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Silas Sherman 1803–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1803

Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI

Death Date: 2 Sep 1891

Death Location: Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA

Father: Silas Sherman

Mother: Elizabeth Perry

Spouse(s): Mary Marsh

Children(s): Rufus Sherman

Silas Sherman was born in 1803 in Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, the child of Silas Sherman And Elizabeth Perry. Silas Sherman married Mary Cooper Marsh, and had children including Rufus Pratt Sherman. Silas Sherman passed away in 1891 in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Sherman was born in 1803 in Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, the child of Silas Sherman And Elizabeth Perry.
  • Silas Sherman married Mary Cooper Marsh, and had children including Rufus Pratt Sherman.
  • Silas Sherman passed away in 1891 in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Sherman
1760–1825
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
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Elizabeth Perry
1769–1852
Birth Location: Charlestown, Kings, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Marsh
1802–1899
Birth Location: Dover, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
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Children(s)

Rufus Sherman
1831–1894
Birth Location: Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., NY
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Silas Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Silas Sherman
1803–1891
Birth Place: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI
Parents
Silas Sherman
1760–1825
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Elizabeth Perry
1769–1852
Charlestown, Kings, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Silas Sherman
1737–
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Penelope Baggs
1740–1768
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Deliverance Moon
1732–1811
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
Peleg Sherman
1702–1750
John Baggs
1698–1776
Rebecca Paine
1706–1763
Moone
1706–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sherman
1672–1714
Sarah Pearce
1676–1714
Rebecca Davis
1687–1765
Ebenezer Moon
1680–1757

Silas Sherman's Descendants

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Silas Sherman (11 Dec 1803–2 Sep 1891) m. Mary (Cooper) Marsh (26 Jun 1802–8 Oct 1899)
  1. 1. Rufus (Pratt) Sherman 1831–1894 m. Sophronia (M) Neff 1833–1911
    1. 1. Frank (Edward) Shearman 1857–1942 m. Catherine (Lena "Kate") Derry 1864–1950
      1. 1. Lulu (Cleveland) Shearman 1884–1951 m. Louis (Merrill) Partridge 1883–1958
        1. 1. Margaret (Merrill) Partridge 1923–1997 m. Robert (George) Wright 1922–1994

Silas Sherman's Timeline

3 Records

1803
11 Dec 1803
Birth of Silas Sherman in Tiverton, Newport Co., RI
Tiverton, Newport Co., RI
1829
1829-03-29
Age 26
Silas Sherman was married
None
1891
2 Sep 1891
Age 88
Death of Silas Sherman in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1803
    Event Place: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1829-03-29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1891
    Event Place: Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
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