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Silence Williams 1703–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1703

Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 7 Dec 1771

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Father: Ebenezer Williams

Mother: Mary Wheeler

Spouse(s): Oliver Grant

Children(s): Silence Grant, Silence Grant

Silence Williams was born in 1703 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of Ebenezer Williams And Mary Wheeler. Silence Williams married Oliver Grant, and had children including Silence Grant. Silence Williams passed away in 1771 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Silence Williams was born in 1703 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of Ebenezer Williams And Mary Wheeler.
  • Silence Williams married Oliver Grant, and had children including Silence Grant.
  • Silence Williams passed away in 1771 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Williams
1666–1747
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Wheeler
1668–1709
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Oliver Grant
1703–1757
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Silence Grant
1731–1771
Birth Location: Stonington, New London County, CT, USA
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Silence Grant
1730–1771
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Silence Williams's Ancestors

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Silence Williams
1703–1771
Birth Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Ebenezer Williams
1666–1747
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Wheeler
1668–1709
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Williams
1632–1698
Gt Yarmouth, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Theoda Parke
1637–1718
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Isaac Wheeler
1646–1712
Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA
Martha Park
1646–1717
Wethersfield, Hartford Co, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
ROBERT WILLIAMS
1607–1693
ELIZABETH STALHAM
1608–1674
William Parke
1607–1685
Martha Holgrave
1614–1708
Thomas Wheeler
1602–1686
Mary Beckley
1627–1654
Thomas Park
1614–1709
Dorothy Thompson
1621–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silence Williams's Descendants

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Silence Williams (18 Dec 1703–7 Dec 1771) m. Oliver Grant (30 Sep 1703–4 May 1757)
  1. 1. Silence Grant 1731–1771 m. Captain (John) Breed 1729–1780
    1. 1. SARAH BREED 1754– m. WILLIAM STANTON 1750–1801
      1. 1. Mary (Polly) Stanton 1786–1867 m. William Dodge 1782–1865
        1. 1. Eliza (Bingham) Dodge 1815–1904 m. William (Harrison) Warren 1814–1904
      2. 2. Sarah ("Sally") Stanton 1776–1861
      3. 3. Thomas Stanton 1792–1815
    2. 2. Oliver Breed 1757–1834
  2. 2. Silence Grant 1730–1771

Silence Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1703
18 Dec 1703
Birth of Silence Williams in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
1771
7 Dec 1771
Age 68
Death of Silence Williams in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1703
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1771
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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