Mary Ann (Racher) Westover (1837 - 1901)

Born 9 Jun 1837 in Flamborough, Hamilton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Chambers — married 9 Nov 1858 in St. George, South Dumfries Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada

Wife of John Nelson Westover — married 20 May 1875 in Beverly Twp, Wentworth Co. Ontario, Canada

Died 21 Jan 1901 at age 63 in Westover Beverly County, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Mary was the daughter of John Racher and Edith Titmouse.

She married Robert Chambers on 09 Nov 1858 in Brant, Ontario, Canada.^[1] He was 28 and from England. His parents were William and Mary Chambers. Mary Ann was 21 when she married.

Children (5):

1. William Judson (11 Jan 1860),
2. Robert Pearce (13 Jan 1863),
3. John Albert (16 May 1865),
4. Sarah Jane (20 Jan 1867), and
5. Josephine (03 Apr 1869).

The family was found in the 1861 Canada Census in Beverly, Wentworth.^[2]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Rob't Chambers, Yeoman, England, Baptist, 32, M
• Mary Ann Chambers, CW, Baptist, 23, M
• William Chambers, CW, Baptist, 2, S
• Susan Jameson, CW, Baptist, 5, S
• Alfred Jameson, CW Baptist, 6, S

The family was found in the 1871 Canada Census.^[3]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Robert Chambers Male 41 England
• Mary Anne Chambers Female 39 O
• William Chambers Male 11 O
• Robert Chambers Male 8 O
• John Chambers Male 5 O
• Sarah Jane Chambers Female 4 O
• Josephine Chambers Female 2 O

Her husband Robert passed away in about 1873.

Secondly she married the Widower John "Nelson" Westover on 20 May 1875 in Beverly, Wentworth, Ontario.^[4]

Children:

1. Ezra, b. 1876
2. George Edwin, b.1878

The blended family excluding Sarah was found in the 1881 Canada Census in Beverley, Ontario, on two pages. Only young Robert, John and Josephine Chambers are located in the household of John Westover. ^[5]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Westover, John (indexed as Glen) Wilson, M, 50, Dutch
• Westover, Mary Ann, F 42, English
• Westover, Malon, M, 21, O, Dutch, Farm Laborer
• Westover, Charlot, F, 25, O, Servant
• Westover Anita, F, 19, O
• Westover, Ruth, F, 16, O
• Westover, Ezra, M, 4, O
• Westover, George, M, 2, O
• Chambers, Robert, M, 17, O, English, Farm Laborer
• Chambers, John, M, 15, O, English,
• Chambers, Josephine, F, 12, O, English

Her husband John Westover passed away in 1892.

She passed away in 1901 and was interred in the Westover United Cemetery, Westover, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-7YFT : 17 March 2018), Robert Chambers and Mary Ann Rachar, 09 Nov 1858; citing Brant, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,055.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1861." database, View digitized page of Census of 1861 (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=img&id=4108432_00736 : 10 May 2023), Robert Chambers in household of Robert Chambers, bBeverly, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario); citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47Y-TVC : 24 October 2018), Josephine Chambers in household of Robert Chambers, Medonte, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMND-P31 : 11 March 2018), John Racher in entry for John Nelson Westover and Mary Ann Chambers, 20 May 1875; citing registration , Beverly, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,897.
5. ↑ 1881 Canada Collections Census (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1881&op=img&id=e008189849 and https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1881&op=img&id=e008189850)
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #103213980 : accessed 14 November 2019), memorial page for Mary Ann Racher Westover (1839–1901), citing Westover United Cemetery, Westover, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Barbara Ketchum (contributor 46866606) .