33RD GENERATION

4217. Sylvester Gildersleeve ⁽¹³⁵⁾ was born on 25 Feb 1795 in Gildersleeve, Middlesex County, Connecticut. He died on 15 Mar 1886 in Gildersleeve, Middlesex County, Connecticut. The Middletown Press September 5, 1991, Supplement, Middletown, Connecticut.

Gildersleeve Pioneers by Willard Harvey Gildersleeve, 1941.

Sylvester and his wife had ten children.
The mercantile firm of S. Gildersleeve & Sons was established by Sylvester
in 1821, and was then run by his son Ferdinand and his grandson William, eldest
son of Ferdinand.
In 1836, he built a schooner which with others started the first packet
line between Galveston, Texas, and New York City. By 1860, fifteen large
sailing vessels built by him were used. Clipper ships were built for the China
trade, and his "S. Gildersleeve," 1400 tons, was burnt by the Confederate
Privateer, "Alabama" and paid for out of the Geneva Award by England. In 1861,
he built the U.S. steam gunboat, "Cayuga" that led the fleet to the capture of
New Orleans, Louisianna, in the Civil War. (Gildersleeve of Gildersleeve, CT.,
1914)The Middletown Press September 5, 1991, Supplement, Middletown, Connecticut.

Gildersleeve Pioneers by Willard Harvey Gildersleeve, 1941.

Sylvester and his wife had ten children.
The mercantile firm of S. Gildersleeve & Sons was established by Sylvester
in 1821, and was then run by his son Ferdinand and his grandson William, eldest
son of Ferdinand.
In 1836, he built a schooner which with others started the first packet
line between Galveston, Texas, and New York City. By 1860, fifteen large
sailing vessels built by him were used. Clipper ships were built for the China
trade, and his "S. Gildersleeve," 1400 tons, was burnt by the Confederate
Privateer, "Alabama" and paid for out of the Geneva Award by England. In 1861,
he built the U.S. steam gunboat, "Cayuga" that led the fleet to the capture of
New Orleans, Louisianna, in the Civil War. (Gildersleeve of Gildersleeve, CT.,
1914)

He was married to Rebecca Dixon on 19 Dec 1814 in Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut. Rebecca Dixon ⁽¹³⁵⁾ was born on 1 Jun 1794. She died on 10 Aug 1824. Sylvester Gildersleeve and Rebecca Dixon had the following children:

+5174 i. Louise Matilda Gildersleeve.
+5175 ii. Henry Gildersleeve Sr..
+5176 iii. Philip Gildersleeve.
+5177 iv. Esther Rebecca Gildersleeve.

He was married to Emily "Shepard" Cornwall on 17 Nov 1828 in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut. Sylvester Gildersleeve and Emily "Shepard" Cornwall had the following children:

5178 i. Statira Gildersleeve⁽¹³⁵⁾ was born on 1 Sep 1829 in of Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut. She died in 1864.
5179 ii. Isabella Gildersleeve⁽¹³⁵⁾ was born on 23 Jun 1833 in of Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5180 iii. Ferdinand Gildersleeve⁽¹³⁵⁾ was born on 20 Aug 1840 in Gildersleeve, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
5181 iv. Lavalette Gildersleeve⁽¹³⁵⁾ was born on 6 Dec 1841 in of Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5182 v. Helen Augusta Gildersleeve⁽¹³⁵⁾ was born on 21 Jul 1845 in of Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.

He was married to Emily "Shepard" Cornwall on 17 Nov 1828 in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut. Sylvester Gildersleeve and Emily "Shepard" Cornwall had the following children:

+5183 i. Statira Gildersleeve.
+5184 ii. Isabella Gildersleeve.
+5185 iii. Ferdinand Gildersleeve.
5186 iv. Lavalette Gildersleeve was born on 6 Dec 1841 in of Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5187 v. Helen Augusta Gildersleeve was born on 21 Jul 1845 in of Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.

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