Alden Sylvester (1850 - 1942)

Born 26 Sep 1850 in Etna, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel Matilda (Blackden) Sylvester — married 7 Apr 1872 in Plymouth, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Died 27 Mar 1942 at age 91 in Mars Hill, Aroostook, Maine, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Alden was the son of Ansel Sylvester.^[1] Reuben Sylvester lived with his brother Alden after the death of his second wife Annie Spaulding. ^[2]

Alden was the husband of Rachel Blackden.^[3] He is buried at Pierce Cemetery, Mars Hill, Aroostook, Maine.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F476-D8G : 10 February 2018), Alden Sylvester, 26 Sep 1850; citing CIVIL, ETNA, PENOBSCOT, MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,847.
2. ↑ Entered by Glen Knowles.
3. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3S-GSY5 : 17 October 2017), Alden Sylvester and Rachel Blackden, 07 Apr 1872; citing Plymouth, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 October 2019), memorial page for Alden S Sylvester (26 Sep 1850–27 Mar 1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #147295921, citing Pierce Cemetery, Mars Hill, Aroostook County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Jan robinson (contributor 47037101) .

• Personal letter Myrtle Ellsi 1977
• Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900

Acknowledgments

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