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Sylvanus Adams 1769–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Dec 1769

Birth Location: MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Death Date: 03 May 1838

Death Location: MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Father: Oliver Adams

Mother: Elizabeth Adams

Spouse(s): Ruth Plimpton, Eliza Richardson

Children(s): John Adams, Joseph Adams, Fanny Adams, John Adams, Joseph Adams, Walter Adams, Sylvanus Adams

Sylvanus Adams was born in 1769 in MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Oliver Adams And Elizabeth Adams. Sylvanus Adams married Eliza Richardson, Ruth Plimpton, and had children including Fanny Adams, John Adams, Joseph Adams, Sylvanus Adams, Walter Adams. Sylvanus Adams passed away in 1838 in MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Adams was born in 1769 in MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Oliver Adams And Elizabeth Adams.
  • Sylvanus Adams married Eliza Richardson, Ruth Plimpton, and had children including Fanny Adams, John Adams, Joseph Adams, Sylvanus Adams, Walter Adams.
  • Sylvanus Adams passed away in 1838 in MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

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Sylvanus Adams's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Adams
1769–1838
Birth Place: MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Parents
Oliver Adams
1738–1816
MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Elizabeth Adams
1736–1822
Medfield, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Jonathan Adams
1709–1804
East Medway, Massachusetts
Patience Clark
1710–1801
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Henry Adams
1702–1782
Medfield, Massachusetts
Jemima Morse
1709–1785
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Adams
1679–1744
Thamazin Sheffield
1673–1743
Edward Clark
1679–1746
Hannah Adams
1685–1775
Henry Adams
1657–1733
Prudence Frairy
1662–1750
Joshua Morse
1677–1749
Mary Paige
1677–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Adams
1614–1690
Benjamin Clark
1644–1724
Dorcas Morse
1645–1725
Henry Adams
1657–1733
Prudence Frairy
1662–1750
Henry Adams
1609–1676
Elizabeth Paine
1623–1676
John Frairy
1633–1670
Elizabeth Adams
1636–1678
Samuel Morse
1640–1718
Elizabeth Wood
1648–1682

Sylvanus Adams's Descendants

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Sylvanus Adams (06 Dec 1769–03 May 1838) m. Ruth Plimpton (1772–30 Jun 1822) m. Eliza Richardson (1793–06 Nov 1838)
  1. 1. John Adams 1813–
  2. 2. Joseph Adams 1803–1847
  3. 3. Fanny Adams 1794–1798
  4. 4. John Adams 1813–
  5. 5. Joseph Adams 1803–1847
  6. 6. Walter Adams 1799–
  7. 7. Sylvanus Adams 1807–1807

Sylvanus Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1769
06 Dec 1769
Birth of Sylvanus Adams in MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
1838
03 May 1838
Age 69
Death of Sylvanus Adams in MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1769
    Event Place: MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 May 1838
    Event Place: MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

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