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Sylvester Preston 1866–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1866

Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 12 Jul 1946

Death Location: Harford County, Maryland, USA

Father: Benjamin Preston

Mother: Julia Lay

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Children(s):

In 1866, Sylvester Preston entered the world in Harford County, Maryland, USA, born to Benjamin Van Buren Preston And Julia Lay. Sylvester Preston passed away in 1946 in Harford County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Sylvester Preston entered the world in Harford County, Maryland, USA, born to Benjamin Van Buren Preston And Julia Lay.
  • Sylvester Preston passed away in 1946 in Harford County, Maryland, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Sylvester Preston's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Preston
1866–1946
Birth Place: Harford County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Benjamin Van Buren Preston
1840–1923
Harford County, Maryland, USA
Julia Lay
1846–1886
Harford County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (W) Preston
1799–1863
Harford, County, Maryland, USA
Jemima Barton
1797–1874
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Christian Lay
1824–1894
Baden, Baden-Baden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Rachael (Frederika) Mueller
1819–1904
Vaihingen, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Preston
1755–1830
Rachel Larcom
1765–1835
William Barton
1748–1822
Susannah Sharp
1768–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Preston
1731–1774
John Barton
1715–1776
Ann Hitchcock
1723–1792
Thomas Sharp
1727–1802
Susannah Wilson
1735–1802

Sylvester Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1866
May 1866
Birth of Sylvester Preston in Harford County, Maryland, USA
Harford County, Maryland, USA
1946
12 Jul 1946
Age 80
Death of Sylvester Preston in Harford County, Maryland, USA
Harford County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1866
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1946
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland, USA

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