Humphrey Gilbert Tisdale Lester

1877 - 1946  (68 years)

• Name	Humphrey Gilbert Tisdale Lester
  Birth	29 Jul 1877	Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Feb 1946	Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada   [2]
  Burial	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Hammond River, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I4	Lester
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Charles Gilbert O'Dell,   b. 22 Sep 1860, Kings County, New Brunswick d. 4 Aug 1943, Saint John, New Brundswick, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Edna Anne Saunders,   b. 15 Mar 1832, Hampton, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 19 Feb 1905, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1855	Trinity Anglican, Kingston, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Isabella Wood,   b. 10 Nov 1882, Otter Lake, Simmonds Parish, St. John County, New Brunswick d. 20 Feb 1945, Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1902	Saint Mary's Church, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Mary Viola Lester,   b. 17 Nov 1903, Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada d. 16 May 1999, Belisle Creek, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 95 years)   2. William Otty Lester,   b. 24 Apr 1905, Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada d. 26 Jan 1978, Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada (Age 72 years)   3. Roy Gilbert Lester,   b. 23 Oct 1906, Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada d. 5 Jun 1994, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 87 years)   4. Laura Lester,   b. 28 Mar 1908, Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada d. 7 Jun 1934, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A. (Age 26 years)   5. Mildred ELizabeth Lester,   b. 27 Nov 1909, Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada d. 3 Dec 1991, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 82 years)   6. Harold Humphrey Lester,   b. 13 Mar 1915, Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada d. 16 Dec 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 89 years)   7. Allen Richard Lester,   b. 5 Jun 1918, Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada d. 20 Oct 1980, Saint John Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Jul 1877 - Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada Marriage - 26 Nov 1902 - Saint Mary's Church, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 26 Feb 1946 - Nauwigewauk, Kings County, New Brundswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Humphrey G.T. Lester
  		Headstone for Humphrey and Harriet Lester This headstone can be found in the Hampton River Anglican Cemetery, Kings County New Burnswick.

  
  

• Notes

  Education: reported "going to school" on 1881 census Occupation: farmer,( had part of one leg removed in a threshing accident) Statement of death particulars - obtained 25 May 1992 - date of death = 26 Feb 1946 - cause of death = not recorded - burial = Hammond River - informant - Mrs. James Buckley, daughter - father = William Lester, birthplace = England - mother = ? Saunders, birthplace = NB Marriage certificate - wittness were John o Lester and Pearl Wood - minister was W O Raymond, rector of St. Mary's Church "Thomas E. Gilbert Tisdale, who was the Dutch vice-consul 1872-1875 and was also consul for Panama. He was a well known merchant in Saint John and was also involved with insurance and was for some time Deputy Water Sheriff and Secretary of the Saint John Agricultural Society." a quote from a Ruby Cusack column - I wonder if this is the surce for Humphrey's name? Humphrey Gilbert Tisdale Lester was born on Sunday 29 Jul 1877 in Nauwigewauk, New Brunswick. No church or civil record of Humphrey’s birth or christening has been found. Thomas E. Gilbert Tisdale, who was the Dutch vice-consul 1872-1875 and was a well known merchant in Saint John may have been the source for Humphrey’s name as his mother was of Dutch decent. Humphrey married Harriet Isabella Wood on 26 Nov 1902 in St Mary's Church, St. John County, N. B. Harriet was known as Hattie. She was the daughter of Charles Jacob Wood and Jane Augusta Baxter. The witnesses were John O. Lester, brother of the groom and Pearl Wood, sister of the bride. The minister was W. O. Raymond, rector of St. Mary's Church, Simmonds Parish, St. John County, N.B. The Kings County News of January 7 1897 reports "Robert Wood lotteried a fine driving sleigh on Monday evening. Humphrey Lester held the fortunate number." Since Robert was Harriet's Uncle, did Humphrey use the sleigh to court her? Humphrey was a farmer and owned 40 acres of land that he had purchased from his cousin James Shaw Saunders. He had part of one leg amputated as a result of a threshing accident Humphrey died on Tuesday 26 Feb 1946 in Nauwigewauk, N.B., almost exactly one year after his wife died. He was 69 years of age. The cause of death was myocarditis, epicardial haemorrhage. He was also suffering from Potts disease of the Spine, which is a form of tuberculosis. He was buried in Hammond River Anglican Cemetery, Hammond River, Kings County, New Brunswick.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Census - 1901. [S2] Vital Record -NB. actual document [S7] photograph. [S10] Church Records New Brunswick. [S2] Vital Record -NB.