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Name: Sylvester Gavitt ^{1 2}
Sex: M
Birth: 1755 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island
Death: 04 MAY 1829
Burial: Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island. ³ ^b
Person Id: I22492
Tree Id: 621209

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Parents

Father:

Benjamin Gavitt: Birth: 11 NOV 1726 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. Death: AFT 1755 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island

Mother:

Lois Pendleton: Birth: 22 AUG 1728 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island.

Family
Marriage:

Married: Sarah Babcock on ABT 1782.
Sarah Babcock: Birth: 25 FEB 1764 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. Death: 16 JUN 1787 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut

Children:

Lois Gavitt: Birth: 08 NOV 1783 in South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island. Death: 21 FEB 1847

Family
Marriage:

Married: Keturah Pendleton on 16 MAR 1788.
Keturah Pendleton: Birth: 25 JAN 1761 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island. Death: 15 MAY 1819 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island

Children:

Keturah P. Gavitt: Birth: 15 SEP 1791 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island. Death: 06 DEC 1811 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island
Sarah F. "Sally" Gavitt: Birth: 03 SEP 1793 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island. Death: 31 MAR 1880 in Newport Co., Rhode Island
Rhoda Gavitt: Birth: 28 MAR 1795 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island. Death: 20 JUN 1833
Sylvester Gavitt: Birth: 03 APR 1797 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island. Death: 10 SEP 1837
Charles Pendleton Gavitt: Birth: 17 DEC 1798 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island. Death: 02 JAN 1876 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island
William Gavitt: Birth: 19 FEB 1801 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
Isaac Pendleton Gavitt: Birth: 09 MAY 1805 in Town of Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.

Sources

1.	Title: Babcock Genealogy Page: 35 Author: Stephen Babcock, M. A. Publication: Eaton & Mains, New York, 1903
2.	Title: Brian Pendleton And His Descendants 1599-1910 Page: 79, 105 Author: Everett Hall Pendleton Publication: Higginson Book Co., Salem, MA, 1910
3.	Title: Find A Grave, Url: http://www.findagrave.com Page: 196014785

Notes

a.

Note: itt, page 95. RI State Assemblyman, town officer; see The Gavitts of Westerly. Born, 1755 (portrait, Mystic Seaport Museum, #85-10-20). Died, 4 May 1829 (see Probate Recs. #4, 1829; died age 74). Burial 1829, in Thompson Ground, with first wife. Occupation was an assemblyman. BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington, DC. Page 79.
Note: THE GAVITTS OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, A GENEALOGY, by Richard Edward Gav

b.

Note: Thompson Ground

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