Churchill, Sylvester - State: Vermont - Year: 1817 - Folder Number: 11039

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Churchill, Sylvester - State: Vermont - Year: 1817 - Folder Number: 11039

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Churchill, Sylvester, 1783-1862

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Churchill was born in Woodstock, Vermont, the son of Joseph and Sarah (Cobb) Churchill. Educated in the schools of his home town, he became a journalist, and published, in 1808, a weekly newspaper, "The Vermont Republican." Churchill married Lucy Hunter (1786–1862), daughter of William and Mary (Newell) Hunter, August 30, 1812, in Windsor, Vermont. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, he was appointed 1st lieutenant, 3rd U.S. Artillery on March 12, 1812, and was promoted to captain on August 1...