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John Regester was born in 1821 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He and Ann Biggin were married in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He died on 28 February 1858 at age ~37 in Saint Philip, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

He was living with his parents on Bowling Green St. in the 1841 Census. Unfortunately, his occupation is unreadable.

In the 1851 Census, he, his wife, and their child Mary Jane were living with his wife's widowed mother and her family on Wentworth Street and then on Queen Street. John was working as a scissor smith. There were 6 people living on Wentworth Street, so some of the children had to be "farmed out" to John's parents -- Henry, Herbert Thomas, and Mary Jane Frisk. In 1852 or 1853, John and Ann rented a house on Portland Street, Sheffield, and brought all the children back to their household.

Ann Regester was born in 1826 in Sheffield, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom.

She is listed as a scissor dresser living with her family on Bowling Green St. in Sheffield in the 1841 Census. In the 1851 Census, George and Mary are taking care of three grandchildren: Henry and Herbert Regester and Mary J. Frisk, 4, b. 1847. Was Mary the result of a relationship between Ann and a Frisk?

Charlotte Regester was born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She died on 6 August 1843 at age ~0 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 6 August 1843 in Saint Peter/Paul, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Ann Biggin was born in 1817 in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England. John Regester and she were married in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She died on 23 February 1878 at age ~61 in Saint Philip, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 25 February 1878 in Saint Philip, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

There were a number of Biggins in Rotherham: Isaac Biggin m. Charlotte Newbold July 4, 1820, in Rotherham; James Biggin m. Ann Rayney September 27, 1818, in Rotherham. Joseph Biggin m. Sarah Green October 11, 1812; Luke Biggin m. Ann Booker December 27, 1814; Samuel Biggin m. Nancy Biggin 20 August 1817 in Rotherham. Ann's relatives?

Ann took her two grown sons, Frank and John William, to be christened April 9, 1865, some years after her husband had died.

In the 1851 Census, John Regester, his wife Ann, and their child Mary Jane were living with his wife's widowed mother, Mary Hammond, and her family on Wentworth Street and then on Queen Street. John was working as a scissor smith. There were 6 people living on Wentworth Street, so some of the children had to be "farmed out" to John's parents -- Henry, Herbert Thomas, and Mary Jane Frisk. In 1852 or 1853, John and Ann rented a house on Portland Street, Sheffield, and brought all the children back to their household. There were other Biggins living nearby at 80 St. Philips Road in North Sheffield, District 14 (Nether Thorp): Samuel, 57 and Mary, 53, along with children Henry, 22, Isaac, 16, and a servant, Sarah Harnes. Two houses down at 74 St. Philips Road were Samuel, 37, and Sarah, 34, with children Samuel, 6, Mary J. 5, and Thomas, 1, and a servant, Christiana Emanuel, 13. Ann Biggin, 56, is listed as a visitor.

In the 1861 Census, Ann, 40, was head of household, no occupation listed, Henry Biggin Regester, son, 18, scissor smith, Herbert Thomas Regester, 16, scissor smith, John William Regester, 6, Frank Regester, 4, and Mary Elizabeth Regester, 9. They were all living on Portland Street, Nether Hallam, Sheffield. There were Biggins living on Portland Street: William, head, 43, file forger, Ann Hamond, mother, widow, 62, Isaac Thomas Biggin, 30, file cutter, May Ann Biggin, 28, Joseph Thomas Biggin, nephew, 2. Ann Biggin was baptized on 9 March 1817 in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England.

Herbert Thomas Regester was born on 10 September 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He and Mary Howard Hills were married in 1865 in Saint Phillip Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He died on 18 January 1927 at age 82 in Meriden, Connecticut. He was buried in Litchfield, Connecticut.

Speculation as to whether the death of his wife, then his daughter, Florence, and then his mother, sent him to emigrate to the USA in 1878. He is recorded in the 1880 Census as living in Litchfield, CT. The 1871 English Census has the family living at 35 Brittain St., St. Peter Ward, Sheffield. He was a scissorsmith.

Herbert and Mary lived on Hunt Street, Sheffield, with Herbert's mother, Ann, who was widowed in 1858.

John initially remained behind with his mother's sister Charlotte Howard when Herbert went to America. We're not sure with whom John came to America. Herbert Thomas Regester and Mary Howard Hills were married about 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Mary Howard Hills was born on 10 December 1846 at Campsall in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Herbert Thomas Regester and she were married in 1865 in Saint Phillip Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She died before 3 October 1875 in Saint Philip, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 3 October 1875 in Saint Philip, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Herbert Thomas Regester and Mary Howard Hills were married about 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

William George Regester was born in September 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He and Alice Maude Tew were married in 1894 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. He died on 28 June 1937 at age 67 in Meriden, Connecticut.

He arrived in New York on August 26, 1878, on the City of Richmond out of Liverpool. He was about 10 at the time. He was accompanied by his brother, Herbert, 5, and Roberts Regester, 33.

He worked for Gorham Manufacturing Co. from some time around 1880 until 1900, when he moved to Meriden, CT. In Meriden, he worked for the International Silver Company, where he was employed as a finisher. In the 1894 Providence Directory, he is listed as a polisher.

In 1892 Providence City Directory, he was listing at 20 Summit St. and thereafter boarding with John at 279 Bucklin St. until 1996. Then William is listed as living at 117 Reservoir Ave.. In 1899 he moved to Meriden, CT. He worked for the International Silver Co., in Meriden until 1936.

Florence Regester was born in 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She died on 13 May 1877 at age ~7 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. She was buried in Saint Philips Churchyard, Sheffield, Yorkshire England.

There's conflicting information about when she died, whether in 1870-71 or 1877 and whether she was the child of Herbert Thomas Regester or another Regester family.

Bertha Regester was born in 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Rev. T. A. Williams and she were married in 1910. She died on 4 May 1914 at age ~45. She was buried in Litchfield, Connecticut.

John ("Jack") Regester was born in 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He and Caroline Carrie Magoon were married on 29 June 1899 in Providence, Rhode Island. He died in 1951 at age ~77 at 17 Woodbine & Saint Auburn in Cranston, Rhode Island. He was buried in East Greenwich Cemetery, East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

He became a polisher at Gorham Manufacturing Co. and by 1926 was an assistant foreman. He worked in the polishing department for 57 years.

The 1930 Census lists the family as living at 171 Reservoir Avenue, Providence, RI. A Mary E. Reynolds from England was boarding with them.

He is listed as boarding at 179 Bucklin in 1894, occupation silversmith, and living at 155 Reservoir Ave. from 1899 to 1915, occupation polisher. In 1919 he was living with the Magoons at 171 Algonquin St., occupation, silver polisher.

Caroline Carrie Magoon was born on 9 May 1874 in Vermont. John ("Jack") Regester and she were married on 29 June 1899 in Providence, Rhode Island. She died in 1939 at age ~65 in Providence, Rhode Island. She was buried at Cemetery EGO38 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

The Magoon family came to New Hampshire about 1651 from Scotland. Andrew Jackson Magoon, father of Carrie, owned a business, Andrew J. Magoon and Son (home furnishings) (1890 Providence Directory). The busines was located on Reservoir Avenue at the corner of Crescent. Tracey Regester has traced her genealogy.

Howard William Regester was born on 30 January 1896 in Providence, Rhode Island.¹ He and Katherine Douglas Benners were married in 1921 in Dallas, Texas. He died on 21 July 1973 at age 77 in Corsicana, Texas.

He attended Syracuse University's School of Forestry. He left to join the Army during World War I and never went back to Syracuse. The family was living in Corsicana at the time of the 1930 Census. Howard was an accountant there.

Howard William Regester, Jr., was born on 7 September 1926 in Navarro County, Texas, or Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹

Aka Bill Regester, living in Texas. e-mail: reg1720@airmail.net

There was a Howard C. Regester born in Texas May 8, 1926 who died February 5, 1973, in San Francisco.

Katherine Douglas Benners was born on 2 July 1899 in Texas. Howard William Regester and she were married in 1921 in Dallas, Texas. She died on 18 November 1995 at age 96 in Navarro County, Texas.¹

Grace Steere Regester was born on 20 February 1903 in Providence, Rhode Island. Frank Newton and she were married after 1930. She died on 24 July 1991 at age 88 in Massachusetts.

In the 1930 Census, she was living at home.

Bertha Rydberg Regester was born on 26 October 1906 in Providence, Rhode Island. She died on 11 March 1990 at age 83 in Providence, Rhode Island. She was buried in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island.

James L. Everett was born on 2 June 1927. He died on 12 October 1995 at age 68 in Newark, Newcastle County, Delaware.

Frank Newton was born on 18 April 1906 in Canada. He died on 19 June 1966 at age 60 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.

They lived in Bristol, RI, in 1938. He was an industrial engineer at the rubber works. They were living with his parents, Julian and Susan, on 289 Hope Street.

Warren Milton ("Chip") Regester was born on 2 May 1900 in Providence, Rhode Island.¹ He and Mildred R. Darrah were married on 29 October 1924 in Providence, Rhode Island.² He and Beatrice E. Buchanan were married on 2 March 1929 in Providence, Rhode Island.³ He died on 25 December 1937 at age 37 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was buried at 1st Avenue in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

His World War I draft registration has him a student at Technical High School in Providence and living with his parents at 171 Reservoir Avenue, Providence.

He may have been living at 313 Weybosset St., bds. 171 Reservoir Avenue. According to the 1929 City Directory, they lived at 75 Algonquin St., Providence. He was a clerk. The 1934 Cranston City Directory has him living at 731 Mapleton St.

Helen Endora Regester was born on 25 August 1907 in Providence, Rhode Island.¹ She died on 4 March 1908 at age 0 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Florence Olive Regester was born on 12 April 1902 in Providence, Rhode Island.¹ She died on 16 February 1985 at age 82 in White River Junction, Windsor County, Vermont.

In the 1910 Census, she was living with her parents in Providence, RI. In the 1940 Census, she was living with her father and brother on Woodbine Ave. in Cranston.

She and Vera Schaumuller had the Orange Booke Shoppe at 90 Reservoir Ave., Cranston, in 1930.

In 1950, she was living at 17 Woodbine, Auburn, Cranston, RI, with her father and working as a clerk (city directory). She went by the name of F. Olive Regester.

Andrew Carlton Regester was born on 16 January 1905 in Providence, Rhode Island.¹ He and Eva Evelyn Slocombe Ives were married after 1950 in Rhode Island. He died in July 1985 at age 80 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was buried at 1st Avenue in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

The 1928 Providence directory has him living at 171 Reservoir Ave., Providence, with his sister and parents.

He enlisted 18 Jul 1942 in the Army during World War II.

At the time of his death, he was residing at 2910 Cranston St., Providence, RI. They had no children..

Here's a description of Andrew Regester by Don Haslam (2002):

"Andy. What do you want to know about him? He worked for my Dad for years.
The Name of the business was Haslam Heating Co, 797 Eddy St., Providence 5,
RI Phone -Williams 1-7770. Of course, today we would have to insert a zip
code and use 941-7770. Generally quiet. Low key. Taught me a lot about the
heating business that my dad never did. He was like an old maid about
doing things. He had his pace and you weren't about to change it. Would
drive the same car for years. Eve didn't have a car. She depended on Andy.
And depend on him she could. Everybody could depend on Andy. He had a good
sense of humor. After work he would take his "frock" tool box and his "Hash
Bucket" and unlock the trunk of his car (about a ' 50 Chevy 2 door pillared
coupe, jet black and waxed) and put them in there in a neat orderly fashion.
In fact everything in the trunk was in total order You could have eaten out
of it. He'd take a new "deck" of cigarettes from the lunch box, and open it
carefully, put the wrappings away, (the trunk lid is still open and remember
this is back when the bottom of the trunk was dead level with the rear
bumper) and light up a cigarette. If someone was there he would converse in
his laid back quiet manner. If alone left alone he would quietly enjoy his
"smoke" and then he would go home to Eve. You could set your clock to his
coming to work and leaving. They were in my opinion a devoted couple. Had
they ever had any children, they would have been the perfect parents. There
was a kindness to both that you hardly ever see any more.

Andy was an avid and I mean avid stream fisherman. And damn good. He is the
one that took me fishing for the very first time. I did go with him, but not
a lot. I think I was always too impatient for him and not quiet enough. I
was and still am a "Question Box". It didn't make any difference what the
weather was, he would go every Saturday morning. Today people would call him
a neat freak, but I thank him for teaching me the respect for my property and
taking proper care of it. And he was equally possessive of his property.
If you borrowed something, you put it back exactly where you got it from and
clean, or you lost all borrowing privileges. I know. I learned the hard
way.

Now check out with your dad Did he ever hear talk about a kid called
"Ducky"? If so, I'm "Ducky". Andy named me that when I was about four or
five and he never called me anything but "Ducky". Everybody else called me
Donny (I go by Don now), but not Andy. It was if I didn't have any other
name. Eve would call me Donny, but Andy refused to. As I sit here and type
this a sense of pride swells up inside of me a tear comes to my eye. Only if
you could have known him."

Mildred E. Regester was born on 24 May 1911 in Providence, Rhode Island.