Sylvester Gordon, ^^{[1, 2]}

1828 - 1897  (68 years)

• Name	Sylvester Gordon
  Suffix	^
  Born	12 Dec 1828	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	He was living with his parents. He was a seaman.
  Census	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7, 8]
  	In Sylvester's household were Leydia, age 16, and Emma F., age 6. He was a farmer, and valued his real estate at $1000 and personal property at $500.
  Occupation	1860  [7]
  	farmer
  Possessions	1860  [7]
  	real estate valued at $1000 and personal property of $500
  Census	1870	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  	In his household were Lydia Gordon, and children Emma, Ira, Deborah, and Annie. He was a farmer and valued his real estate at $8000 and personal property at $1500.
  Residence	1873	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [10]
  	on the north side of South Country Rd.
  	On the 1873 Map of Brookhaven Hamlet, his homestead was four houses southwest of the intersection of Beaver Dam Road and South Country Road. Adjacent and immediately to the north of his homestead, S. Gordon was also shown as owning a large tract of land extending behind the properties lining South Country Rd. Much of this land was later to become part of the James W. Post estate.
  Census	1880	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [11]
  	In his household are his wife Liddie, and children Ira, Debby, Anny, Freddy, and Ella. He was a farmer. His age was recorded as 40, but this is likely an error.
  Occupation	1880  [11]
  	farmer
  Reference Number	HG 170bb  [12]
  Died	11 Nov 1897	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  Buried	Yaphank (Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  Person ID	I2204	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah Gordon, >,   b. 14 Jan 1792, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 17 Jul 1851  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Parmela Peterson, <>,   b. 20 Sep 1799, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 3 Dec 1866  (Age 67 years)
  Married	Y  [13]
  Family ID	F685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Charlotte Smith, ^
  Married	Abt 1854
  Children	1. Emma Frances Gordon, ^,   b. Abt 1854, Suffolk Co., NY ,   d. 1904  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Family ID	F5875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lydia Davis, ^,   b. 1 Nov 1843, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 8 May 1891, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 47 years)
  Married	Abt 1860  [3, 7, 14]
  	The 1860 census indicates that Lydia and Sylvester were married within the year.
  Children	1. Ira S. Gordon, ^,   b. Abt 1861, Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 19 May 1889  (Age ~ 28 years)   2. Deborah D. Gordon, ^,   b. May 1864, Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ann Gordon, ^,   b. Abt 1869, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Frederick B. Gordon, ^,   b. Abt 1872, NY ,   d. Aft 1930  (Age ~ 59 years)   5. Ella Gordon, ^,   b. Abt 1876, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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