Patience
SYLVESTER
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Born: 1 November 1664 in Shelter Island, Suffolk, New York Colony
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Patience married Benjamin L'HOMMEDIEU abt. 1694 in Southold, Crown Colony of New York . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin L'HOMMEDIEU was born abt. 1656 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Benjamin died 4 January 1749 in Southold, New York, USA (Mattituck).
Patience SYLVESTER died November 1719 in Shelter Island, Suffolk, Crown Colony of New York.
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Spouse & Children of Patience SYLVESTER
Benjamin L'HOMMEDIEUMarriage date: abt. 1694
Marriage place: Southold, Crown Colony of New York
Children of Benjamin L'HOMMEDIEU and Patience SYLVESTER
Sylvester L'HOMMEDIEUDied: 9 March 1788, Southold, Crown Colony of New York
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Birth — 16641 November 1664
Shelter Island, Suffolk, New York Colony
1703 Birth of ChildSylvester L'HOMMEDIEU was born 7 January 1703, Southold, New York, USA (Mattituck)
Patience was 38 years old.
Death — 1719November 1719
Shelter Island, Suffolk, Crown Colony of New York
She died at the age of 55.
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Last updated: 2/22/2025 12:47:16 PM
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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state
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