Chester, Joseph Lemuel, 1821-1882

Author of John Rogers: the compiler of the first authorised English Bible; the pioneer of the English reformation; and its first martyr. Embracing a genealogical account of his family, biographical sketches of some of his principal descendants, his own writings, etc. etc. (London: Longman, 1861) and other works of history and genealogy.

From the description of Letters, 1860-1861. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122690992

Chester was a genealogist and antiquarian.

From the description of Letter, 1881 February 5, London, to [Joseph Jackson] Howard. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 52816312

Joseph Lemuel Chester (1821-1882), genealogist, was born in Norwich, Connecticut, on 30 April 1821. In 1838 he moved to New York, where he found employment as a merchant's clerk, and published verses under the name of 'Julian Cramer'. He moved to Philadelphia in 1845, and worked again as a merchant's clerk, before becoming a journalist and newspaper editor. Chester became aide-de-camp to James Pollock, governor of Philadelphia in 1855. In 1858 he moved to London, where he began to research the history of American families. He died in London on 26 May 1882.

From the guide to the Joseph Lemuel Chester: Papers, 1863-1881, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)