Joel
Kester
Born in Markham, York, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Jacob Kester
and Sarah (Morden) Kester
Brother of
Mary (Kester) Miller, Jacob Kester, David Kester, Annie (Kester) Connor, Elizabeth (Kester) Morden, Enoch Kester [half], Sarah (Kester) Vanzant [half], John Milton Kester [half], Matilda (Kester) Pearson [half], Lydia (Kester) Hamilton [half], Hiram Kester [half], Maria (Kester) Millard [half], Melinda (Kester) Reesor [half] and Andrew Kester [half]
Husband of
Diana (White) Kester
— married
24 Nov 1846 in Markham, York, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Martha Jane (Kester) Morden, William Jacob Kester, Annie Keturah (Kester) Stokes, Jesse Edwin Kester and Truman Marshall Kester
Died
at about age 78
in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Nov 2014
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This profile is part of the Kester Name Study.
Biography
Joel Kester was born 1822, in Markham, York, Ontario, Canada. He is a son of Jacob Kester and Sarah Morden.
He married Diana White, 24 Nov 1846 in Markham, York, Ontario, Canada. [1] They had, at least, five children.
In 1881, they resided in Markham, York, Ontario, Canada. Living in the household, parents Joel and Diana, children William, Jesse, and Truman. [2]
Joel passed away 05 Oct 1900, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. [3] He was buried on 08 Oct 1900, in the Necropolis Cemetery. [4]
Sources
- ↑ "Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928", "Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928", MS932, Reels 1-833, 850-880. Archives of Ontario, Toronto.Ontario, Canada. Marriage License Books, 1907-1910. M, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS248; Reel: 2; Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada); Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com [Online publication], Provo, UT, USA: 2010.
- ↑ 1881 Canada Census; "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVF7-T2L : 11 March 2018), Markham, York East, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 37; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13248, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,884.
- ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6LB-C3L : 24 June 2015), Joel Kester, 05 Oct 1900; citing Toronto, York, Ontario, yr 1900 cn 3857, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,393.
- ↑ "Ontario, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH6H-R6J : 28 November 2014), Joel Kester, 08 Oct 1900; citing Toronto, Ontario, Canada, section and lot C 17 4 Range, line 28034, volume Volume 08, 1891-1900, Toronto Trust Cemeteris, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,617,041.
- Death of son Jesse; "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKXK-B76 : 11 December 2014), Joel Kester in entry for Jesse Edwin Kester, 16 Oct 1933; citing New Toronto, , Ontario, 038330, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,358,849.
Research Notes
- Created by Wayne Burnie, 16 Nov 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joel:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Harvey Baker 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Senorbolero
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~1.56%
Kathy Laface :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member KathleenEthelLaface
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~0.78%
Agnes Ryckman :
23andMe, GEDmatch KT3179185 [compare]
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~0.78%
Bob Weir :
23andMe
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~0.78%
William Jones :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
John R. Cooper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A015718 [compare]
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~0.78%
D.e. Anderson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UF7827379 [compare], Ancestry member andersonresearchvaky
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~0.78%
Bea (Wenger) Gillis :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N28437
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~0.78%
Helen (Shewfelt) Arnold :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T695962 [compare], FTDNA kit #693840
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