Abraham Norwood SYLVESTER
- BIRTH: 6 May 1850; Newmarket, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, USA
- DEATH: 9 Oct 1862; Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA
Father: Franklin SYLVESTER
Mother: Mary S. //
_William SYLVESTER _
_Charles SYLVESTER _|
| |_Mary SPRINGER _____
_Franklin SYLVESTER _|
| | _Caleb BARKER ______
| |_Lucy BARKER _______|
| |_Illathera HOWLAND__
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|--Abraham Norwood SYLVESTER
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|_Mary S. //__________|
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Notes
Updated December 22, 2025. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) 1850 United States Census for New Hampshire, Rockingham Co., Newmarket: Page 12; September 20, 1850.
Norwood SYLVESTER is the son of Frank and Mary SYLVESTER. He is 4 months old and born in New Hampshire.
(2) 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middlesex Co., Malden.
Abraham N. SYLVESTER is the son of Franklin and Mary SYLVESTER. He is 5 years old and born in New Hampshire.
(3) 1860 United States Census for Massachusetts, Suffolk Co., Boston, 12th Ward (Boston Post Office): Page 182, June 22, 1860.
Abraham N. SYLVESTER is the son of Franklin SYLVESTER and step-son of Lucretia SYLVESTER. Abraham is 10 years old, born in New Hampshire, and is attending school.
(4) Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records via Ancestry.com
- Date of Death: Octo. 9, 1862
- Name: Abraham N. SYLVESTER
- Age: 12 years; 5 months; 3 days [calculates to 6 May 1850]
- Residence, and Place of Death: Boston
- Disease, or Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever; Cong. of Brain
- Place of Birth: Newmarket, N.H.
- Names and Birth Place of Parents: Franklin (b. Avon, Me.); Mary L. (Weld, Me.)
(5) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com: Deaths in Boston
Includes the same basic information at the Massachusetts Death Records but also notes the "Place of Death" in Boston: Athens Street