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Sylvanus Bishop 1765–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1765

Birth Location: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1 Jun 1860

Death Location: Oswego, Oswego County, New York, USA

Father: John Bishop

Mother: Rebeckah Davis

Spouse(s): Rachel Spicer

Children(s): William +

Sylvanus Bishop was born in 1765 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, the child of John Bishop And Rebeckah Davis. Sylvanus Bishop married Rachel Spicer, and had children including William Henry Bishop. Sylvanus Bishop passed away in 1860 in Oswego, Oswego County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Bishop was born in 1765 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, the child of John Bishop And Rebeckah Davis.
  • Sylvanus Bishop married Rachel Spicer, and had children including William Henry Bishop.
  • Sylvanus Bishop passed away in 1860 in Oswego, Oswego County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bishop
1730–1785
Birth Location: Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Rebeckah Davis
1732–1831
Birth Location: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
RD

Spouses(s)

Rachel Spicer
1775–1860
Birth Location: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
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Children(s)

William +
1821–1884
Birth Location: Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States
W+

Sylvanus Bishop's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Bishop
1765–1860
Birth Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Parents
John Bishop
1730–1785
Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Rebeckah Davis
1732–1831
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth Hooper
1710–1782
Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Miller
1696–1786
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvanus Bishop's Descendants

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Sylvanus Bishop (16 Apr 1765–1 Jun 1860) m. Rachel Spicer (19 July 1775–10 November 1860)
  1. 1. William (Henry Bishop) + 1821–1884 m. Eliza (Ann) Pratt 1819–1895
    1. 1. Mahonri (Moriancumer) Bishop 1848–1910 m. Mary (Amanda) Gibbs 1849–1911
      1. 1. Lula (Amanda) Bishop 1876–1963 m. Leigh (Richmond) Cropper 1871–1950
        1. 1. Melba cropper 1910– m. donald (hyram) mcintosh 1893–

Sylvanus Bishop's Timeline

2 Records

1765
16 Apr 1765
Birth of Sylvanus Bishop in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1860
1 Jun 1860
Age 95
Death of Sylvanus Bishop in Oswego, Oswego County, New York, USA
Oswego, Oswego County, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1765
    Event Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Oswego, Oswego County, New York, USA
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