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EDWIN SYLVESTER was born on March 27th, 1849 in BELLVIEW, CALHOUN, ILL..  EDWIN SYLVESTER's father was Solomon Joseph DESPAIN and his mother was Ruth Amelia NEWELL.  His paternal grandparents were Solomon DESPAIN and Nancy BELL; his maternal grandparents were ASAHEL NEWELL and Elizabeth (BETSEY) BUSHNELL. He had seven brothers and four sisters, named Solomon, William Joseph, Hyrum SMITH, Henry WALTERS, ORSON AUGUSTUS, David Alvin, Oscar NEWELL, Amanda Caroline, Dora MELVINA, Ella EUGENIA and Clara Louisa.  He was the fifth oldest of the twelve children. He had three half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Mark Lorenzo, Walter Gustave, Francis Otto, LOTTA Pearl and Ina PAULINE.  He died at the age of 2 on August 19th, 1851.

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