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John Sylvester 1634–1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1634

Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 20 September 1706

Death Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard Sylvester

Mother: Naomi Torrey

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The story of John Sylvester began in 1634 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA. John Sylvester passed away in 1706 in Marshfield, Plymouth, co., MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sylvester began in 1634 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA.
  • John Sylvester passed away in 1706 in Marshfield, Plymouth, co., MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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John Sylvester's Ancestors

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John Sylvester
1634–1706
Birth Place: Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Richard Sylvester
1614–1663
Laycock, Wiltshire, England
Naomi ("Emmaline") Torrey
1614–1668
Combe St Nich, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward Sylvester
1583–1638
Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England
Joane Batcheller
1592–1644
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Philip Torrey
1585–1621
Combe St. Nicholas, Somerset, England
Alice Richards
1584–1634
Bettam, Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Silvester
1550–1618
Margaret Silvester
1550–1615
John Bachiler
1573–1660
Elinor Howse
1573–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Silvester
1525–1605
Elisabeth Silvester
1527–1584
Thomas Gilbert
1525–1563
Jone Gilbert
1525–1704

John Sylvester's Timeline

2 Records

1634
14 March 1634
Birth of John Sylvester in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1706
20 September 1706
Age 72
Death of John Sylvester in Marshfield, Plymouth, co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Marshfield, Plymouth, co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1634
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1706
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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