Frederick
Sylvester
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Elizabeth G. (Sylvester) McCulloch, Fannie Joseph Sylvester, Henry Joseph Sylvester, Lewis Sylvester, William McLeod Sylvester, Eleanor Sylvester, Charles Sylvester and Arthur Sylvester
Husband of
Eleanor (Stockton) Sylvester
— married
1 Jan 1877 (to 1918) in Bryn Mawr, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Helen Stockton Sylvester, Frederick Sylvester, Phyllis (Sylvester) Warnock and Eleanor Sylvie (Sylvester) Philler
Died
at age 71
in Merion Twp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Apr 2020
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Biography
Frederick was born on 26 Jun 1846 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Findagrave, his death certificate, and the Pennsylvania records for burial have his actual birthdate. The Census records are wildly off on ages]. He was the son of Frederick Joseph Sylvester and Sarah Houston. [He is recorded as their son in their 1850, 1860, and 1870 Census records]. He was baptized on 17 Oct 1847. The baptismal record also state he was born on 26 Jun 1846.
The 1850 Census shows him at home in Philadelphia Locust Ward with his parents and 5 siblings at age 3. It also says his birth year is abt. 1847 which is one year late; he should be 4.
The 1860 Census shows him at home with his parents and 6 siblings at age 12 in Philadelphia Ward 7. This census estimates his birth year at 1848, now two years off the real date. He should be 14 here.
The 1870 Census shows him at age 22 [should be 24] living at home with his parents and 6 siblings in Philadelphia Ward 8, District 23. He is working as a real estate agent.
The 1871 City Directory has that Frederick was in real estate at 208 S. 4th and living at 1805 Walnut. It also shows he was in business with his father, Frederick J. Sylvester and Son.
On 9 Nov 1874, he was elected to the Active Roll of The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry. He went on the non-active roll on 6 Aug 1883 and was on the Honorary Roll on 7 Oct 1895. [First City Troop Records].
On 19 Oct 1976, he married Eleanor Stockton at St. Luke's Church by Rev Currie in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The church later changed its name to Church of the Redeemer. The church record has the year as 1877, but it looks like a clerical error. Someone got off on the year. the rest of the date is correct. They stop 1876 in June. There was an announcement in the Philadelphia Inquirer on 20 Oct 1876 that stated on the 19 instance by the Rev. Charles G. Currie, Frederick Sylvester to miss Ella Stockton.
The 1880 Census shows him at age 31 married to Ella Stockton and just the two of them living on Spruce Street in Philadelphia. This census estimate his birth year at 1849; it seems to go up every 10 years. He should be 34. He is still working in Real Estate.
On 31 Dec 1892, Frederick Sylvester and Bro. sold John Wanamaker 1226 Market Street for $160,000. Wanamaker intends to use the 6 story iron building for a factory and storehouse for the store at 13th and Market. The building is presently occupied by Croft and Allen Candy manufacturers.[Philadelphia Inquirer- Newspapers.com].
The 1900 Census shows him at age 49 [should be 54] living with Ella and 3 daughters and 5 servants on Booth Lane in Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The 1910 Census shows him at 63 [should be 64] with his wife, Ella, on Booth Lane in Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania with their 3 daughters and 3 servants. He is now a real estate broker and not just an agent. He was in business with his father and brother.
He passed away on 24 Jun 1918 from pulmonary edema. The funeral notice posted on 26 Jun 1918 in the Evening Public Ledger, [Newspapers.com], said the Funeral Service was at the late residence in Haverford, Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30. Interment was private.
He was buried on 26 Jun 1918 in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Sources
- Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013: "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013"
PA - Philadelphia > Philadelphia > Episcopal > Church of the Redemption > image 322 of 513
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 16 March 2024)
Frederick Sylvester.
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #91224644 (accessed 11 March 2024)
Memorial page for Frederick Sylvester Jr. (26 Jun 1846-24 Jun 1918), citing West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (plot: Merion 30); Maintained by Crypt Tonight (contributor 48494116).
- 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Philadelphia Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 814; Page: 177a; Line Number: 40
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #5021765 (accessed 11 March 2024)
Frederic Sylvester (3) in Philadelphia Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Philadelphia.
- 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1157; Page: 270; Family History Library Film: 805157
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #4437486 (accessed 11 March 2024)
Frederick Sylvester (12) in Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania.
- 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 8 District 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1393; Page: 179B
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #2902509 (accessed 11 March 2024)
Frederick Sylvester (22), Real Estate Agt, in Philadelphia Ward 8 District 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania.
- U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > 1871 > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1871
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 11 March 2024)
Frederick J A Sylvester.
- Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013: "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013"
PA - Philadelphia > Philadelphia > Episcopal > Church of the Epiphany
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 11 March 2024)
Frederick Sylvester.
- 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1171; Page: 544B; Enumeration District: 154
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #37892157 (accessed 11 March 2024)
Frederick Sylvester (31), married, Real Estate Agent, head of household in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
- 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1443; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0213
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #47354534 (accessed 11 March 2024)
Frederick Sylvester (49), married, Real Estate, head of household in Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, USA.
- 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1378; Page: 25b; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1375391
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #25080356 (accessed 11 March 2024)
Frederick Sylvester (63), married, Broker, head of household in Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
- Death: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970"
1918 > 065501-068750
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 11 March 2024)
Frederick Sylvester.
- Burial: "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013"
Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2451 #2020335114 (accessed 11 March 2024)
Frederick Sylvester burial (died on 24 Jun 1918) on 26 Jun 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Born on 26 Jun 1846.
- Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013: "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013"
PA - Philadelphia > Philadelphia > Not Stated > Oliver Bair, Funeral Director
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 11 March 2024)
Frederick Sylvester-marriage.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frederick by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frederick:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frederick by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frederick:
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