Hingham LivesHigh Street Cemetery

High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Rachel Wilder Sylvester

27 Jan 1817 – 1898 · about 81 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

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Rachel Wilder Sylvester lived from 27 Jan 1817 to 1898, a span of about 81 years.

Born a Wilder, and known here by the name Sylvester. Theirs is one of 10 markers bearing the name Sylvester in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

View family network 11relatives, as recorded on Find a Grave
Joshua Wilder1786–1860also hereJudith Shearman Wilder1792–1853also here
Rachel Wilder Sylvesterm.George D. Sylvester1813–1875also here
Elizabeth A. S. Mixson1837–1910also hereMary H. Sylvester1840–1842also hereGeorge M. Sylvester1843–1910also hereAmelia Wilder Sylvester1844–1854also hereSeth Channing Sylvester1850–1878also here

SiblingsJoshua Wilder1813–1893 · Ezra Wilder1819–1886 · Judith Shearman Wilder1824–1853

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

Born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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