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Sylvester C LINCOLN 1819–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sept 1819

Birth Location: Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA

Death Date: 29 Sep 1893

Death Location: Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA

Father: -John LINCOLN

Mother: -Lydia GIFFORD

Spouse(s): Harriet HERRICK

Children(s): Eva LINCOLN, Edith LINCOLN

The story of Sylvester C LINCOLN began in 1819 in Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA. In 1850, Sylvester C LINCOLN resided in Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois, USA. In 1860, Sylvester C LINCOLN resided in Viroqua, Bad Ax, Wisconsin, USA. Sylvester C LINCOLN married Harriet Herrick, and had children including Edith Elizabeth Lincoln, Eva Lydia Lincoln. Sylvester C LINCOLN passed away in 1893 in Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester C LINCOLN began in 1819 in Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA.
  • In 1850, Sylvester C LINCOLN resided in Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1860, Sylvester C LINCOLN resided in Viroqua, Bad Ax, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Sylvester C LINCOLN married Harriet Herrick, and had children including Edith Elizabeth Lincoln, Eva Lydia Lincoln.
  • Sylvester C LINCOLN passed away in 1893 in Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

-John LINCOLN
1788–1864
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
-L
-Lydia GIFFORD
1796–1886
Birth Location: Lyme, New Hamshire, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harriet HERRICK
1832–1917
Birth Location: New York, USA
HH

Children(s)

Eva LINCOLN
1860–1893
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Edith LINCOLN
1851–
Birth Location: –
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Sylvester LINCOLN's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester LINCOLN
1819–1893
Birth Place: Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA
Parents
-John Lemuel LINCOLN
1788–1864
Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
-Lydia GIFFORD
1796–1886
Lyme, New Hamshire, USA
Grandparents
-Sylvester LINCOLN
1757–1818
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
-Desiree BRIGGS
1760–1851
Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
-Isaac GIFFORD
1773–1857
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
-Elizabeth (Betsy) ENGLISH
1774–1847
Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire
Great-Grandparents
-Simeon LINCOLN
1735–1767
-Abigail AUSTIN
1735–
-Thomas GIFFORD
1746–1786
-Lydia TOMSON
1752–1844
-James ENGLISH
1745–1800
-Jerusha FAIRFIELD
1753–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
-Cornelius GIFFORD
1718–1808
-Elizabeth BARLOW
1724–1813
-John TOMSON
1717–1766
-Lydia WOOD
1722–1761

Sylvester LINCOLN's Descendants

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Sylvester (C) LINCOLN (23 Sept 1819–29 Sep 1893) m. Harriet HERRICK (abt 1832–1917)
  1. 1. Eva (Lydia) LINCOLN 1860–1893 m. Frederick (August) Horstman 1859–1922
    1. 1. Lona (Eloise) Horstmann 1890–1966
    2. 2. Edith (Laura) Horstmann 1892–1987
  2. 2. Edith (Elizabeth) LINCOLN 1851–

Sylvester LINCOLN's Timeline

6 Records

1819
23 Sept 1819
Birth of Sylvester C LINCOLN in Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA
Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 31
Sylvester C LINCOLN resided here in Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois, USA
Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 41
Sylvester C LINCOLN resided here in Viroqua, Bad Ax, Wisconsin, USA
Viroqua, Bad Ax, Wisconsin, USA
1870
1870
Age 51
Sylvester C LINCOLN resided here in Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
1880
1880
Age 61
Sylvester C LINCOLN resided here in Elroy, Juneau, Wisconsin, USA
Elroy, Juneau, Wisconsin, USA
1893
29 Sep 1893
Age 74
Death of Sylvester C LINCOLN in Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA
Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sept 1819
    Event Place: Corfu, Genesee, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elroy, Juneau, Wisconsin; Roll: 1431; Family History Film: 1255431; Page: 478B; Enumeration District: 196; Image: .
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Viroqua, Bad Ax, Wisconsin; Roll: ; Page: 389; Image: 397.
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois; Roll: M432_113; Page: 221A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois; Roll: M432_113; Page: 221A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Viroqua, Bad Ax, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Viroqua, Bad Ax, Wisconsin; Roll: ; Page: 389; Image: 397.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elroy, Juneau, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elroy, Juneau, Wisconsin; Roll: 1431; Family History Film: 1255431; Page: 478B; Enumeration District: 196; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1893
    Event Place: Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA
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