Thursday, December 2, 2010

GENEALOGY AND ANCESTRY OF CHESTER A. ARTHUR, 21ST PRESIDENT

Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as President after the assassination of President Garfield. A year after becoming President, Arthur was diagnosed with Blight's disease, a fatal kidney disease. Chester Arthur was born on October 5, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont. His parents were William Arthur and Malvina Stone. Chester Arthur's father was a Baptist minister from Ireland who migrated to New York City. His mother, Malvina Stone, was from Vermont. For a detailed family tree, see http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=presidents?presidents1967