Mary Esther Hewitt Wagner was born in Stonington, Connecticut, just outside New Haven.
She was the daughter of Cyrus Hewitt (1797-1845) and Eunice Avery (1800-1880).
She had seven brothers and sisters: Cyrus, Desire, Charles Stanton, Joseph Palmer, Charlotte Ann and William Henry Harrison. She was also a descendant of Noah Harrison, a Revolutionary War soldier for the American Army.
On Feb. 16, 1862, Mary Esther married John Wagner, who was a business partner with her brother, Cyrus Hewitt of Melbourne, Australia. The wedding took place at St. James Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia.
In 1866, John bought property in Malvern, Victoria. He commissioned architect Charles D'Ebro to design and build an Italianate Victorian-style 40-room mansion. He named the new residence Stonington to honor Mary Esther's birthplace. The residence was completed in 1890.
Malvern and Prahran merged in 1994, and the Victorian government named the new city after Stonington, now spelled Stonnington. The mansion is still standing and is privately owned.
John and Mary Esther had five children: Sons John Harrison Wagner (1863-1904) and George Prescott Wagner (b. 1878), and daughters Mary Josephine Wagner Hammans (1866-1941), Charlotte Emma Wagner (1868-Oct. 6, 1954), Hannah Elizabeth Wagner McCulloch (1869-1905).
Mary Josephine married Major A. W. Hammans, 32nd Light Infantry of the Australian Army, on Oct. 23, 1889.
Mary Esther died at her home at the age of 58.
She was the daughter of Cyrus Hewitt (1797-1845) and Eunice Avery (1800-1880).
She had seven brothers and sisters: Cyrus, Desire, Charles Stanton, Joseph Palmer, Charlotte Ann and William Henry Harrison. She was also a descendant of Noah Harrison, a Revolutionary War soldier for the American Army.
On Feb. 16, 1862, Mary Esther married John Wagner, who was a business partner with her brother, Cyrus Hewitt of Melbourne, Australia. The wedding took place at St. James Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia.
In 1866, John bought property in Malvern, Victoria. He commissioned architect Charles D'Ebro to design and build an Italianate Victorian-style 40-room mansion. He named the new residence Stonington to honor Mary Esther's birthplace. The residence was completed in 1890.
Malvern and Prahran merged in 1994, and the Victorian government named the new city after Stonington, now spelled Stonnington. The mansion is still standing and is privately owned.
John and Mary Esther had five children: Sons John Harrison Wagner (1863-1904) and George Prescott Wagner (b. 1878), and daughters Mary Josephine Wagner Hammans (1866-1941), Charlotte Emma Wagner (1868-Oct. 6, 1954), Hannah Elizabeth Wagner McCulloch (1869-1905).
Mary Josephine married Major A. W. Hammans, 32nd Light Infantry of the Australian Army, on Oct. 23, 1889.
Mary Esther died at her home at the age of 58.
Mary Esther Hewitt Wagner was born in Stonington, Connecticut, just outside New Haven.
She was the daughter of Cyrus Hewitt (1797-1845) and Eunice Avery (1800-1880).
She had seven brothers and sisters: Cyrus, Desire, Charles Stanton, Joseph Palmer, Charlotte Ann and William Henry Harrison. She was also a descendant of Noah Harrison, a Revolutionary War soldier for the American Army.
On Feb. 16, 1862, Mary Esther married John Wagner, who was a business partner with her brother, Cyrus Hewitt of Melbourne, Australia. The wedding took place at St. James Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia.
In 1866, John bought property in Malvern, Victoria. He commissioned architect Charles D'Ebro to design and build an Italianate Victorian-style 40-room mansion. He named the new residence Stonington to honor Mary Esther's birthplace. The residence was completed in 1890.
Malvern and Prahran merged in 1994, and the Victorian government named the new city after Stonington, now spelled Stonnington. The mansion is still standing and is privately owned.
John and Mary Esther had five children: Sons John Harrison Wagner (1863-1904) and George Prescott Wagner (b. 1878), and daughters Mary Josephine Wagner Hammans (1866-1941), Charlotte Emma Wagner (1868-Oct. 6, 1954), Hannah Elizabeth Wagner McCulloch (1869-1905).
Mary Josephine married Major A. W. Hammans, 32nd Light Infantry of the Australian Army, on Oct. 23, 1889.
Mary Esther died at her home at the age of 58.
She was the daughter of Cyrus Hewitt (1797-1845) and Eunice Avery (1800-1880).
She had seven brothers and sisters: Cyrus, Desire, Charles Stanton, Joseph Palmer, Charlotte Ann and William Henry Harrison. She was also a descendant of Noah Harrison, a Revolutionary War soldier for the American Army.
On Feb. 16, 1862, Mary Esther married John Wagner, who was a business partner with her brother, Cyrus Hewitt of Melbourne, Australia. The wedding took place at St. James Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia.
In 1866, John bought property in Malvern, Victoria. He commissioned architect Charles D'Ebro to design and build an Italianate Victorian-style 40-room mansion. He named the new residence Stonington to honor Mary Esther's birthplace. The residence was completed in 1890.
Malvern and Prahran merged in 1994, and the Victorian government named the new city after Stonington, now spelled Stonnington. The mansion is still standing and is privately owned.
John and Mary Esther had five children: Sons John Harrison Wagner (1863-1904) and George Prescott Wagner (b. 1878), and daughters Mary Josephine Wagner Hammans (1866-1941), Charlotte Emma Wagner (1868-Oct. 6, 1954), Hannah Elizabeth Wagner McCulloch (1869-1905).
Mary Josephine married Major A. W. Hammans, 32nd Light Infantry of the Australian Army, on Oct. 23, 1889.
Mary Esther died at her home at the age of 58.
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In loving memory
Of
MARY ESTHER
BELOVED WIFE OF
JOHN WAGNER
DIED 24th DECEMBER 1898
AGED 57 YEARS
ALSO
JOHN WAGNER
DIED 27th JANUARY 1901
AGED 74 YEARS
ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER
CHARLOTTE EMMA
DIED 6th OCTOBER 1954
AGED 84 YEARS
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