Sylvester Murphy Webster

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Sylvester Murphy Webster

Birth
West Middlesex, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
3 Jan 1916 (aged 71)
Harrisville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Harrisville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Sylvester Murphy Webster was born to John and Sarah (Maitland) Webster in West Middlesex, PA and died in Harrisville, PA at the age of 71. "He was the last of a family of 17 children" (according to his obituary).

He was a coal miner by trade, and married Sarah M Hawke on Christmas day in 1866. Together they had nine children and lived their entire lives in and around the Butler/Mercer County areas.

Sylvester was injured in the mine and began making pick axes for them. He was also a twin to a brother named Lochester.
Sylvester Murphy Webster was born to John and Sarah (Maitland) Webster in West Middlesex, PA and died in Harrisville, PA at the age of 71. "He was the last of a family of 17 children" (according to his obituary).

He was a coal miner by trade, and married Sarah M Hawke on Christmas day in 1866. Together they had nine children and lived their entire lives in and around the Butler/Mercer County areas.

Sylvester was injured in the mine and began making pick axes for them. He was also a twin to a brother named Lochester.

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