Silas Alger was born 13 August 1742 in Lyme, New London Connecticut. He died in 1810, in Strafford Vermont. He served in the army with the rank of private.
Milit-Beg
Silas Alger served in local Vermont Militia service during the Revolutionary War
Burial
Burial:
Place: Kibling Cemetery, Strafford County, Vermont
"United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-4FFN : 24 November 2020), Silas Alger, 14 Aug 1777; citing 14 Aug 1777, Vermont, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,369.
"United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6T-BLCQ : 24 November 2020), Sil?s Algor, 25 Oct 1781; citing 25 Oct 1781, Vermont, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,369.
"United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-FTJ : accessed 4 February 2021), Silas Alger, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, United States; citing p. 80, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 12; FHL microfilm 568,152.
"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRQ-5R4 : accessed 4 February 2021), Silas Algur, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, United States; citing p. 571, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 51; FHL microfilm 218,688.
"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLM-6RV : accessed 4 February 2021), Silas Alger, Orange, Vermont, United States; citing p. 435, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 218,668.
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, online database. Pvt Silas Alger Sr. Birth Date: 13 Aug 1742. Death Date: 23 Apr 1810. Death Place: Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, USA. Cemetery: Kibling Cemetery
WikiTree profile Alger-177 created through the import of wikitree1.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by Kimball G. Everingham. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kimball G. and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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