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Silas Carpenter 1814 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 February 1814

Birth Location: Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 22 February 1865

Death Location: Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Joseph Carpenter

Mother: Sinah Gillespie

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Silas Carpenter was born in 1814 in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of Joseph Carpenter and Sinah Gillespie. Silas Carpenter passed away in 1865 in Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Silas Carpenter was born in 1814 in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of Joseph Carpenter and Sinah Gillespie.
  • Silas Carpenter passed away in 1865 in Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Silas Carpenter's Ancestors

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Silas Carpenter
1814 – 1865
Birth Place: Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Carpenter
1771 – 1849
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Sinah Gillespie
1779 – 1861
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Zimmerman) Carpenter
1731 – 1796
Bavaria, Germany
Drusilla Tomlinson
1739 – 1774
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
George Gillespie
1735 – 1793
Northern Ireland
Mary Moore
1729 – 1785
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Zimmerman
1692 – 1749
Anna Albrecht
1687 – 1657
Joseph Tomlinson
1712 – 1797
Rebecca Swearingen
1716 – 1797
Sherod Moore
1690 – 1750
Letitia Reynolds
1690 – 1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Vandever Swearingen
1692 – 1787
Elizabeth WALKER
1695 – 1767

Silas Carpenter's Timeline

2 Records

1814
26 February 1814
Birth of Silas Carpenter in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
1865
22 February 1865
Age 51
Death of Silas Carpenter in Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 February 1814
    Event Place: Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1865
    Event Place: Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Geff, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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