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Silas Sears 1639–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1698

Death Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard Sears

Mother: Dorothy Jones

Spouse(s): Anna Bursell

Children(s): Elizabeth Sears, Hannah Sears, Josiah Sears

In 1639, Silas Sears entered the world in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Richard Sears And Dorothy Jones. Silas Sears married Anna Bursell, and had children including Elizabeth Sears, Hannah Sears, Josiah Sears. Silas Sears passed away in 1698 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1639, Silas Sears entered the world in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Richard Sears And Dorothy Jones.
  • Silas Sears married Anna Bursell, and had children including Elizabeth Sears, Hannah Sears, Josiah Sears.
  • Silas Sears passed away in 1698 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Sears
1590–1676
Birth Location: England
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Dorothy Jones
1603–1678
Birth Location: Queen Camel, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Anna Bursell
1642–1726
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Sears
1675–1725
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Sears
1672–1706
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Josiah Sears
1675–1727
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
JS

Silas Sears's Ancestors

Self
Silas Sears
1639–1698
Birth Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Richard Sears
1590–1676
England
Dorothy Jones
1603–1678
Queen Camel, Somerset, England
Grandparents
AGNES (ALICE BATT) THATCHER
1578–1626
Dinder, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thacker
1550–1640
Alice Barber
1553–1645
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel (12thGGF)
1528–1600
Mary Grimson
1531–1570
Gabriel Barber
1530–1593
Lucy Hawtree
1531–1614

Silas Sears's Descendants

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Silas Sears (1639–1698) m. Anna Bursell (1642–4 March 1726)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sears 1675–1725 m. John Cooke 1682–1741
    1. 1. Marcy Cooke 1718–1800 m. Edmund Hodges 1709–1777
      1. 1. Tisdale Hodges 1753–1811 m. Naomi Hodges 1754–1809
      2. 2. Susannah (Hodges) Slayden 1736–1778
    2. 2. Robert Cooke 1714–1754
    3. 3. Robert Cooke 1714–1754
    4. 4. Silas Cooke 1708–1750
    5. 5. Paul Cooke 1711–1787
  2. 2. Hannah Sears 1672–1706
  3. 3. Josiah Sears 1675–1727

Silas Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1639
1639
Birth of Silas Sears in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1698
1698
Age 59
Death of Silas Sears in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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