Person:Sylvia Hall (1)

HISTORY OF THOMASTON, ME. (Cyrus Eaton, 1865): II:217 short genealogy on this HALL line. _____1, Isaac2, Caleb3, Elijah4, Sylvia5. Sylvia born 6 Feb 1810. «i»[Does not give any marriage of this Sylvia.]«/i»

MRS GLOVER'S DIARY: Charlotte arrives 1843. «i»[Suggests that her mother was sick or died about 1843.][ Her father definately alive, as he shows up to pay the bill, up to the time he left for California (1849).] «/i»July 28, 1843 - Warm & foggy this morn. Charlotte Higgins' mother left on the stage this morn. Sister went shopping this afternoon.

CMH LETTER 1852: 'My mother died almost 8 years ago'... '[Mrs Glover] teacher to whom my mother instrusted me....'. «i»[It follows that Sylvia was sick unto death and arranged for Charlotte's care at Mrs Glover's prior to her death. This puts Sylvia's death year 1844.] [Certainly Charlotte thinks her mother dead.] «/i»«i»[Sylvia is not named in the will of her supposed father Elijah HALL who died in 1846. This is reasonable as (a) she was dead and (b) she perhaps had relocated to the Boston area some time previously, when she married Uriah about 1832. Elijah's will does not mention and he may not have been aware of his grand-daughter Charlotte.]«/i» (Research):CENSUS 1850: has a Sylvia HIGGINS (BARN 106 ORLEANS): Sylvia age 50, b Eastham This may be but is unlikely to be mother ofSylvia age 17 Charlotte? age is 10 yrs too old; CharlotteMercy age 8 not living with her? dau Sylvia too?

  Hariett J BOLLA [?] age 19