Brief Life History of Charles Richard
When Charles Richard Sylvester was born on 24 January 1820, in Pembroke, Genesee, New York, United States, his father, Richard Sylvester, was 38 and his mother, Rachel Sutherland, was 29. He married Miranda Hills on 16 September 1841, in Green, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Lincoln, Polk, Wisconsin, United States for about 5 years. He died on 11 June 1890, in Jasper, Lane, Oregon, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mount Vernon Pioneer Cemetery, Springfield, Lane, Oregon, United States.
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- C R Sylvester, "Wisconsin State Census, 1875"
- Charles Sylvester, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- Charles Richard Sylvester, "Find A Grave Index"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1829
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and German: from the Middle English and Latin personal name Silvester ‘dweller in the forest’ (a derivative of silva ‘wood’). The name was borne by three popes, including a contemporary of Constantine the Great, and seems to have been first used in England by clerics.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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