History of Chester, Connecticut, USA

CHESTER, formerly a parish of that name in Saybrook, was incorporated as a town in 1836. Jonah Dibble, from Haddarn, appears to have been the first settler in this town: he was a resident here in 1692: Andrew Warner, from Hadley, came about 1696. "The ancestors of the Parkers, Shipmans, Waterhouses and Webbs, from Saybrook parish, were early settlers in this place.. George `Willard and Andrew Southworth, from the same parish, Joel Canfield and Gideon Leet, from Durham, settled in it about 1745. The inhabitants were vested with parish privileges in 1740. Their first pastor was the Rev. Jared Harrison, who was ordained at the formation of the church in 1742.

Chester is about 5 miles in length from east to west, and upwards of 3 in breadth, bounded N. by Haddam, E. by Connecticut river, s. by Saybrook, and w. by Killingworth. The western part of the town is rough and hilly. It is estimated that there are in the town about 1,200 inhabitants, most of whom are in the eastern part. There...

Chester, a post-township of Middlesex county, Connecticut, on the W. side of Connecticut river, about 20 miles N. E. by E. from New Haven. Population. 992.

CHESTER, a township of Middlesex co., in the state of Connecticut, 31 m. SE of Hartford. Pop. 974.

Chester, a post-village of Middlesex co, Conn. 32 miles by rail S.S.E. of Hartford, and 18 miles S.E. of Middletown. It has 2 churches, a savings-bank, manufactures of ivory and bone goods, hardware, auger-bits, &c. Pop. of the township, 1301.