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Mrs Mary Sylvester

Mary was born on December 24th, 1666 in Scituate and her baptism took place there on March 21st, 1667.¹² Mary's father was Captain Joseph Sylvester and her mother was Mrs Mary Barstow. Her paternal grandparents were Mr Richard Sylvester and Mrs Naomi Torrey; her maternal grandparents were Mr William Barstow and Mrs Anna Hubbard. She died about 1716.

Death Notes
- - "Living in 1715, when she nursed her mother during her last sickness"

General Notes
- Silvester, Albert Henry, "Richard Silvester of Weymouth, Mass., and Some of his Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume LXXXV (Boston, MA: 1931), p. 263.

Occupation Details
- Mary's occupation was Silvester, Albert Henry, "Richard Silvester of Weymouth, Mass., and Some of his Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume LXXXV (Boston, MA: 1931), p. 263..
  - Occupation Notes
    - - Baptized in the Second Church of Scituate on March 21, 1666/7.
      - Married Benjamin Curtis, son of William Curtis, in Scituate, 1689.
      - "Living in 1715, when she nursed her mother during her last sickness"

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Mr Richard Sylvester
  - d.1663 in Scituate
  
  Captain Joseph Sylvester
  - b.12 Apr 1638 in Weymouth d.22 Jul 1690 in Quebec - Canada
  
  Mr Phillip Torrey ^*
  - b.1530 in Combe - England d.31 Aug 1604 in Combe - England
  
  Mr William Torrey
  - b.1555 in Combe - England d.1639 in Combe - England
  
  Mrs Jane
  
  Mr Phillip Torrey
  - b.1580 in Combe - England d.27 Jun 1621 in Combe - England
  
  Alice
  
  Mrs Naomi Torrey
  - b.1612 in Combe - England d.Nov 1668 in Scituate
  
  Mr James Richards
  - b.1558 in Pitminster - England d.~  1608 in Taunton
  
  Mrs Alice Richards
  - b.1584 in Combe - England d.24 Apr 1634 in Combe - England
  
  Mrs Mary Sylvester
  - b.24 Dec 1666 in Scituate d.~  1716
  
  Mr William Barstow
  - b.1612 in Halifax - England d.1667 in Scituate
  
  Mrs Mary Barstow
  - b.28 Oct 1641 in Dedham d.16 Nov 1708 in Scituate
  
  Mrs Anna Hubbard
  - b.1605
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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Individual Additional Information

Details of Mary's family with Mr Benjamin Curtis

¹ Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the year 1850
² Richard Silvester of Weymouth, Mass., and Some of his Descendants (New England Historical and Genealogical Register)