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Sylvester Joseph Dewar 1910–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1910

Birth Location: Jamaica

Death Date: Aug 1994

Death Location: Marrero, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA

Father: Henry Dewar

Mother: Virginia Rogers

Spouse(s): Rita Dewar

Children(s):

In 1910, Sylvester Joseph Dewar entered the world in Jamaica, born to Henry Emanuel Dewar And Virginia Birousch Rogers. In 1935, Sylvester Joseph Dewar resided in McDonaldsville, Jefferson, Louisiana. In 1940, Sylvester Joseph Dewar resided in Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, U. Sylvester Joseph Dewar married Adeline Payne, Rita Dewar, and had children including Efrance Dewar, Junita Dewar, Noel Eve Dewar. Sylvester Joseph Dewar passed away in 1994 in Marrero, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Sylvester Joseph Dewar entered the world in Jamaica, born to Henry Emanuel Dewar And Virginia Birousch Rogers.
  • In 1935, Sylvester Joseph Dewar resided in McDonaldsville, Jefferson, Louisiana.
  • In 1940, Sylvester Joseph Dewar resided in Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, U.
  • Sylvester Joseph Dewar married Adeline Payne, Rita Dewar, and had children including Efrance Dewar, Junita Dewar, Noel Eve Dewar.
  • Sylvester Joseph Dewar passed away in 1994 in Marrero, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvester Dewar's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Dewar
1910–1994
Birth Place: Jamaica
Parents
Henry Emanuel Dewar
1882–1934
Jamaica, Bwi St James Paris
Virginia ((Birousch)) Rogers
1902–1984
New Orleans, Louisiana
Grandparents
Rodrick (A) Rogers
1877–1912
Louisiana
Queeny (Victoria) Banks
1880–1925
Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
Burbank Rogers
1833–
Cornelia Rogers
1835–1891
Lucy Winchester
1846–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Dewar's Timeline

6 Records

1910
19 May 1910
Birth of Sylvester Joseph Dewar in Jamaica
Jamaica
1935
1935
Age 25
Sylvester Joseph Dewar resided here in McDonaldsville, Jefferson, Louisiana
McDonaldsville, Jefferson, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 30
Sylvester Joseph Dewar resided here in Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1945
1945
Age 35
Sylvester Joseph Dewar resided here in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Sylvester Joseph Dewar resided here in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1994
Aug 1994
Age 84
Death of Sylvester Joseph Dewar in Marrero, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
Marrero, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1910
    Event Place: Jamaica
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01430; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 36-310
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 4091; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 36-567B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: McDonaldsville, Jefferson, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01430; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 36-310

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01430; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 36-310

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 4091; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 36-567B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Orleans, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 4091; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 36-567B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1994
    Event Place: Marrero, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA

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