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Comment #4803

2019-05-06T03:27:15Z

As far as I've been able to determine, Ben, you are indeed the last male in Sylvester Scovil's line. Sylvester, as far as we know, had just the one son, Sylvester Eugene Scovil. Sylvester Eurgene had four children (Frances, Harry, Wilton,and Eva) only two of which carried on the Scovil name. Harry had one daughter. Apparently Harmon was Wilton's only son—you would know better than I, but I have only been able to find one, Harmon Sylvester. Harmon, I believe, had two children, a girl and a boy (Beverly and Glenn). Unless you have a brother, that makes you the last of the original Sylvester's line—unless you have a son yourself.

Have you done any genealogy research? If you do poke around on Ancestry.com, you might find a line that gives Sylvester Eugene Scovil's parents as Hezekiah and Caroline Anne (Bonfoey) Scovil. That is wrong. Caroline was Sylvester Eugene's aunt. He was also related to Hezekiah, but more distantly (first cousin once removed).

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Comment #4802

2015-10-28T22:37:48Z

This is exciting, Ben; thank you for writing. I will do a some more looking around to see if I can find more about Sylvester Eugene Scovil and his descendants.

Comment #4801

2015-10-28T21:06:40Z

Wow, I had no idea about this. I am Ben Scovil, son of Glenn Harmon Scovim, who is son of Harmon Sylvester Scovil, who was son of Wilton Burr Scovil, who was son of Sylvester Eugene Scovil, who was son of evidently the man this story is written about. I guess that makes me Sylvester's great great great grandson. My father knew nothing of this and my grandfather Harmon never told me of it, he died at age 90 in 2007 in Wallingford. To my knowledge, I am the last male in this line of Scovil geneology. Can anyone let me know if I am right or not? I think it is really sad what Sylvester did here, I can't believe he went from CT to WA. Thank you so much for your research.

Best Regards,

Ben Scovil

Concord NC, age 25.

Comment #4800

2015-08-16T18:22:18Z

That is pretty interesting. Sad, but interesting.

I'm itching to get back to it. After the trip to Ireland and meeting the people who live on the old Harvey homestead, I dug up Frazer Harvey's will. Confirmed the children I had listed from another person.

Comment #4799

2015-08-14T00:40:46Z

Thanks, Eric.

Comment #4798

2015-08-13T22:30:36Z

Great detective work and post! This should go on Vita Brevis.