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Sylvester roper biography

          American inventor and transportation pioneer who built a steam-powered motorcycle in Sylvester Roper built the first self-propelled two-wheeled machine.

        1. American inventor and transportation pioneer who built a steam-powered motorcycle in Sylvester Roper built the first self-propelled two-wheeled machine.
        2. Sylvester Howard Roper was an American inventor and a pioneering builder of early automobiles and motorcycles from Boston, Massachusetts.
        3. Sylvester Howard Roper (November 24, – June 1, ) was an.
        4. Sylvester H. Roper, second child or Merrick Roper, was born in Francistown, Vermont, November 24, He married first Almira D. Hill of Peterboro, Vermont.
        5. Sylvester Howard Roper was an American inventor and transport pioneer.

          6. Sylvester Howard Roper (November 24, – June 1, ) was an....

          Sylvester H. Roper

          American inventor and builder of vehicles

          Sylvester H. Roper

          Boston Daily Globe obituary

          Born(1823-11-24)November 24, 1823

          Francestown, New Hampshire, U.S.

          DiedJune 1, 1896(1896-06-01) (aged 72)

          Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

          Cause of deathHeart failure, motorcycle crash
          Occupation(s)Machinist, inventor
          Known forRoper steam velocipede, repeating shotgun, shotgun choke
          SpouseAlmira D.

          Hill

          ChildrenCharles Roper
          AwardsMotorcycle Hall of Fame (2002)

          Sylvester Howard Roper (November 24, 1823 – June 1, 1896)[1][2] 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.[3][4][5][6][7] The Roper steam velocipede of 1867–1869 may have been the first motorcycle,[8][9][10]