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Sylvester Preston 1780–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 JUN 1780

Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, CT

Death Date: BET 1850 AND 1859

Death Location: Adams, Muskingum, OH

Father: Zerah Preston

Mother: Mary Walker

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Sylvester Preston began in 1780 in Ashford, Windham, CT. Sylvester Preston passed away in 1850 in Adams, Muskingum, OH.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Preston began in 1780 in Ashford, Windham, CT.
  • Sylvester Preston passed away in 1850 in Adams, Muskingum, OH.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zerah Preston
1759–1821
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham Co., CT
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Mary Walker
1757–1794
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, CT
MW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvester Preston's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Preston
1780–1850
Birth Place: Ashford, Windham, CT
Parents
Zerah Preston
1759–1821
Ashford, Windham Co., CT
Mary (Ann) Walker
1757–1794
Ashford, Windham, CT
Grandparents
John Preston
1715–1776
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Ford
1717–1796
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1780
3 JUN 1780
Birth of Sylvester Preston in Ashford, Windham, CT
Ashford, Windham, CT
1850
BET 1850 AND 1859
Age 70
Death of Sylvester Preston in Adams, Muskingum, OH
Adams, Muskingum, OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 JUN 1780
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1850 AND 1859
    Event Place: Adams, Muskingum, OH

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
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