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Sylvester Atwood 1765–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1765

Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England

Death Date: 28 Dec 1840

Death Location: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England

Father: Sylvester Atwood

Mother: Dorothy Wakjer

Spouse(s): Ruth Church

Children(s): Dolley Atwood, Nancy Atwood, William Atwood, Mary Atwood, Sarah Atwood, Thomas Atwood, Ruth Atwood, Sylvester Atwood

Sylvester Atwood was born in 1765 in Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England, the child of Sylvester Atwood And Dorothy Wakjer. Sylvester Atwood married Ruth Church, and had children including Dolley Atwood, Mary Atwood, Nancy Atwood, Ruth Atwood, Sarah Atwood, Sylvester Atwood, Thomas Church Atwood, William Richard Atwood. Sylvester Atwood passed away in 1840 in Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England.

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Biography

  • Sylvester Atwood was born in 1765 in Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England, the child of Sylvester Atwood And Dorothy Wakjer.
  • Sylvester Atwood married Ruth Church, and had children including Dolley Atwood, Mary Atwood, Nancy Atwood, Ruth Atwood, Sarah Atwood, Sylvester Atwood, Thomas Church Atwood, William Richard Atwood.
  • Sylvester Atwood passed away in 1840 in Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sylvester Atwood
1725–
Birth Location: Bristol County, Massachusetts, New England
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Dorothy Wakjer
1728–1808
Birth Location: Of Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Church
1765–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Dolley Atwood
1809–
Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England
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Nancy Atwood
1806–
Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England
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William Atwood
1804–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Atwood
1801–
Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England
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Sarah Atwood
1799–
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Atwood
1796–
Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England
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Ruth Atwood
1794–
Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England
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Sylvester Atwood
1792–
Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England
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Sylvester Atwood's Ancestors

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Sylvester Atwood
1765–1840
Birth Place: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England
Parents
Sylvester Atwood
1725–
Bristol County, Massachusetts, New England
Dorothy Wakjer
1728–1808
Of Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Ephraim Atwood
1689–1776
Ruth Richmond
1705–1776
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, New England
Great-Grandparents
Sylvester Richmond
1672–1754
Elizabeth Rogers
1667–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Russell
1776–1839
Georgiana Gordon
1781–1853

Sylvester Atwood's Descendants

1.
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Sylvester Atwood (1 Jul 1765–28 Dec 1840) m. Ruth Church (Abt 1765–)
  1. 1. Dolley Atwood 1809–
  2. 2. Nancy Atwood 1806–
  3. 3. William (Richard) Atwood 1804–
  4. 4. Mary Atwood 1801–
  5. 5. Sarah Atwood 1799–
  6. 6. Thomas (Church) Atwood 1796–
  7. 7. Ruth Atwood 1794–
  8. 8. Sylvester Atwood 1792–

Sylvester Atwood's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1 Jul 1765
Birth of Sylvester Atwood in Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England
Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England
1840
28 Dec 1840
Age 75
Death of Sylvester Atwood in Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England
Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1765
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, New England
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