Sylvester
Chesebrough
Sr
Born in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Elisha Chesebrough Jr.
and Hannah Chesebrough
Husband of
Hannah (Carpenter) Chesebrough
— married
25 Apr 1758 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Freelove Chesebrough, Esther Chesebrough, Oliver Chesebrough Sr, Sylvester Chesebrough Jr, Eliphal Chesebrough, Freelove Chesebrough, Elisha Chesebrough Sr, Hannah Chesebrough, Nathaniel Chesebrough Sr, Sarah Chesebrough, Mary (Chesebrough) Cowan, Elihu Chesebrough Sr and Freelove (Chesebrough) Hathaway
Died about
at about age 59
in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 21 Oct 2010
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Biography
Sylvester Chesebrough was born 28 Jul 1735 at Stonington, Connecticut. He was the seventh and final child of Hannah (Chesebrough) & Elisha Chesebrough.[1]
He was baptized 31 Aug 1735 at First Congregational Church (Road Church), Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
Sylvester Chesebrough married 25 Apr 1758 at Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, Hannah Carpenter. They were married by James Fones, Justice of the Peace.
Note: Wheeler (1900) published that their marriage date was 25 October 1758; this may be an error, or may have been the date that their marriage was entered into the official record, not the actual date of marriage.
They had 13 children during the ensuing timespan through about 1782. These are fully listed in the Chesebrough family genealogy[1], however several of them are missing from the Wheeler (1900) History of Stonington.
Sylvester Chesebrough died about 1795 at North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Sources
- ↑ Wheeler, Richard Anson; (1900); History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900; Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Conn.; PGs 297, 300, no. 121: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n322/mode/1up
- Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough, Founder of Stonington, Ct., (New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903), pages 31 and 63: https://archive.org/stream/genealogydescen00wildgoog#page/n70/mode/1up
- James "Jim" Cheesebro, Cheesebro (James) Family Records, (1997). (Source: Larry Chesebro'. http://chesebro.net)
- Richard "Dick" W. Reeks, Reeks Family Records, (Jul 2005). (Source: Larry Chesebro'. http://chesebro.net)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvester:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvester:
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~0.78%
John Van Deusen
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jvan5953
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~0.78%
P D F Van Eeden :
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~0.39%
Marybeth (O'Gorman) Wright :
23andMe, GEDmatch M565369 [compare]
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~0.39%
Mike Kenworthy :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member raynbo1
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Categories: Stonington, Connecticut One Place Study | Stonington, Connecticut
A merge for son Elisha has already been proposed. It does appear these are the same person. The wife/wives need to be figured out. Is one incorrect, or did he marry two women named Hannah? If he had two wives, which is the mother of Elisha? Which is the mother of each of the other children?