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John Sylvester 1635–1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 JAN 1635

Birth Location: Weymouth, Massachusetts (Norfolk)

Death Date: 20 SEP 1706

Death Location: Marshfield, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

Father: Richard Sylvester

Mother: Naomi Torrey

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Children(s): Joseph Sylvester

John Sylvester was born in 1635 in Weymouth, Massachusetts (Norfolk), the child of Richard Sylvester And Naomi Torrey. John Sylvester married Sarah Sylvester, and had children including Joseph Sylvester. John Sylvester passed away in 1706 in Marshfield, Massachusetts (Plymouth).

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Biography

  • John Sylvester was born in 1635 in Weymouth, Massachusetts (Norfolk), the child of Richard Sylvester And Naomi Torrey.
  • John Sylvester married Sarah Sylvester, and had children including Joseph Sylvester.
  • John Sylvester passed away in 1706 in Marshfield, Massachusetts (Plymouth).

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John Sylvester's Ancestors

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John Sylvester
1635–1706
Birth Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Parents
Richard Sylvester
1608–1663
Somerset, England
Naomi Torrey
1614–1668
of Combe, St. Nichiolas, Somersetshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sylvester's Descendants

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John Sylvester (14 JAN 1635–20 SEP 1706)
  1. 1. Joseph Sylvester 1674–1744
    1. 1. Jonathan Sylvester 1713–1745 m. Jemima Carver 1717–
      1. 1. Ebenezer Sylvester 1745–1834 m. Hannah Hutchins 1752–
        1. 1. Asa Sylvester 1801– m. Sarah Worthen 1788–1857
    2. 2. Sarah Sylvester 1715–1753 m. Timothy Hall 1714–1753
      1. 1. Mary Hall 1753–1802 m. Edmund Sylvester 1751–1798
        1. 1. Calvin Sylvester 1782–1847 m. Huldah Barden 1790–1829

John Sylvester's Timeline

2 Records

1635
14 JAN 1635
Birth of John Sylvester in Weymouth, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Weymouth, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
1706
20 SEP 1706
Age 71
Death of John Sylvester in Marshfield, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Marshfield, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 JAN 1635
    Event Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
    Record Source: IGI - International Genealogical Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1706
    Event Place: Marshfield, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
    Record Source: IGI - International Genealogical Index

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