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| Name | Fenton, Sylvester Brooks | |
| Birth | 25 Aug 1850 | Elkland, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Gender | Male | |
| murder | 31 Oct 1915 | Bath, Steuben, New York, USA |
| Sylvester Fenton, a retired farmer, murdered his wife at Bath this morning in fit of jealousy by cutting her throat with a razor. He told his granddaughter, who was a witness of the crime, that he was going to kill himself, kissed her good-by and then fled into the woods. | ||
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| Death | 24 Nov 1915 | Steuben County, New York, USA |
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| Burial | 26 Nov 1915 | Adrian, Steuben, New York, USA |
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| Fenton, Sylvester funeral News_ElmiraStar-Gaz19151126_5 20250715GHLn- Sylvester FENTON Funeral held at Daughter's Home in Hornell after Suicide in Bath Jail. Elmira Star-Gazette Elmira, New York • Fri, Nov 26, 1915 p5 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 15 July 2025 • FENTON FUNERAL HELD AT DAUGHTER'S HOME Remains of Unfortunate and Ill-fated Man Are Buried in Adrian. Hornell, Nov. 26.-The funeral of… |
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| Person ID | I106263 | WETZEL-SPRING |
| Family | Young, Emma Jane, b. 4 Aug 1866, Addison, Steuben, New York, USA d. 31 Oct 1915, Bath, Steuben, New York, USA (Age 49 years) | |
| Family ID | F60371 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos | Fento, Sylvester arrested News_BuffaloNews19151101_17 20250715GHLn- Sylvester Fenton Arrested at Breakfast in Friend's Home Delete Edit Share Save to Ancestry Sylvester Fenton Arrested at Breakfast in Friend's Home Search the largest online newspaper archive Search a keyword or name... More Clippings by tags, date and location Clipped from The Buffalo Enquirer The Buffalo Enquirer Buffalo, New… | |
| Fenton, Sylvester murders wife News_19151101_12 20250715GHLn- Sylvester Fenton Slits Wife's Throat, Flees into Woods after Kissing Granddaughter. The Sun New York, New York • Mon, Nov 1, 1915 p12 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 15 July 2025 • KILLS WIFE, FLEES TO WOODS Farmer Kisses Granddaughter and Threatens Suicide. CORNING, N. Y.. Oct. 31.- Sylvester Fenton, a retired farmer, murdered his… | ||
| Fenton, Sylvester funeral News_ElmiraStar-Gaz19151126_5 20250715GHLn- Sylvester FENTON Funeral held at Daughter's Home in Hornell after Suicide in Bath Jail. Elmira Star-Gazette Elmira, New York • Fri, Nov 26, 1915 p5 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 15 July 2025 • FENTON FUNERAL HELD AT DAUGHTER'S HOME Remains of Unfortunate and Ill-fated Man Are Buried in Adrian. Hornell, Nov. 26.-The funeral of… | ||
| Fenton, Sylvester murders wife fag_ 20250715GHLn- Added by: Honoring Their Lives on 04 Nov 2021 findagrave The Syracuse Herald, November 24, 1915 |
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