Person:William Silvester (1)

Name	William Silvester
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]	5 Oct 1766	Dresden, Lincoln, Maine, USAbefore 1794, known as Pownalborough
Marriage	18 Nov 1788	Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United Statesto Mary Brown (add)
Death^[1]	27 Sep 1826	Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, USA

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Richard Silvester and His Descendants", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
Vol 86 p. 88, 1932.

"William, of Norridgewock, Me., b. 5 Oct. 1766; d. 27 Sept. 1826; m. in 1788 Mary Brown of Stow. He was a selectman of Norridgewock for twelve years, a justice of the peace from the establishment of Somerset County until his death, and a representative from his town to the General Court in Boston, 1813-1815. He built the first bridge across the Kennebec River." Children: Betsey, William, Samuel, Mary, John, Naomi, Meroe, Joshua and Lydia (twins), George and Caroline (twins), Sarah, Phebe, David.
↑ William Silvester, in Wiscasset (Maine). Town Clerk. Town and vital records, 1739-1929. (Wiscasset, Maine)
Online database, FamilySearch Record Search, Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, Accessed 13 Sep 2010.

Name William Silvester
Gender Male
Birth Date 05 Oct 1766
Birthplace Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine
Father's Name Samuel Silvester
Mother's Name Mary
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C52118-1
System Origin Maine-EASy
Source Film Number 12309
Reference Number v 1 & 2 p 3