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Saphila C. <I>Metcalf</I> Sylvester

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Saphila C. Metcalf Sylvester

Birth
Hope, Knox County, Maine, USA
Death
31 Jul 1930 (aged 90)
Leeds, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Burial
Leeds, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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As a young woman Saphila worked in the cotton mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, as did her husband Lorenzo.

After Saphila married in 1861 they lived on the Sylvester homestead on River Road in Leeds. They farmed there until 1883, when they moved to Turner to live with their son Arthur.

They had four children that reached maturity. Of these Henry died of tuberculosis at age 21. Her children Arthur and Lucy remained local. Laura moved to Massachusetts, where she married.
As a young woman Saphila worked in the cotton mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, as did her husband Lorenzo.

After Saphila married in 1861 they lived on the Sylvester homestead on River Road in Leeds. They farmed there until 1883, when they moved to Turner to live with their son Arthur.

They had four children that reached maturity. Of these Henry died of tuberculosis at age 21. Her children Arthur and Lucy remained local. Laura moved to Massachusetts, where she married.


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