William Edward Lester, -Lister-Leister

Abt 1790 - 1824  (~ 34 years)

• Name	William Edward Lester
  Suffix	-Lister-Leister
  Birth	Abt 1790	New Brunswick, Yorkshire, England or New Brunswick, New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Sep 1824	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  Burial	New Brunswick, Canada
  Person ID	I16	Lester
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2016

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Graves,   b. Abt 1795
  Marriage	21 Oct 1817	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Samuel Benjamin Brian Lister,   b. Sep 1820, New Brunswick, Canada d. 8 Jul 1906, Caribou, Maine, U.S.A. (Age ~ 85 years)   2. Charles Gilbert O'Dell,   b. 22 Sep 1860, Kings County, New Brunswick d. 4 Aug 1943, Saint John, New Brundswick, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Oral story told to Kay Clarke by Roy G. Lester is that his great grandfather was injured butchering an animal for food while on board ship coming to Canada. He later died and was buried on land. RG thought it was Halifax (but it could have been St. John) The wife was left with 3 small children. info (which may or may not be related) from Vital Statistics N.B. from newspapers 1824-1828 #238 16 September 1824, died in Saint John City, Sunday, William Lester, cartman e-mail from Jeanine Grant Lister April 2003 with information about William. Her source - letter from Ida Medora Lister (grandaughter of William) written 11 Aug 1999 in which she stated her father James Albert Lister told her that William was an officer with the Royal British Navy. This is yet to be verified but would be in the time period 1805-1815, or about the time that the British Navy was blockading the Atlantic. Many Navy personnel jumped ship because of dreadful conditions. Could it be that William was one of these? O'Byrne's Naval Biographical Dictionary of 1849 NAVAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY of 1849 Name Rank/Seniority Born On. Entered On. Spouse's Name LESTER William Cdr 1846 20Apr1800 Possibles William LESTER (AFN: 21SN-Q7L) Event(s) Birth: 1794 Christening: 2 Apr 1794 Misterton, Leicester, England Parents Father: William LESTER Mother: Elizabeth SMITH Submitter(s) Family Group Record Husband's Name William LESTER, SR. Born: Abt 1769 Place: Sheepshed, Leicester, England Died: 23 Jun 1850 Place: Britannia Street, Sheepshed, England Married: Abt 1795 Place: Shepshead, Leicester, England Father: Mother: Wife's Name Elizabeth (Wm Sr.) LESTE Born: Abt. 1774 Place: Father: Mother: Children 1. Sex Name M William LESTER Born: Abt 1801 Place: Sheepshed, Leicester, England Christened: 10 May 1801 Place: Shepshed, Leicester, England Died: Aft 1871 Place: Nottingham, England 2. Sex Name M Henry LESTER Born: 1798 Place: Shepshead, Leicester, England Christened: 2 Jul 1798 Place: Shepshead, Leicester, England 3. Sex Name F Mary LESTER Born: Oct 1799 Place: Shepshead, Elicester, England Christened: 14 Oct 1799 Place: Shepshead, Leicester, England 4. Sex Name F Elizabeth LESTER Born: Apr 1797 Place: Shepshead, Leicester, England Christened: 16 Apr 1797 Place: Shepshead, Leicester, England 5. Sex Name F Sarah LESTER Born: Jun 1804 Place: Shepshead. Leicester, England Christened: 2 Jul 1804 Place: Shepshead, Leicester, England IGI WILLIAM LESTER Event(s): Birth: 20 JAN 1789 Norwich Twp, New London, Connecticut Parents: Father: WILLIAM LESTER < Mother: LYDIA BAILEY< WILLIAM LESTER Marriages: Spouse: ELIZABETH BURGESS Marriage: 26 JAN 1793 Norwich, New London, Connecticut War of 1812 Service Records - about William Lester Name: William Lester COMPANY: CAPTAIN BOOTHS CO., DELAWARE MILITIA. Rank - Induction: FIFER Rank - Discharge: FIFER Roll Box: 125 Roll Exct: 602 U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 - about William Lester Name: William Lester Birthyear: abt 1792 Birthplace: New York, United States Enlistment Date: 13 Jan 1819 Enlistment Age: 27 War of 1812 Service Records - about William Lester Name: William Lester COMPANY: CAPTAIN DAVIS' CO., VIRGINIA MILITIA. Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE Roll Box: 125 Roll Exct: 602 War of 1812 Service Records - about William Lester Name: William Lester COMPANY: 1 REG'T (DAVIS') NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLS. Rank - Induction: CORPORAL Rank - Discharge: CORPORAL Roll Box: 125 Roll Exct: 602 Ido not know if this connectts · Name: William Lester · Surname: Lester · Given Name: William · Sex: M · Birth: 1793 in Hillsdale,Columbia,New York Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900 Name: William Lester Age: 19 Birth Date: abt 1784 Birth Place: Flokton, York Military Date: 15 Aug 1803 Unit: 84th Foot Soldiers, 2nd Battalion Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900 Name: William Lister Age: 25 Birth Date: abt 1781 Birth Place: Halifax, York Military Date: 16 Oct 1806 Unit: 18th Dragoon Guards 2013 World Connect William Edward Lister Given Name: William Edward Surname: Lister Sex: M Birth: in St. John,New Brunswick,Canada 1 Reference Number: 2222 Note: According to a letter by Ida Medora Lister McLaughlin to Joan Beasley Robinson [now Christensen], James Albert Lister told Ida that William was an officer with the Royal British Navy, that a cousin, Theodore Summel Clarke, of Warwick, Rhode Island got this information from Utah & Gagetown, NB and/or St. John, NB. 1 Change Date: 29 MAY 2002 at 09:38:54

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] newspaper. report of a death which MAY be william [S98] Rootsweb. 21 OCT 1817 in St John, New Brunswick, Canada Susan downtheroad2001@yahoo.com