Connecticut/NJ Chidesters to WestVirginia, then Ohio, then Illinois. My grandmother was a Chedister. My father did a lot of research in libraries and genealogy societies in the NJ-Long Island-Connnecticut area and I would be happy to share what he collected if anyone in interested. I haven't worked on my Chidester line for a while so it would take my a bit of digging to figure out where everything stood in terms of the old colonial connections.
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Author: KayHeck10
Surnames: Chidester
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Hello,
My grandmother was Lucia Rose Chidester b.1882 from the Plains Community, in south Lousiana. Her line was Joshua William, Samuel Henry back to Samuel. I would think that we are cousins. My information is sketchy so I would to know what you have. Perhaps we could share info.
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