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Sylvanus Piper 1786–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts

Death Date: September 12, 1868

Death Location: Drakesville, Davis, Iowa

Father: Abel Piper

Mother: Sibyl Sawyer

Spouse(s): Sally Sawtelle, Sally Sawtelle

Children(s): Lucy Piper

In 1786, Sylvanus Piper entered the world in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, born to Abel Piper And Sibyl Sawyer. Sylvanus Piper married Sally Sawtelle, and had children including Lucy Piper. Sylvanus Piper passed away in 1868 in Drakesville, Davis, Iowa.

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Biography

  • In 1786, Sylvanus Piper entered the world in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, born to Abel Piper And Sibyl Sawyer.
  • Sylvanus Piper married Sally Sawtelle, and had children including Lucy Piper.
  • Sylvanus Piper passed away in 1868 in Drakesville, Davis, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abel Piper
1756–1846
Birth Location: –
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Sibyl Sawyer
1742–1834
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sally Sawtelle
1788–
Birth Location: –
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Sally Sawtelle
1788–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Lucy Piper
1827–1888
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
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Sylvanus Piper's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Piper
1786–1868
Birth Place: Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Parents
Abel Piper
1756–1846
Sibyl Sawyer
1742–1834
Grandparents
Ruth Clark
1712–1790
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth1711 ((Betty) Sawyer (daugh of Ephraim) Sawyer)
1711–1815
Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth1711 ((Betty) Sawyer (daugh of Ephraim) Sawyer)
1711–1815
Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Judah Clarke
1682–1717
Hannah Kilburn
1683–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvanus Piper's Descendants

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Sylvanus Piper (1786–September 12, 1868) m. Sally Sawtelle (1788–) m. Sally Sawtelle (1788–)
  1. 1. Lucy Piper 1827–1888 m. Lucian (Bonaparte) Prouty 1825–1902
    1. 1. Lucian (Emmett) Prouty 1856–1937 m. Mary (Florence) Prouty 1857–1943
      1. 1. Kenneth (Pleasant) Prouty 1894–1970 m. Kate Gleim 1902–1997
        1. 1. marie prouty 1936–2017
        2. 2. Charles (Kenneth) Prouty 1925–1996
        3. 3. Ralph (Wayne) Prouty 1927–2002
        4. 4. Allen (L.) Prouty 1939–1939
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) May 1923–2010

Sylvanus Piper's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Sylvanus Piper in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
1868
September 12, 1868
Age 82
Death of Sylvanus Piper in Drakesville, Davis, Iowa
Drakesville, Davis, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 12, 1868
    Event Place: Drakesville, Davis, Iowa
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