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Deacon Silas \ Selas Jacobs 1785–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1785

Birth Location: Royalston, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1837

Death Location: Marshfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA

Father: Whitman Jacobs

Mother: Hannah Walker

Spouse(s): Lydia Pike

Children(s): Clarissa Jacobs, Mira Jacobs, Hannah Jacobs, Silas Jacobs, Clarissa Jacobs, Paul Jacobs, Almira Jacobs

Deacon Silas \ Selas Jacobs was born in 1785 in Royalston, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Whitman Jacobs And Hannah Walker. Deacon Silas \ Selas Jacobs married Lydia Pike, and had children including Almira Louger Jacobs, Barnabas Uam, Clarissa Emaline Jacobs, Clarissa Jacobs, Hannah M Jacobs, Mira Jacobs, Paul Jacobs, Silas Jacobs. Deacon Silas \ Selas Jacobs passed away in 1837 in Marshfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Deacon Silas \ Selas Jacobs was born in 1785 in Royalston, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Whitman Jacobs And Hannah Walker.
  • Deacon Silas \ Selas Jacobs married Lydia Pike, and had children including Almira Louger Jacobs, Barnabas Uam, Clarissa Emaline Jacobs, Clarissa Jacobs, Hannah M Jacobs, Mira Jacobs, Paul Jacobs, Silas Jacobs.
  • Deacon Silas \ Selas Jacobs passed away in 1837 in Marshfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Whitman Jacobs
1759–1825
Birth Location: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
WJ
Hannah Walker
1754–1840
Birth Location: Douglas, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, USA
HW

Spouses(s)

Lydia Pike
1788–1873
Birth Location: Cornish City, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
LP

Children(s)

Clarissa Jacobs
1805–1813
Birth Location: Vermont, Vermont, USA
CJ
Mira Jacobs
1808–1809
Birth Location: Vermont, Vermont, USA
MJ
Hannah Jacobs
1812–1895
Birth Location: Marshfield, Washington, Vermont, USA
HJ
Silas Jacobs
1810–1811
Birth Location: Vermont, Vermont, USA
SJ
Clarissa Jacobs
1814–1879
Birth Location: Vermont, Vermont, USA
CJ
Paul Jacobs
1816–1835
Birth Location: Vermont, Vermont, USA
PJ
Almira Jacobs
1827–1809
Birth Location: Marshfield, Washington, Vermont, USA
AJ

Deacon Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Jacobs
1785–1837
Birth Place: Royalston, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Whitman Jacobs
1759–1825
Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Walker
1754–1840
Douglas, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Whitman Jacobs
1727–1778
Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Rebecca Rice
1730–1771
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1721–1810
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Hepzibah Shumway
1720–1820
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Jacobs
1683–1772
Mercy Whitman
1687–1774
Sarah Earl
1696–1736
Obadiah Sr
1691–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jacob
1646–1708
Hannah Bosworth
1650–1722
Sarah Anna)
1650–1715
Thomas Walker
1665–1717
1669–1721

Deacon Jacobs's Descendants

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Deacon (Silas \ Selas) Jacobs (5 Feb 1785–15 Mar 1837) m. Lydia Pike (3 November 1788–29 January 1873)
  1. 1. Clarissa Jacobs 1805–1813
  2. 2. Mira Jacobs 1808–1809
  3. 3. Hannah (M) Jacobs 1812–1895
  4. 4. Silas Jacobs 1810–1811
  5. 5. Clarissa (Emaline) Jacobs 1814–1879
  6. 6. Paul Jacobs 1816–1835
  7. 7. Almira (Louger) Jacobs 1827–1809 m. Henry (Clinton) Jaynes 1827–1905
    1. 1. Henry (Silas) Jaynes 1848–1921 m. Elma (L) Lanpher 1850–1918
      1. 1. Arthur (Winter) Jaynes 1882–1919
      2. 2. Herberta (Elma) Jaynes 1879–1934 m. William (B) Fonda 1880–1935
        1. 1. Harriett (M) Fonda 1908–
        2. 2. Jayne (H) Fonda 1910–
        3. 3. Henry (J) Fonda 1906–1982 m. Margaret (Brooke) Sullavan 1909–1960 m. Frances (Ford) Seymour* 1908–1950 m. Countess (Afdera) Franchetti 1905– m. Frances (Ford) Seymour 1908–1950
      3. 3. Irene (Eva) Murphey 1889–1924
      4. 4. Myra (Louise) Jaynes 1882–1893
    2. 2. Jessie Janes 1862–
    3. 3. Oreslus (F) Janes 1851–
    4. 4. Kata Janes 1866–
    5. 5. Charles Janes 1853–
    6. 6. Hellen Janes 1859–
    7. 7. Freemont Janes 1856–

Deacon Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1785
5 Feb 1785
Birth of Deacon Silas \ Selas Jacobs in Royalston, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Royalston, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
1837
15 Mar 1837
Age 52
Death of Deacon Silas \ Selas Jacobs in Marshfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Marshfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1785
    Event Place: Royalston, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1837
    Event Place: Marshfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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