Cumberland County, Maine - Charles B. Sylvester, M.D.
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Biography
Charles B. Sylvester, M.D.
Biographical Review
Cumberland County, Maine
Boston
Biographical Review Publishing Company
1896
Page 600-603


Charles B. Sylvester, M.D., a rising young physician of Harrison, Me., was born
in Casco, Cumberland County, Me., February 12, 1865.

He is the son of Samuel C. and Rebecca (Mayberry) Sylvester, both natives of
Casco, Me. Samuel C. Sylvester was a machinist and engineer in Lowell, Mass.,
fourteen years. In 1862 he returned to Casco, where he and his wife are now
living. He is one of the prominent and respected citizens of the town. Three
children completed the home circle -Wilfred, who died at the age of thirty-nine,
leaving a wife and two children, Malcolm and Jessie; Minnie (deceased), who was
the wife of D. L. Mayberry, of Otisfield, Me.; and Charles B., the subject of
this sketch.

Charles B. Sylvester was graduated from Bridgton Academy in 1884, and taught
school till 1886, when he entered Bowdoin College, medical department, where he
received his degree of M.D. with honors in 1889. The remainder of this year and
the next were spent in the Infant's Hospital  and Randall's Island Hospital, New
York City, he leaving his position there as House Surgeon to settle at Harrison,
where he has now a large and increasing practice. In company with Albert Dudley,
he purchased the only drug store in the town, which now, conducted by Sylvester
& Dudley, is one of the most reliable drug stores in the vicinity.

In January, 1891, Dr. Sylvester was married to Miss Flora Bray, who was born in
Harrison in 1864, and was a daughter of Edward and Abbie (Bartlett) Bray. Mr.
Bray, who is a resident of Harrison, is an architect and a painter. Mrs.
Sylvester died in June, 1895, leaving two children - Ruth, born May 8, 1892; and
Laurance, born July 31, 1893

Politically, Dr. Sylvester is a Republican. He is at present superintendent of
schools in Harrison. He belongs to one fraternal association, the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, being a member of Harrison Lodge, No. 41, and of the Grand
Lodge of Maine. He is an active member of the Free Baptist Church of Harrison.
Dr. Sylvester is a public-spirited man, and is always ready to help any project
for the betterment of the town.