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Silas W Jacobs 1785–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1785

Birth Location: Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 March 1838

Death Location: Vermont, Vermont, USA

Father: Whitman Jr

Mother: Hannah Walker

Spouse(s): Lydia Pike

Children(s): Hannah Smith, Prudence Lance, Orpah Dwinell, Almira Jacobs

Silas W Jacobs was born in 1785 in Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Whitman Jacobs Jr And Hannah Walker. Silas W Jacobs married Lydia Pike, and had children including Almira Longer Jacobs, Hannah M Smith, Orpah Dwinell, Prudence Lance. Silas W Jacobs passed away in 1838 in Vermont, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas W Jacobs was born in 1785 in Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Whitman Jacobs Jr And Hannah Walker.
  • Silas W Jacobs married Lydia Pike, and had children including Almira Longer Jacobs, Hannah M Smith, Orpah Dwinell, Prudence Lance.
  • Silas W Jacobs passed away in 1838 in Vermont, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Whitman Jr
1759–1825
Birth Location: Thompson, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA
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Hannah Walker
1754–1840
Birth Location: Douglas, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Pike
1788–1873
Birth Location: Cornish City, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America
LP

Children(s)

Hannah Smith
1812–1895
Birth Location: –
HS
Prudence Lance
1818–1900
Birth Location: –
PL
Orpah Dwinell
1825–1887
Birth Location: –
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Almira Jacobs
1827–1909
Birth Location: Marshfield, Washington, Vermont, USA
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Silas Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Silas Jacobs
1785–1838
Birth Place: Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Whitman Jacobs Jr
1759–1825
Thompson, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA
Hannah Walker
1754–1840
Douglas, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Rev (Whitman) Jacobs
1721–1801
Thompson, Windham Co, Conneticut, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca Jacob
1730–1771
Ashford, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Jacobs
1683–1772
Mercy Whitman
1687–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jacob
1646–1708
Hannah Bosworth
1650–1722
Zachariah Whitman
1644–1726
Susan Alcock
1650–1715

Silas Jacobs's Descendants

1.
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Silas (W) Jacobs (2 May 1785–15 March 1838) m. Lydia Pike (3 November 1788–29 January 1873)
  1. 1. Hannah (M.) Smith 1812–1895
  2. 2. Prudence Lance 1818–1900
  3. 3. Orpah Dwinell 1825–1887
  4. 4. Almira (Longer) Jacobs 1827–1909 m. Henry (Clinton) Jaynes 1827–1905
    1. 1. Fremont (Nathan) Jaynes 1856–1922
    2. 2. Henry (Silas) Jaynes 1848–1921 m. Elma (Louise) Lanphear 1850–1918
      1. 1. Herberta (Elma) Jaynes 1879–1934 m. William (Brace) Fonda 1879–1935
        1. 1. Harriet (Mcneill) Fonda 1907–1998
        2. 2. Heberta (Jayne) Fonda 1910–1968
        3. 3. Henry (Jaynes) Fonda 1905–1982 m. Frances (Ford) Seymour 1908–1950
      2. 2. Irene (Eva) Murphey 1889–1924
      3. 3. Myra (Louise) Jaynes 1882–1893
      4. 4. Arthur (Winter) Jaynes 1882–1919
    3. 3. Orestes (Frank) Jaynes 1850–1917

Silas Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1785
2 May 1785
Birth of Silas W Jacobs in Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1838
15 March 1838
Age 53
Death of Silas W Jacobs in Vermont, Vermont, USA
Vermont, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1785
    Event Place: Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1838
    Event Place: Vermont, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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