Sylvia (Silva) W DELANO

(b. abt. 1808 , Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 2 March 1861 , Minot, Maine, USA )

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Sylvia (Silva) W DELANO was born abt. 1808 in Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Sylvia (Silva) W DELANO was the child of ? and ?

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Sylvia (Silva) W married Lewis SWETT abt. 1827 in Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Lewis SWETT was born 5 September 1805 in Falmouth, Maine, USA. Lewis died 1 April 1850 in Portland, Maine, USA (Deering). Lewis was the child of James SWETT and Abigail PRIDE.

Sylvia (Silva) W married (2) Bailey T ROYALL 24 February 1858 in Portland, Maine, USA . Bailey T ROYALL was born 13 May 1811 in Pownal, Maine, USA. Bailey T died 11 May 1875 in Dixfield, Maine, USA (Holmantown Plantation).

Sylvia (Silva) W DELANO died 2 March 1861 in Minot, Maine, USA .

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Sylvia (Silva) W DELANO married

Lewis SWETT-- Date: abt. 1827 Place: , Maine, USA
Lewis SWETT was the child of James SWETT and Abigail PRIDE

Children of Lewis SWETT and Sylvia (Silva) W DELANO:

Elizabeth A SWETT (b.12 May 1827, Falmouth, Maine, USA d. 25 July 1901, Freeport, Maine, USA)
m. Elias LUNT 24 November 1848 in Cumberland, Maine, USA (Cumberland Center)

Elbridge H SWETT (b.22 April 1829, Portland, Maine, USA d. , )

Sarah Ann Delano SWETT (b.3 September 1830, Portland, Maine, USA d. 22 March 1834, Portland, Maine, USA )

Edward Alonzo SWETT (b.3 October 1832, Portland, Maine, USA d. 31 January 1912, Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

Benjamin C SWETT (b.29 December 1834, Portland, Maine, USA d. 10 December 1913, Lewiston, Maine, USA)

John B SWETT (b.2 January 1836, Portland, Maine, USA d. 27 May 1863, Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)

Georgianna SWETT (b.11 July 1841, Portland, Maine, USA d. 21 March 1915, Waterville, Maine, USA)

Priscilla M SWETT (b.October 1843, Portland, Maine, USA d. 5 May 1922, Malden, Massachusetts, USA)
m. James W LUNT 25 December 1862 in Falmouth, Maine, USA

Mary F SWETT (b.8 October 1845, Portland, Maine, USA d. 22 May 1896, Auburn, Maine, USA )

James W SWETT (b.abt. 1848, Portland, Maine, USA d. , )

Sylvia (Silva) W DELANO married

Bailey T ROYALL-- Date: 24 February 1858 Place: Portland, Maine, USA
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Name: Bailey T Royall
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 Feb 1858
Event Place: Portland, , Maine, United States
Gender: Male
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Spouse's Name: Mrs. Silvia Swett
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Mrs
Spouse's Gender: Female
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GS Film Number: 001205242
Digital Folder Number: 007015920
Image Number: 03463

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Birth
Name: Sophia Western Delano
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 06 Sep 1808
Birthplace: Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine
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Father's Name: John Carlton Delano
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Mother's Name: Mary
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C52249-2
System Origin: Maine-EASy
GS Film number: 12315
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1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1827 Birth of Child
Elizabeth A SWETT was born 12 May 1827, Falmouth, Maine, USA

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1829 Birth of Child
Elbridge H SWETT was born 22 April 1829, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1830 Birth of Child
Sarah Ann Delano SWETT was born 3 September 1830, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1832 Birth of Child
Edward Alonzo SWETT was born 3 October 1832, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1834 Death of Child
Sarah Ann Delano SWETT died 22 March 1834, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1834 Birth of Child
Benjamin C SWETT was born 29 December 1834, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1836 Birth of Child
John B SWETT was born 2 January 1836, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1841 Birth of Child
Georgianna SWETT was born 11 July 1841, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Priscilla M SWETT was born October 1843, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1845 Birth of Child
Mary F SWETT was born 8 October 1845, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1848 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth A SWETT married 24 November 1848, Cumberland, Maine, USA (Cumberland Center) to Elias LUNT

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Portland, Maine
Name: Silva Swett
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1808
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1850: Portland Ward 3, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Gender: Female
Family Number: 22
Household Members:
Name Age
Silva Swett 42
Edward A Swett 17
Georgiana Swett 8
Priscilla Swett 6
Mary F F Swett 4
James W Swett 2
Andrew McGourke 25
Ann McGourke 19
Andrew J Ward 27
Shaw Demick 20
Mary A Malcot 45
Mary W Malcot 3

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lewis SWETT died 1 April 1850, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 Marriage / Partner
Sylvia (Silva) W DELANO and Bailey T ROYALL 24 February 1858, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Lewiston, Maine
Name: Sylvia Royal
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Race: White
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1808
Birthplace: Maine
Page: 136
Household ID: 934
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Film Number: 432
GS Film Number: 803432
Digital Folder Number: 005170014
Image Number: 00418

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Baily G Royal M 45 Maine
Sylvia Royal F 52 Maine
Franklin Royal M 8 Maine
Harriet Royal F 6 Maine
Georgie Sweat F 17 Maine
Priscilla M Swett F 16 Maine
Mary F Swett F 14 Maine
Jennet Carpenter F 35 Maine
Catharine Palmer F 29 Maine
Priscilla Collins F 84 Maine
Eliza C Crocker F 26 Maine
Eunice I Perkins F 27 Maine
Releif Pratt F 25 Maine
Hattie L Hoxie F 22 Maine
Hattie Davis F 20 Maine
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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Grave

Center Hill Cemetery, Minot, Androscoggin, Maine

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1861 Death
2 March 1861
Minot, Maine, USA

Sylvia is buried at: Center Hill Cemetery, Minot, Androscoggin, Maine

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

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1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
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