Died
at about age 80
in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Chester E. "Colwell," the son of John E. Colwell, a shoe cutter, and Martha J. Sullivan,[1] was born on 21 March 1862 at West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.[2]
Mary J. Sullivan and Chester E. Caldwell were married on 6 Oct 1892 at Brockton. Her parents were John and Hannah Sullivan.[1] They had two children, twin boys:
Charles Howard Caldwell, b. 27 July 1893
Lester Ellsworth Caldwell, b. 27 July 1893
In 1900, Chester Caldwell, wife Mary and two sons Lester and Charles, lived in the home of his grandfather, John E. Caldwell. Both John and Chester work as cutters in a shoe factory. John owns the home they live in at 108 Richmond Street, Brockton.[3]
Chester Ellsworth Caldwell died at Brockton in 1943.[4]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N47V-RP6 : 30 July 2017), Charles E. Caldwell and Mary J. Sullivan, 06 Oct 1892; citing Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,651,234.
↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXZ9-QBG : 1 March 2016), Chester E. Colwell, 21 Mar 1862, W. Bridgewater, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,420,998.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Y7-LN4 : accessed 31 July 2017), Charles H Caldwell in household of John E Caldwell, Brockton city Ward 7, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1118, sheet 4A, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,674.
John E Caldwell, 60 b. June 1840; Chester E Caldwell, 38 b. March 1862; Mary J Caldwell, Daughter-in-law, 41 b. Dec 1859; Charles H Caldwell, Grandson, 7 b. July 1893; Lester E Caldwell, Grandson, 7 b. July 1893. All were born in Massachusetts. Chester and May have been married for 8 years, and Mary has had 2 children, both of whom are living. Chester's parents were both born in Massachusetts, while John's father was born in Massachusetts and his mother in Vermont.
↑ Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Volume Number: 31; Page Number: 1; Index Volume Number: 100; Reference Number: F63.M363 v.100
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