Gazlay Family History
Hester Ann Courter
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 15 April 2013; Last Edited: 13 April 2014 |
| Person ID | 5434 |
| Name | Hester Ann Courter |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 17 March 1822 in Illinois1, 2 |
| Married | to John Henry Standish |
| Died | 29 September 1855 in Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Newaygo Cemetery, Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  John Henry Standish |
| Born | 10 February 1816 in Rutland County, Vermont |
| Married | to Hester Ann Courter |
| Married | to Emeline Day |
| Died | 28 April 1893 in Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan |
| Children | of Hester Ann Courter and John Henry Standish: |
| +1. | Georgette Standish |
| Born | 24 July 1842 in Illinois |
| Married | 1 January 1863 in Newaygo County, Michigan to William David Fuller |
| Died | 22 January 1918 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan |
| 2. | Marcellus Standish |
| Born | 9 November 1842 in Illinois |
| Died | 23 August 1850 |
| +3. | Albert Henry Standish |
| Born | 24 August 1849 in Middleville, Barry County, Michigan |
| Married | 20 May 1873 in Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan to Carrie E. Hubbard |
| Married | 27 March 1895 in Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan to Mary Alice Stuart |
| Died | 9 November 1921 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois |
| 4. | Alice R. Standish |
| Born | 24 August 1849 in Middleville, Barry County, Michigan |
| Died | 17 August 1851 |
| 5. | Alice Sophia Standish |
| Born | 18 December 1853 in Michigan |
| Died | 10 November 1873 in Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Newaygo Cemetery, Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan; Hester Ann Courter Standish: Hester Ann / Courter / Wife, / Mar. 17, 1822 [from gravestone, the remainder of which is below grade]. The record cites a Portrait and Biographical Album, Newaygo, Co., Mich, by Chas. C. Chapman, 1881, pg. 462-465, and indicates Hester died 29 September 1855 in Newaygo, and that she and Col. John H. Standish had five children, all of whom are listed with links to their findagrave records.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Barry County, Town of Thornapple, Page No. 185, family of John Standish (35, Vt., lecturer); Hester Ann Standish (28, Ill.); Georgette Standish (8, Ill.); Marcellus Standish (5, Ill.); Albert Standish (10/12, Mich.); Alice R. Standish (10/12, Mich.); Georgette Standish (19, Vt.).