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Silas Hand 1721–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1721

Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 1 May 1770

Death Location: Fishing Creek, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA

Father: John Hand

Mother: Mercy Crowell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Jonathan Hand

Silas Hand was born in 1721 in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States, the child of John Joseph Hand And Mercy Crowell. Silas Hand had children including Jonathan Hand. Silas Hand passed away in 1770 in Fishing Creek, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Hand was born in 1721 in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States, the child of John Joseph Hand And Mercy Crowell.
  • Silas Hand had children including Jonathan Hand.
  • Silas Hand passed away in 1770 in Fishing Creek, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hand
1668–1736
Birth Location: East Hampton, Long Island, New York, USA
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Mercy Crowell
1680–1746
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Hand
1754–1845
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
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Silas Hand's Ancestors

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Silas Hand
1721–1770
Birth Place: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Parents
John Joseph Hand
1668–1736
East Hampton, Long Island, New York, USA
Mercy Crowell
1680–1746
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Thomas Hand
1646–
Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA
Mary Talmage
1650–
East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, USA
Barnabas Crowell
1685–1753
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Alice Gransden
1613–1662
John II
1609–1663
Samuel Crowell
1646–1723
Hannah Hathaway
1662–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hand
1580–1620
Yelverton Crowell\Crow\Crowe\Crowel
1618–1683
Elizabeth Hammond
1620–1704
John Hathaway
1617–1697
Hannah Hathaway
1627–1672

Silas Hand's Descendants

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Silas Hand (May 1721–1 May 1770)
  1. 1. Jonathan Hand 1754–1845 m. Joanna Hand 1755–1850
    1. 1. Lemuel (C.) Hand 1785–1847 m. Sarah (Ellen) Tracy 1799–1886
      1. 1. Temperance (P) Hand 1832–1862 m. John (J) Roland 1841–1892
        1. 1. Lemuel (Hand) Roland 1860–1930 m. Francis Belile 1858–1898
      2. 2. Hiram (G) Hand 1838–1861

Silas Hand's Timeline

2 Records

1721
May 1721
Birth of Silas Hand in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
1770
1 May 1770
Age 49
Death of Silas Hand in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1721
    Event Place: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1770
    Event Place: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fishing Creek, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA
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