Hi I am a Chidester/Chichester researcher and am enclosing what I have on Ira.  As you can see I don't have much on his family but would appreciate anything on the family to add to my data base which is now over 25,000 entries.  Thanks, Paul

 

Descendants of Ira Chichester

Generation No. 1

1. IRA¹⁵ CHICHESTER (ABIJAH¹⁴, ABRAHAM¹³, ABRAHAM¹², DANIEL¹¹, JAMES¹⁰, JAMES⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, JOHN⁶, JOHN⁵, NICHOLAS⁴, RICHARD³, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born March 06, 1823 in Unadilla, Otsego Co., NY, and died August 02, 1903 in Allegan, MI. He married (1) ANN MARY IVES June 01, 1855 in Plainwell, MI, daughter of FRIEND IVES and HATTIE WARNER. She was born 1828 in OH, and died July 03, 1880 in NH. He married (2) ESTHER E. ROBINSON, MRS. December 14, 1882.

Notes for IRA CHICHESTER:

He died at age 80 years 4 months and 27 days.

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Ira CHICHESTER Self M Male W 57 NY Surveyor Capitalist CT CT

Ann M. CHICHESTER Wife M Female W 52 OH Keeping House CT CT

Leon CHICHESTER Son S Male W 17 MI Bank Teller NY OH

F. Ives CHICHESTER Son S Male W 13 MI At School NY OH

Mary TOMPKINS Other S Female W 22 MI Housework OH OH

1880-Census-father Ketcham Chichester

Ira CHICHESTER Self M Male W 41 NY Sailor NY NY

Amelia E. CHICHESTER Wife M Female W 35 NY Keeps House NY NY

Emma N. CHICHESTER Dau S Female W 16 NY At School NY NY

Oliver CHICHESTER Son S Male W 9 NY NY NY

Henry J. CHICHESTER Son S Male W 6 NY NY NY

Charles Y. CHICHESTER Son S Male W 3 NY NY NY

Source Information:

Census Place East Moriches, Suffolk, New York

Family History Library Film 1254934

NA Film Number T9-0934

Page Number 104A

Source Information:

Census Place Allegan, Allegan, Michigan

Family History Library Film 1254569

NA Film Number T9-0569

Page Number 303D

From Stewart Feb 15, 2003 7:17 AM

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Early Marriages

Allegan County

Jackson-Just

The Dibean Collection

ESTHER E JOHNSON

IRA CHICHESTER

14 DEC 1882

http://www.rootsweb.com/~miallega/marrj.html 

More About IRA CHICHESTER:

Occupation: Surveyor Capitalist

Notes for ANN MARY IVES:

She was married as Miss Ann Mary Ives of Gunplain.

She died as a result of an accident while travling.

More About ANN MARY IVES:

Occupation: Keeping House

More About IRA CHICHESTER and ANN IVES:

Marriage: June 01, 1855, Plainwell, MI

More About IRA CHICHESTER and ESTHER ROBINSON:

Marriage: December 14, 1882

 

Children of IRA CHICHESTER and ANN IVES are:

i. ERNEST M.¹⁶ CHICHESTER, b. April 09, 1858, Otsego, MI; d. October 03, 1862, Otsego, MI.

More About ERNEST M. CHICHESTER:

Burial: October 1862, Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, MI

ii. WILLIE WILTON CHICHESTER, b. April 08, 1861, Otsego, MI; d. March 06, 1862, Otsego, MI.

More About WILLIE WILTON CHICHESTER:

Burial: March 1862, Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, MI

2. iii. LEON CHICHESTER, b. January 15, 1863, Otsego, MI; d. February 29, 1932.

3. iv. FRED IVES CHICHESTER, b. August 27, 1866, Otsego, MI.

 

Generation No. 2

2. LEON¹⁶ CHICHESTER (IRA¹⁵, ABIJAH¹⁴, ABRAHAM¹³, ABRAHAM¹², DANIEL¹¹, JAMES¹⁰, JAMES⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, JOHN⁶, JOHN⁵, NICHOLAS⁴, RICHARD³, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born January 15, 1863 in Otsego, MI, and died February 29, 1932. He married (1) NANNIE BLAIR December 1892 in PA. She died January 02, 1893 in Aiken, SC. He married (2) JEANNE A. CASKEY October 24, 1900, daughter of CHARLES W. CASKEY.

Notes for LEON CHICHESTER:

1880

Ira CHICHESTER M Male 57 NY Surveyor Capitalist

Ann M. CHICHESTER M Female 52 OH Keeping House

Leon CHICHESTER S Male 17 MI Bank Teller

F. Ives CHICHESTER S Male 13 MI At School

Mary TOMPKINS S Female 22 MI Housework

Source Information:

Census Place Allegan, Allegan, Michigan

Family History Library Film 1254569

Page Number 303D

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 More About LEON CHICHESTER:

Occupation: Bank Teller

More About LEON CHICHESTER and NANNIE BLAIR:

Marriage: December 1892, PA

More About LEON CHICHESTER and JEANNE CASKEY:

Marriage: October 24, 1900

 

Child of LEON CHICHESTER and JEANNE CASKEY is:

i. EDITH HUNT¹⁷ CHICHESTER.

 

3. FRED IVES¹⁶ CHICHESTER (IRA¹⁵, ABIJAH¹⁴, ABRAHAM¹³, ABRAHAM¹², DANIEL¹¹, JAMES¹⁰, JAMES⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, JOHN⁶, JOHN⁵, NICHOLAS⁴, RICHARD³, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born August 27, 1866 in Otsego, MI. He married CLARA B. "CALLIE" SHERWOOD July 18, 1890 in Allegan, MI, daughter of AUSTIN SHERWOOD and CATHERINE MAYHEW. She was born 1867 in Allegan, MI.

More About FRED CHICHESTER and CLARA SHERWOOD:

Marriage: July 18, 1890, Allegan, MI

Child of FRED CHICHESTER and CLARA SHERWOOD is:

i. LEON¹⁷ CHICHESTER, b. February 27, 1893, Allegan,