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Julia Chester Ralston

Birth
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
6 Dec 1852 (aged 60)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Julia CHESTER
Birth: 15 Mar 1792 in Philadelphia, PA (prob.)
Death: Dec 1852 in Philadelphia, PA (prob.)
Burial: 7 Dec 1852 Laurel Hill Cemetery

Note: [1] Julia and Mathew had issue four children, namely, Sarah Clarkson, born July 16, 1817; Robert, born July 15, 1819; Hannah Chester, born May 20, 1821, and William, born October 8, 1826. All four died without issue, the last survivor being Miss Hannah Chester Ralston, whose death occurred October 24, 1906.

Father: John CHESTER
Mother: Elizabeth HUNTINGTON

Married: Mathew Clarkson RALSTON b: 21 Aug 1789 in Philadelphia, PA
Married: 2 Sep 1816 in Philadelphia, PA (prob.)

Children
1. Sarah Clarkson RALSTON b: 16 Jul 1817 in Pennsylvania
2. Robert RALSTON b: 15 Jul 1819 in Pennsylvania
3. Hannah Chester RALSTON b: 20 May 1821 in Pennsylvania
4. William RALSTON b: 8 Oct 1826 in Pennsylvania

Their last child, William, died on 11/23/1850 in Philadelphia, PA & was buried in the Public Burial Ground.
*Source for this information is on Ancestry.com: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
There are 4 different marriage dates & locations for Julia's marriage to Matthew C. Ralston, all found on Ancestry.com & in The Huntington Family In America 1633-1915, Page #526:
#1) 4/2/1816 with no location given for the marriage were all shown in the following genealogy books: North America Family Histories 1500-2000 (Huntington Family Genealogy, Published in 1863, Page #167); The Huntington Family In America 1633-1915, Page #526; North America Family Histories 1500-2000 (Chester Family Genealogy, Page #6
#2) September 1816 in the state of Connecticut: Connecticut Marriages 1630-1997
#3) 9/2/1816 in the state of Connecticut & in Philadelphia, PA: Connecticut Marriages 1630-1997; Pennsylvania County Marriages 1885-1950
#4) 9/2/1816 Wethersfield, Connecticut: U.S., Newspaper Extractions From the Northeast 1704-1930; Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts 1630-1920 Vol. #2 Page #248

Sources for where she was born:
*The Huntington Family In America 1633-1915, Page #526
*Connecticut Births & Christenings 1649-1906 (Ancestry.com)
*Connecticut Vital Records Prior To 1850 (Ancestry.com)
Contributor: Linda Smiley (49801668) • [email protected]
Julia CHESTER
Birth: 15 Mar 1792 in Philadelphia, PA (prob.)
Death: Dec 1852 in Philadelphia, PA (prob.)
Burial: 7 Dec 1852 Laurel Hill Cemetery

Note: [1] Julia and Mathew had issue four children, namely, Sarah Clarkson, born July 16, 1817; Robert, born July 15, 1819; Hannah Chester, born May 20, 1821, and William, born October 8, 1826. All four died without issue, the last survivor being Miss Hannah Chester Ralston, whose death occurred October 24, 1906.

Father: John CHESTER
Mother: Elizabeth HUNTINGTON

Married: Mathew Clarkson RALSTON b: 21 Aug 1789 in Philadelphia, PA
Married: 2 Sep 1816 in Philadelphia, PA (prob.)

Children
1. Sarah Clarkson RALSTON b: 16 Jul 1817 in Pennsylvania
2. Robert RALSTON b: 15 Jul 1819 in Pennsylvania
3. Hannah Chester RALSTON b: 20 May 1821 in Pennsylvania
4. William RALSTON b: 8 Oct 1826 in Pennsylvania

Their last child, William, died on 11/23/1850 in Philadelphia, PA & was buried in the Public Burial Ground.
*Source for this information is on Ancestry.com: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
There are 4 different marriage dates & locations for Julia's marriage to Matthew C. Ralston, all found on Ancestry.com & in The Huntington Family In America 1633-1915, Page #526:
#1) 4/2/1816 with no location given for the marriage were all shown in the following genealogy books: North America Family Histories 1500-2000 (Huntington Family Genealogy, Published in 1863, Page #167); The Huntington Family In America 1633-1915, Page #526; North America Family Histories 1500-2000 (Chester Family Genealogy, Page #6
#2) September 1816 in the state of Connecticut: Connecticut Marriages 1630-1997
#3) 9/2/1816 in the state of Connecticut & in Philadelphia, PA: Connecticut Marriages 1630-1997; Pennsylvania County Marriages 1885-1950
#4) 9/2/1816 Wethersfield, Connecticut: U.S., Newspaper Extractions From the Northeast 1704-1930; Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts 1630-1920 Vol. #2 Page #248

Sources for where she was born:
*The Huntington Family In America 1633-1915, Page #526
*Connecticut Births & Christenings 1649-1906 (Ancestry.com)
*Connecticut Vital Records Prior To 1850 (Ancestry.com)
Contributor: Linda Smiley (49801668) • [email protected]


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  • Created by: Zoe Tom
  • Added: Oct 28, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79480912/julia-ralston: accessed ), memorial page for Julia Chester Ralston (15 Mar 1792–6 Dec 1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79480912, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Zoe Tom (contributor 47000374).