Person:Sylvesta Easton (1)

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Sylvesta Easton
m. 17 Aug 1843
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Name Sylvesta Easton
Gender Female
Birth[1] 15 Jun 1815 New York, United States
Marriage 17 Aug 1843 Jefferson County, New York, United Statesto John Franklin Howard
Death[2][1] 2 Feb 1902 Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Burial[1] Berrien County, Michigan, United StatesPenn Yan Cemetery
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Penn Yan Cemetery, Bainbridge Center, Berrien County, Michigan, USA, in Find A Grave.

    Sylvesta Easton Howard
    Birth: Jun. 15, 1815, New York, USA
    Death: Feb. 2, 1902, Berrien County, Michigan, USA

  2. Coolidge, Orville William. A twentieth century history of Berrien County, Michigan. (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1906)
    p. 922.

    '... a daughter of John F. and Sylvesta (Easton) Howard. The mother had four children, but never saw any of them for she was blind for sixty years. She died February 2, 1902, at the age of eighty-six years and six months. John F. Howard and his wife were both natives of New York, being married in Jefferson county, that state and they lived successively in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan, coming eventually to the last mentioned state in 1852.'

  3.   Benton, Berrien County, Michigan, in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
    p. 218.

    Sylvesta Howard, age 45, housekeeping, born in New York
    Helen Howard, age 15, born in New York
    Rinaldo Howard, age 11, born in Illinois
    Elnora Howard, age 9, born in Wisconsin
    Violeta Howard, age 5, born in Michigan

  4.   Benton, Berrien County, Michigan, in United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    sheet 4.

    In the household of Frank and Helen C. McKinley:
    mother-in-law: Sylvesta Howard, born June 1814, age 85, widow, born in New York (both parents born in New York)

  5.   Rubicon, Dodge County, Wisconsin, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
    Family 134.

    John Howard, age 37, "Chairsmaker", born in NY
    Sylvesta Howard, age 35, born in NY, blind
    Hellen Howard, age 5, born in NY
    Reynolds Howard, age 1, born in Illinois