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Silas Davis 1778–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1778

Birth Location: Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1864

Death Location: Black Lick, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel Sr

Mother: Thankfull Davis

Spouse(s): Eunice Geer

Children(s): Thankfull (Clawson)

Silas Davis was born in 1778 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel Davis Sr And Thankfull Harris Davis. Silas Davis married Eunice Geer, and had children including Thankfull Harris Davis Clawson. Silas Davis passed away in 1864 in Black Lick, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Davis was born in 1778 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel Davis Sr And Thankfull Harris Davis.
  • Silas Davis married Eunice Geer, and had children including Thankfull Harris Davis Clawson.
  • Silas Davis passed away in 1864 in Black Lick, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Silas Davis's Ancestors

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Silas Davis
1778–1864
Birth Place: Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel Davis Sr
1751–1792
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Thankfull ((Harris)) Davis
1750–1822
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Davis
1704–1750
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Bacon
1706–1758
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas ggf)
1663–1758
Rebecca Bugbee
1666–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bacon
1640–1701
Mary Gamlin
1641–1711

Silas Davis's Descendants

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Silas Davis (6 Sep 1778–14 Jan 1864) m. Eunice Geer (13 Oct 1784–10 Jan 1868)
  1. 1. Thankfull (Harris Davis) (Clawson) 1825–1859 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Clawson 1820–1889
    1. 1. Ellis (Treece) Clawson 1858–1927 m. Martha (L) Nickle 1858–1924

Silas Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1778
6 Sep 1778
Birth of Silas Davis in Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
1864
14 Jan 1864
Age 86
Death of Silas Davis in Black Lick, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Black Lick, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1778
    Event Place: Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1864
    Event Place: Black Lick, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

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