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Silas Beers 1766 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 15 FEB 1855

Death Location: Salem, Washington, New York, United States

Father: Abiel Beers

Mother: Tamar Sherwood

Spouse(s): Bersheba None

Children(s): Daniel Beers, Celestia Beers, Asahel Beers, Lydia Beers, George Beers

In 1766, Silas Beers entered the world in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Abiel Beers and Tamar Sherwood. Silas Beers married Bersheba, and had children including Daniel M Beers, Celestia Beers, Asahel Sherwood Beers, Lydia Beers, George Washington Beers. Silas Beers passed away in 1855 in Salem, Washington, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1766, Silas Beers entered the world in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Abiel Beers and Tamar Sherwood.
  • Silas Beers married Bersheba, and had children including Daniel M Beers, Celestia Beers, Asahel Sherwood Beers, Lydia Beers, George Washington Beers.
  • Silas Beers passed away in 1855 in Salem, Washington, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abiel Beers
1732 – 1798
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Tamar Sherwood
1736 – 1798
Birth Location: Trumbull, Trumbull, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Bersheba None
1766 – 1841
Birth Location: Irondequiot, Monroe, NY
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Children(s)

Daniel Beers
1782 – 1847
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
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Celestia Beers
1794 –
Birth Location: Salem, Washington, New York
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Asahel Beers
1796 – 1850
Birth Location: Salem, Washington, New York, United States
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Lydia Beers
1798 – 1858
Birth Location: Salem, Washington, New York, United States
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George Beers
1803 – 1841
Birth Location: Washington, New York, United States
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Silas Beers's Ancestors

Self
Silas Beers
1766 – 1855
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Abiel Beers
1732 – 1798
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Tamar Sherwood
1736 – 1798
Trumbull, Trumbull, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Abiel Beers
1698 – 1778
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Cornwell
1699 – 1732
Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Daniel (Darling) Sherwood
1710 – 1761
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Ann Walker
1701 – 1778
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Barnabas Beers
1658 – 1714
Mary Hodgkin
1672 – 1711
John Cornwell
1670 – 1730
Jane Peet
1677 – 1717
Thomas Sherwood
1686 – 1727
Abigail Darling
1688 – 1753
Samuel Walker
1671 – 1721
Abigail Butler
1674 – 1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Beers
1620 – 1679
Elizabeth
1624 – 1689
John Hodgkin
1633 – 1682
Mary Bishop
1652 – 1703
John Peet
1638 – 1677
Sarah Osborn
1646 – 1681
John Sherwood
1653 – 1689
Sarah Hurd
1665 – 1720
Samuel Darling
1667 – 1711
Mary Burroughs
1670 – 1727
Jacob Walker
1643 – 1716
Elizabeth Wheeler
1642 – 1735
Nathaniel Butler
1641 – 1698
Sarah Greene
1642 – 1703

Silas Beers's Descendants

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Silas Beers (1766 – 15 FEB 1855) m. Bersheba (ABT 1766 – 3 OCT 1841)
  1. 1. Daniel (M) Beers (ABT 1782 – 1847) m. Mary Fairley (ABT 1789 – 26 APR 1863)
    1. 1. John (Fairley) Beers (28 OCT 1817 – 8 DEC 1890) m. Lurana (Curtis) Sanderson (16 JUN 1825 – 23 JUL 1899)
      1. 1. Mary (Charlotte) Beers (14 JAN 1847 – 21 FEB 1907) m. Squire (Wood) Haviland (15 SEP 1829 – 8 NOV 1887)
        1. 1. Edna Haviland (26 OCT 1873 – 14 NOV 1957) m. Charles (Samuel) Murphy (3 APR 1873 – 20 FEB 1938)
        2. 2. Squire (B.) Haviland (ABT 1 FEB 1868 – 21 APR 1892) m. Atala (Blanche) Inlay (15 MAY 1868 – 22 FEB 1955)
        3. 3. Mary Haviland (2 DEC 1869 – 29 SEP 1938) m. Orion (Phillip) Lilly (19 NOV 1870 – 22 DEC 1949)
        4. 4. Harry (Weare) Haviland (1871 – 28 NOV 1872)
        5. 5. Edwin (Whiting) Haviland (1876 – 26 MAR 1886)
        6. 6. Henry (Wood) Haviland (16 MAR 1879 – 7 AUG 1943) m. Blanche (Elizabeth) Russell (27 MAR 1885 – 31 OCT 1969)
      2. 2. Sarah (Elvira) Beers (1 NOV 1844 – 28 DEC 1924) m. Ariel (Tinkham) Bigelow (11 AUG 1838 – 14 AUG 1932)
      3. 3. John (Sanderson) Beers (1 NOV 1862 – 1938) m. Estellla (Elma) Duff (OCT 1870 – 2 DEC 1943)
      4. 4. Mark (Jesse) Beers (16 SEP 1871 – 6 APR 1949) m. Emily (Maria) Myers (6 FEB 1871 – 11 NOV 1932)
    2. 2. Margaret (Smart) Beers (7 DEC 1815 – 6 JUL 1910) m. Hugh Perry (1 FEB 1815 – 12 NOV 1880)
    3. 3. Jesse (M.) Beers (25 AUG 1820 – 25 APR 1882)
  2. 2. Celestia Beers (ABT 1794 – )
  3. 3. Asahel (Sherwood) Beers (ABT 1796 – AFT 1850) m. Catherine Williams (1806 – )
  4. 4. Lydia Beers (30 AUG 1798 – 29 AUG 1858) m. Samuel Gilbert (24 JUN 1800 – 18 JAN 1877)
  5. 5. George (Washington) Beers (30 JUN 1803 – 10 OCT 1841) m. Maria Squire (29 OCT 1806 – 16 JUN 1873)

Silas Beers's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of Silas Beers in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1855
15 FEB 1855
Age 89
Death of Silas Beers in Salem, Washington, New York, United States
Salem, Washington, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 FEB 1855
    Event Place: Salem, Washington, New York, United States
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