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Silence WILSON 1762–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1762

Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 18 Sep 1848

Death Location: Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Jacob Willson

Mother: Ruth Smith

Spouse(s): Moses HORTON

Children(s): Polly Horton, Solomon Horton, William Horton, Betsey Horton, Betsy Horton, Simeon Horton, Moses Horton, Salley Horton, Almira Horton, Harvey Horton, Alva Horton, Lucius Horton

In 1762, Silence WILSON entered the world in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA, born to Jacob Willson And Ruth Smith. Silence WILSON married Moses Horton, and had children including Almira Horton, Alva Horton, Betsey Horton, Betsy Horton, Harvey Horton, Lucius Horton, Moses Horton, Polly Horton, Salley Horton, Simeon Horton, Solomon Horton, William Horton. Silence WILSON passed away in 1848 in Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1762, Silence WILSON entered the world in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA, born to Jacob Willson And Ruth Smith.
  • Silence WILSON married Moses Horton, and had children including Almira Horton, Alva Horton, Betsey Horton, Betsy Horton, Harvey Horton, Lucius Horton, Moses Horton, Polly Horton, Salley Horton, Simeon Horton, Solomon Horton, William Horton.
  • Silence WILSON passed away in 1848 in Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Willson
1718–1807
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Ruth Smith
1724–1813
Birth Location: Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Moses HORTON
1757–1832
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Polly Horton
1783–1865
Birth Location: Willington, Tolland, Connecticut
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Solomon Horton
1787–1867
Birth Location: Ashford, Connecticut, USA
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William Horton
1781–1868
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Betsey Horton
1799–
Birth Location: –
BH
Betsy Horton
1785–1814
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
BH
Simeon Horton
1792–1793
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Moses Horton
1794–1870
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Salley Horton
1796–1815
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Almira Horton
1798–1799
Birth Location: Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Harvey Horton
1799–1800
Birth Location: Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Alva Horton
1800–1801
Birth Location: Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Lucius Horton
1804–1884
Birth Location: Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
LH

Silence WILSON's Ancestors

Self
Silence WILSON
1762–1848
Birth Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Jacob Willson
1718–1807
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Ruth Smith
1724–1813
Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silence WILSON's Descendants

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Silence WILSON (18 Jun 1762–18 Sep 1848) m. Moses HORTON (31 Mar 1757–20 Mar 1832)
  1. 1. Polly Horton 1783–1865 m. Daniel Pearl 1780–1850
    1. 1. Mercy Pearl 1811–1885 m. Horace (J) Hollister 1801–1876
      1. 1. Albert (Lucius) Hollister 1837–1918 m. Julia (Peninah) Ross 1843–1886 m. Mary Leland 1847–
        1. 1. Albert (Asa) Hollister 1863–1920 m. Julia Lynch 1862–1950
        2. 2. Harriet (Maria) Hollister 1865–1916 m. William (L.) Williams 1851–1938
        3. 3. Grace (Bradway) Hollister 1870–1940 m. Frederick Hesse 1871–1938 m. Edwin (L.) Stevenson 1840–1893
        4. 4. Clara (Ada) Hollister 1874–1877
        5. 5. Marie (Estelle) Hollister 1879–1961 m. Oliver (H) Cross 1858–1937 m. Isaac (Herrick) Spicer 1866–1908
        6. 6. Mary (Peninah) Hollister 1868–1920 m. William (Herman) Oberempt 1866–1944
      2. 2. Delphene Hollister 1845–
      3. 3. Kendridge Hollister 1850–1851
      4. 4. Joseph (D.) Hollister 1835–1891 m. Sarah Elerry 1834–1897
        1. 1. Cora (F) Hollister 1856–
        2. 2. F (Augusta) Hollister 1848–
        3. 3. William (E) Hollister 1860–
        4. 4. Ira (D) Hollister 1862–
        5. 5. Mina (Freelove) Hollister 1867–
      5. 5. Edward Hollister 1839–1840
      6. 6. Mirum Hollister 1841–1928 m. Elizabeth Lawrence 1842– m. Alforetta Hollister 1856–
        1. 1. William (S) Hollister 1863–
        2. 2. Deloyd Hollister 1865–
        3. 3. George (W) Hollister 1870–
        4. 4. Charles (Edward) Hollister 1874–
        5. 5. Lewis (A.) Hollister 1877–
      7. 7. Margaret Hollister 1824–1831
      8. 8. Pernicia Hollister 1830–1851
      9. 9. Myron (H.) Hollister 1842–1873 m. Mary (Ague) Holllstcr –1917
      10. 10. Harmony Hollister 1832–1833
      11. 11. Ella Hollister 1852–1853
    2. 2. Daniel Pearl 1806–1883
    3. 3. Edmund Pearl 1810–
    4. 4. ORSON PEARL 1804–1891
    5. 5. Sarah Pearl 1827–
  2. 2. Solomon Horton 1787–1867
  3. 3. William Horton 1781–1868 m. Mabel Woodward 1789–1841
    1. 1. Sarepta Horton 1824–1845
    2. 2. Julius Horton 1809–1851
    3. 3. John Horton 1812–1894
  4. 4. Betsey Horton 1799–
  5. 5. Betsy Horton 1785–1814 m. Rufus Holt 1783–
  6. 6. Simeon Horton 1792–1793
  7. 7. Moses Horton 1794–1870
  8. 8. Salley Horton 1796–1815
  9. 9. Almira Horton 1798–1799
  10. 10. Harvey Horton 1799–1800
  11. 11. Alva Horton 1800–1801
  12. 12. Lucius Horton 1804–1884

Silence WILSON's Timeline

2 Records

1762
18 Jun 1762
Birth of Silence WILSON in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1848
18 Sep 1848
Age 86
Death of Silence WILSON in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1762
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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