James Sylvester: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

James Sylvester is documented in 58 historical records spanning 1825-2013 across 18 cities — including Winnipeg, Montreal, Bristol, Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan, Oxford North, Saint-Patrick Ward, Crosby South, St Patricks Ward, and Neebing Centre & South. Sources include 21 births, 22 censuses, 5 marriage records, and 10 obituaries. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named James Sylvester through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with James Sylvester today.

Year Type Subject Location Source Results

1825

Census

James Silvester

Montreal (Town), Lower Canada

Census of 1825, Lower Canada (Quebec)

1825

Census

Montreal (Town), Lower Canada

(Census of 1825, Lower Canada (Quebec) )

abt. 1858

Birth

James Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1858

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1859

Birth

James Sylvester

Undetermined location

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

abt. 1859

Birth

Undetermined location

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

abt. 1865

Birth

James-Ackley Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1865

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1866

Birth

James-Worral Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1866

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1868

Birth

James Silvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1868

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

abt. 1870

Birth

James-W Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1870

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

abt. 1870

Birth

James Silvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1881

abt. 1870

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1873

Birth

James Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1873

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

abt. 1874

Birth

James Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1881

abt. 1874

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1875

Birth

James-H. Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1881

abt. 1875

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1876

Birth

James Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1876

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1881

Census

James Silvester

Oxford North, ON

Census of Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Oxford North, ON

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

James-H. Sylvester

Saint-Patrick Ward, ON

Census of Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Saint-Patrick Ward, ON

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

James Sylvester

Crosby South, ON

Census of Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Crosby South, ON

(Census of Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1886

Birth

James Silvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1891

abt. 1886

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1891)

abt. 1891

Birth

James Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1891

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1891

Census

James Sylvester

St Patricks Ward, ON

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

St Patricks Ward, ON

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

James-W Sylvester

Neebing Centre & South, ON

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Neebing Centre & South, ON

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

James Silvester

Tilbury East, ON

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Tilbury East, ON

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

James Silvester

Rochester, ON

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Rochester, ON

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

James Sylvester

Bristol South, QC

Census of Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Bristol South, QC

(Census of Canada, 1891)

1893

Marriage

James-Ackley Sylvester & Catherine Slye

Bristol, Qc

Vital records

1893

Marriage

Bristol, Qc

(Vital records)

abt. 1894

Birth

James Silvester

Undetermined location

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

abt. 1894

Birth

Undetermined location

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

abt. 1896

Birth

James Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1896

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1919

Birth

James-I Silvester

Undetermined location

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

abt. 1919

Birth

Undetermined location

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

abt. 1920

Birth

Kenneth-James Silvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1920

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1921

Birth

James Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1921

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1921

Birth

James Sylvester

Undetermined location

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

abt. 1921

Birth

Undetermined location

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

abt. 1923

Birth

James Sylvester

Undetermined location

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

abt. 1923

Birth

Undetermined location

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

abt. 1923

Birth

James Sylvester

Undetermined location

Census of Canada, 1931

abt. 1923

Birth

Undetermined location

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1926

Census

James Silvester & Isobelle Silvester

Qu’Appelle, SK

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

1926

Census

Qu’Appelle, SK

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

1926

Census

James Sylvester

Winnipeg (City), MB

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

1926

Census

Winnipeg (City), MB

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

1926

Census

James Sylvester & Kate-A Sylvester

Winnipeg (City), MB

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

1926

Census

Winnipeg (City), MB

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

1926

Census

James-I Silvester

Qu’Appelle, SK

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

1926

Census

Qu’Appelle, SK

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

1926

Census

James Sylvester

Rosetown, SK

Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926

1926

Census

Rosetown, SK

(Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)

1931

Census

James-Ackley Sylvester & Katherine Sylvester

Bristol, QC

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Bristol, QC

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

James Sylvester & Josephine Sylvester

London, ON

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

London, ON

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

Kenneth-James Silvester

Saskatchewan, SK

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Saskatchewan, SK

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

James Sylvester

Saskatchewan, SK

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Saskatchewan, SK

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

James-Worral Sylvester

Unorganized territory, BC

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Unorganized territory, BC

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

James Sylvester

Montreal (City) – Saint-Georges Ward, QC

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Montreal (City) – Saint-Georges Ward, QC

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

James Sylvester & Kate-Agusta Sylvester

Winnipeg (City), MB

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Winnipeg (City), MB

(Census of Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

James Sylvester

Winnipeg (City), MB

Census of Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Winnipeg (City), MB

(Census of Canada, 1931)

abt. 1951

Marriage

James Sylvester & Lillian Beatty

Undetermined location

Vital records

abt. 1951

Marriage

Undetermined location

(Vital records)

abt. 1953

Marriage

James Sylvester & Ilva Beatty

Undetermined location

Vital records

abt. 1953

Marriage

Undetermined location

(Vital records)

1972

Marriage

William-James Sylvester & Elfriede-A Rugemer

Brunswick, Me

Vital records

1972

Marriage

Brunswick, Me

(Vital records)

1974

Marriage

James-Edward Sylvester & Pauline-Marie-Therese Jn-Louis

Timmins, On

Vital records

1974

Marriage

Timmins, On

(Vital records)

Obituary of James-Dominique Sylvester ( - 2001)

James-Dominique Sylvester, son of Shawn-Patrick, died on January 3, 2001.

Obituary: Infant James Dominique Sylvester, of 128 White Oak Drive, died Jan. 3, 2001. Survivors: Mother, Susan Emily Goforth; father, Shawn Patrick Sylvester; grandparents, Linda Goforth and John and Dorothy Sylvester, all of Easley; and great-grandmother, Helen Rowland of Greenville. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Graceland Cemetery, West. [...]

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Obituary of James-J Sylvester (1938 - 2004)

James-J. Sylvester, born in 1938, spouse of Mary Sylvester, father of Joseph and James, died on April 7, 2004 at 66 years old.

Obituary: James J. Sylvester, 66, Port Charlotte, died April 7, 2004. He was born Jan. 17, 1938, in Jersey City, N.J., and came to the Charlotte County area 11 years ago from New Jersey. He was in the Army and worked as a truck driver. He was a member of the [...]

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Obituary of James Sylvester (1943 - 2005)

James Sylvester, born in 1943, spouse of Marlene Sylvester, son of Edward and Ilva, father of James and Melissa, died on November 12, 2005.

Obituary: James (Bucky) Sylvester died November 12, 2005 at the Temiskaming Hospital. He was born in Welland, Ontario, on September 14, 1943 to Edward J. and Ilva (Beatty) Sylvester. Educated at Cobalt Public School, he moved back in 1949 from Cadillac, Quebec and worked as an electrician at Agnico-Eagle. On September [...]

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Obituary of James-Joyce Sylvester

James-Joyce Sylvester, died at 76 years old.

Obituary: Death NoticeSYLVESTER, JAMES JOYCE, 76, of Fort Myers, died Thursday. Arrangements by A Cremation Center at Horizon Funeral Home.

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Obituary of James-R Sylvester

James-R. Sylvester, died at 79 years old.

Obituary: SYLVESTER James R., 79, of Titusville, died Tuesday, July 8. Arrangements by North Brevard Funeral Home in Titusville.

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Obituary of James Sylvester (1928 - 2008)

James Sylvester, born in 1928, spouse of Titusville Sylvester, son of Mac and Nola, father of James, Grace, Tyler, Stephan, Sam, Charlie, Andrea, Annalise and Max, died on July 8, 2008 at 79 years old.

Obituary: JAMES SYLVESTER TITUSVILLE James R. Sylvester, 79, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones at Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Florida on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. James was born August 15, 1928 in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Mac and Nola Sylvester. He graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri in [...]

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Obituary of Salvatore-James Sylvester (1923 - 2010)

Salvatore-James Sylvester, born in 1923, spouse of Mildred Carey, son of Rosario and Mary, father of Kimlea and David, died on December 18, 2010 at 87 years old.

Obituary: ->Waterford - Salvatore James Sylvester, 87, formerly of 38 Summer St., passed away Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital.He was born July 21, 1923, in New London, the son of Rosario and Mary (Longo) Sylvester.A graduate of Chapman Tech, he received a bachelor of arts degree from [...]

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Obituary of James-Woodrow Sylvester

James-Woodrow Sylvester, died.

Obituary: 29, Port Orange, an air conditioning mechanic, died Tuesday.

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Obituary of James Sylvester (1933 - 2013)

Photo of James Sylvester

James Sylvester, born in 1933, spouse of Charolette Sylvester, father of Sue, Diane, Debbie and Jim, died on September 13, 2013 at 80 years old.

Obituary: SYLVESTER, JamesPassed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus, with his family by his side. September 13, 2013 at the age of 80. Will be deeply missed by his wife of 59 years, Charolette. Loving father of Sue Strong (Wayne), Diane Sylvester, and Debbie Ellis (Tim); predeceased by his son [...]

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Obituary of James Sylvester

James Sylvester, spouse of Joyce-Ann White, father of James, Peter, Thomas, Daniel and Mary, died.

Obituary: WHITE - James Sylvester, of Bay Shore, LI, on November 7, 2013. Beloved husband of Joyce Ann White. Devoted father of James (Collette) White, Peter White, Thomas (Gail) White, Daniel White and Mary (Gene) Wood. The King of Jennifer, Colin, Meaghan, Brendan, Nicole, Patrick, Leanne, Connor and Hannah and great [...]

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What are the most common first names in Sylvester family?

The most popular first names associated with the Sylvester surname.

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the Sylvester who bear each given name, based on the 648 available.

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