Merrick came to Francestown, New Hampshire in 1807 and married Sylvester's mother Susan Fairbanks in 1817. He is also the inventor of the shotgun choke and a revolver repeating shotgun.Sylvester H. Roper's father, Merrick, was a cabinetmaker, born 1792 in Sterling, Massachusetts.

Sylvester Roper was born on 24 November 1823. Sylvester had an older brother who was a housepainter, two younger sisters, and a younger brother who became a machinist at the Singer Sewing Machine Manufactory in Boston, then later a jeweler. July 29 1762 - Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States John Roper, Benjamin Roper, Manasseh Roper, Silas Roper, Asa Roper, Nathanael Roper, Enoch Roper, Ephraim Roper, Joseph Roper, Lucy Roper July 22 1762 - Sterling, Worcester, MASSACHUSETTS ...er, Manasseh Roper, Silas Roper, Asa Roper, Nathanael Roper, Enoch Roper, Ephraim Roper, John Roper, Joseph Roper, Lucy Everett (born Roper) July 22 1762 - Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Mar 2 1849 - Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Manasseh 3 Roper, Silas 3 Roper, Asa 3 Roper, John 3 Roper, Joseph 3 Roper, Lucy 3 Everett (born Roper) Ephraim Roper, Michal Roper (born Mical /houghton) Benjamin Roper, Manasseh Roper, Silas Roper, Asa Roper, Nathanael Roper, Enoch Roper, Ephraim Roper, John Roper, Joseph Roper, Lucy Roper ...Silas (3) Roper, Asa (3) Roper, Nathaniel (3) Roper, Enoch (3) Roper, Ephraim (3) Roper, John (3) Roper, Joseph (3) Roper, Lucy (3) Evere... July 22 1762 - Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Mar 2 1849 - Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States ... Manasseh Roper, Silas Roper, Asa Roper, Nathanael Roper, Enoch Roper, Ephraim Iv Roper, John Roper, Joseph Roper, Lucy Everett (born Roper) July 22 1762 - Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Mar 2 1849 - Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States ... Manasseh Roper, Silas Roper, Asa Roper, Nathanael Roper, Enoch Roper, Ephraim Iv Roper, John Roper, Joseph Roper, Lucy Everett (born Roper) July 22 1762 - Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Mar 2 1849 - Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States ... Manasseh Roper, Silas Roper, Asa Roper, Nathanael Roper, Enoch Roper, Ephraim Iv Roper, John Roper, Joseph Roper, Lucy Everett (born Roper) Roper worked for the Springfield Armory during the Civil War.

Sylvester H. Roper's father, Merrick, was a cabinetmaker, born 1792 in Sterling, Massachusetts. Roper left Francestown at a young age and worked as a machinist, first in Nashua, then in Manchester, New York, and Worcester. From an early age he displayed mechanical talent. In 1854 he moved to Boston, Massachusetts living in the Roxbury neighborhood at 299 Eustis Street.About the same time he came to Boston, Roper invented his Handstitch Sewing Machine. Sylvester Howard Roper (November 24, 1823 – June 1, 1896) was an American inventor and a pioneering builder of early automobiles and motorcycles from Boston, Massachusetts. In 1863 he built a steam carriage, one of the earliest automobiles.

The Roper steam velocipede of 1867–1869 may have been the first motorcycle, for which he was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2002.

Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. In 1863 he built a steam carriage, one of the earliest automobiles. Sylvester Howard Roper, American Inventor (www.roperld.com) Sylvester/Silvester Howard/Hayward Roper (b 1823 Francestown, Hillsborough, NH d Jun 1896 Cambridge, Middlesex, MA), builder of steam motorcycles and automobiles. He lived in Roxbury MA and died in 1896 in Cambridge MA while demonstrating his steam motorcycle. Sylvester had an older brother who was a housepainter, two younger sisters, and a younger brother who became a machinist at the Singer Sewing Machine Manufactory in Boston, then later a jeweler. One such 1863 carriage went to the Henry Ford Museum.Roper invented the first shotgun choke, short tubes that could be threaded onto, or removed from, the outside of the shotgun barrel to vary the shot spread to suit different targets and ranges. The Roper steam velocipede was a steam-powered velocipede built by inventor Sylvester H. Roper of Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States sometime from 1867–1869. Sylvester Howard Roper (November 24, 1823 – June 1, 1896) was an American inventor and a pioneering builder of early automobiles and motorcycles from Boston, Massachusetts. Geni requires JavaScript! In 1863 he built a steam carriage, one of the earliest automobiles. In 1861 he invented a hot air engine.

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