Daniel Sylvester, Sr.

Per FindAGrave for Daniel Sylvester (1775-1846):

"Daniel was born about 1772 in Powalborough, Maine. The town of Pownalborough was incorporated 13 February 1760, included the present towns of Wiscasset, Alna, Dresden, and Perkins. Alna, under the name of New Milford was incorporated 25 June 1794, and Dresden the same date. Swan Island was set off from Dresden, and incorporated as Perkins 24 June 1847. The name of Pownalborough was changed to Wiscasset 10 June 1802.

Daniel married Hannah Noyes (1775-1827) on 26 August 1798. He married Pamela "Permelia" Palmer (1790-1842) after first wife's death (after 1827)."

Parents:

• Ebenezer Sylvester (1745 - 1834)
• Ann (Hannah) Hutchins Sylvester (1752 - ?)

Children:

• Anna Sylvester (1800 - 1820)
• James Sylvester (1802 - 1827)
• Daniel Sylvester [Jr.] (1811 - 1885): Born July 4, 1811, Palermo, Waldo County, Maine-Died Jan. 4, 1885, Benton, Kennebec County, Maine. See below.
• Isaac Sylvester (1820 - 1861). See in Greeley Genealogy online, page 815. Isaac's children were Arthur Lee Sylvester (b . 1855) and Melvina L. Sylvester (Oct. 1857-Dec. 1857).

Daniel, Jr. (1811-1885) had a son Evander Wallace Sylvester (1839-unknown). The family appears in the 1860 census for Kennebec Co., Maine. Evander enlisted for service in the Civil War in 1861.

Evander Wallace Sylvester was married to Miss Mary Ann Simpson (of Scotland; see 1880 census) in Benton, Maine in 1866. He had a son Ira Wallace Sylvester (1868-1942).

Ira W. Sylvester was married to Heloise Violett on 30 Jun 1892 in Parish Rapides, Louisiana. He had three sons, Evander Wallace Sylvester (1899-1960), Harold MacTavish Sylvester (1903-1963), and Malcolm Duncan Sylvester (1905-1965) (all were in the U.S. Navy). The family appears in the 1920 census for Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Harold M. Sylvester had a son Gerald Duncan Sylvester (1930-1986; on GENI), who was also a career Naval officer.