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Dummer Michael Sylvester 1865–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JAN 1865

Birth Location: Etna, Maine (Penobscot)

Death Date: 11 MAR 1958

Death Location: Searsport, Maine (Waldo)

Father: Daniel Sylvester

Mother: Eliza Friend

Spouse(s): Evelyn Cochran

Children(s): Gertrude Sylvester, Lionel Sylvester, Vivian Sylvester

The story of Dummer Michael Sylvester began in 1865 in Etna, Maine (Penobscot). In 1870, Dummer Michael Sylvester resided in Dexter, Maine (Penobscot). In 1870, Dummer Michael Sylvester resided in Etna, Maine (Penobscot). Dummer Michael Sylvester married Evelyn Lissie Cochran, Harriet J Martin Hooper, and had children including Gertrude P Sylvester, Lionel N Sylvester, Vivian Sylvester. Dummer Michael Sylvester passed away in 1958 in Searsport, Maine (Waldo).

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Dummer Michael Sylvester began in 1865 in Etna, Maine (Penobscot).
  • In 1870, Dummer Michael Sylvester resided in Dexter, Maine (Penobscot).
  • In 1870, Dummer Michael Sylvester resided in Etna, Maine (Penobscot).
  • Dummer Michael Sylvester married Evelyn Lissie Cochran, Harriet J Martin Hooper, and had children including Gertrude P Sylvester, Lionel N Sylvester, Vivian Sylvester.
  • Dummer Michael Sylvester passed away in 1958 in Searsport, Maine (Waldo).

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Sylvester
1811–1867
Birth Location: Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
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Eliza Friend
1837–1908
Birth Location: Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
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Spouses(s)

Evelyn Cochran
1868–1917
Birth Location: Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
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Children(s)

Gertrude Sylvester
1899–
Birth Location: Saint Albans, Maine (Somerset)
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Lionel Sylvester
1892–
Birth Location: Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
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Vivian Sylvester
1893–
Birth Location: Maine
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Dummer Sylvester's Ancestors

Self
Dummer Sylvester
1865–1958
Birth Place: Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
Parents
Daniel Sylvester
1811–1867
Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
Eliza (Williams) Friend
1837–1908
Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
Grandparents
Calvin Sylvester
1782–1847
Chesterfield, Massachusetts (Hampshire)
Huldah Barden
1790–1829
of Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
Amos Friend
1800–
Sedgwick, Maine (Hancock)
Sally (H.) Fuller
1808–1895
Maine
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sylvester
1751–1798
Mary Hall
1753–1802
Phineas Friend
1770–
Hannah Carter
1771–
Francis Fuller
1780–1855
Sally Dinsmore
1787–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zebulon Sylvester
1723–1791
Letitia Shippy
1726–1796
Timothy Hall
1714–1753
Sarah Sylvester
1715–1753
Benjamin Friend
1743–1807
Martha Dodge
1753–1829
James Carter
1739–1818
Lydia Day
1741–1828
Asa Dinsmore
1761–1822
Elizabeth Brown
1765–

Dummer Sylvester's Descendants

1.
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Dummer (Michael) Sylvester (19 JAN 1865–11 MAR 1958) m. Evelyn (Lissie) Cochran (20 APR 1868–1917)
  1. 1. Gertrude (P.) Sylvester 1899– m. Charles (R.) Gordon 1896–
    1. 1. Barbara (Evelyn) Gordon 1922–1998 m. Edward (Franklin) Littlefield 1903–1983
  2. 2. Lionel (N.) Sylvester 1892– m. Mabel (E.) Stark 1898–
  3. 3. Vivian Sylvester 1893– m. Evangeline Washburn 1897–
    1. 1. Lloyd (W.) Sylvester 1917–
    2. 2. Allan (N.) Sylvester 1919–

Dummer Sylvester's Timeline

10 Records

1865
19 JAN 1865
Birth of Dummer Michael Sylvester in Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
1870
6 JUN 1870
Age 5
Dummer Michael Sylvester resided here in Dexter, Maine (Penobscot)
Dexter, Maine (Penobscot)
1870
20 JUN 1870
Age 5
Dummer Michael Sylvester resided here in Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
1900
1900
Age 35
Dummer Michael Sylvester resided here in Plymouth, Maine (Penobscot)
Plymouth, Maine (Penobscot)
1900
1900
Age 35
Dummer Michael Sylvester was employed in Plymouth, Maine (Penobscot)
Plymouth, Maine (Penobscot)
1910
1910
Age 45
Dummer Michael Sylvester resided here in Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
1910
1910
Age 45
Dummer Michael Sylvester was employed in Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
1920
1920
Age 55
Dummer Michael Sylvester resided here in Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
1920
1920
Age 55
Dummer Michael Sylvester was employed in Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
1958
11 MAR 1958
Age 93
Death of Dummer Michael Sylvester in Searsport, Maine (Waldo)
Searsport, Maine (Waldo)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1865
    Event Place: Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 Census, Pg. 8b - 14 Jan 1920
    [2] 1910 census, Belfast, Maine (Waldo), Pg. 1b - 16 Apr 1910
    [3] 1900 census, Plymouth, Maine (Penobscot), Pg. 7a - 21 Jun 1900
    [4] 1870 census, Etna, Maine (Penobscot), Pg. 10 - 20 Jun 1870
    [5] 1870 census, Dexter, Maine (Penobscot), Pg. 14 - 6 Jun 1870
    [6] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Glenwood Earl Webber - Charleston, Maine

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1870
    Event Place: Dexter, Maine (Penobscot)
    Record Source: 1870 census, Dexter, Maine (Penobscot), Pg. 14 - 6 Jun 1870

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1870
    Event Place: Etna, Maine (Penobscot)
    Record Source: 1870 census, Etna, Maine (Penobscot), Pg. 10 - 20 Jun 1870

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Plymouth, Maine (Penobscot)
    Record Source: 1900 census, Plymouth, Maine (Penobscot), Pg. 7a - 21 Jun 1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Plymouth, Maine (Penobscot)
    Record Source: 1900 census, Plymouth, Maine (Penobscot), Pg. 7a - 21 Jun 1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
    Record Source: 1910 census, Belfast, Maine (Waldo), Pg. 1b - 16 Apr 1910

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
    Record Source: 1910 census, Belfast, Maine (Waldo), Pg. 1b - 16 Apr 1910

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
    Record Source: 1920 Census, Pg. 8b - 14 Jan 1920

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Belfast, Maine (Waldo)
    Record Source: 1920 Census, Pg. 8b - 14 Jan 1920

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1958
    Event Place: Searsport, Maine (Waldo)
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