Silas Casey III (1841 - 1913)

Born 11 Sep 1841 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Aug 1913 at age 71 in Warm Springs, Bath, Virginia, United States

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Silas Casey III was a Rhode Islander.

Silas Casey III was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

Silas Casey III served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Silas Casey III served with the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: unknown
Unit(s): unknown
Service Ended: unknown

Silas was born in 1841 and passed away in 1913. Buried in the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.

Silas Casey III – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

Born at East Greenwich, Rhode Island, September 11, 1841, the son of General Silas and Abbie Pearce Casey. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from New York in 1856 and graduated in 1860. He was appointed Midshipman, June 15, 1860 and was promoted through the grades to Rear Admiral, Mrch 3, 1899.

He served aboard the USS Niagara, 1860-61, in the engagements with the batteries at Pensacola, Florida, October 1861; aboard the USS Wissachicken, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862-63; engagements with Fort McAllister, 1862; USS Quaker City, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1863-65, first attack on Charleston under Admiral DuPont, and the attack on Fort Fisher in December 1864. Aboard the USS Winooski, Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1865-67. Served at the Naval Academy, 1867-69 and on various other duties to 1897. He served as Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, 1901-03 and retired from active duty on September 11, 1903.

He died on August 14, 1913 and was buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery. ^[1][2]

New York Births and Christenings:

Name Silas Casey

Gender Male

Wife Abby Pearce

Son Silas Casey

Other information in the record of Silas Casey from New York Births and Christenings

Name Silas Casey

Gender Male

Christening Date 09 Aug 1843

Christening Place SAINT PAULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, BUFFALO, ERIE, NEW YORK

Father's Name Silas Casey

Mother's Name Abby Pearce

During the 1855 New York State Census Family #138, 1. Silas Casey (age 46, born in RI), is living in E.D. 3, Ward 11, Brooklyn City, Kings, New York, with his wife, 2. Abby F Casey (age 42, born in RI), and their children,

3. Thos L Casey (Son, age 24, born in Jefferson County, NY)

4. Abby P Casey (Daughter, age 17, born in CT)

5. Silas Casey (Son, age 14, born in RI)

6. Elizabeth Casey (Daughter, age 12, born in Erie County, NY)

7. Edward W Casey (Son, age 4, born in CA)

8. Ann Clark (Female Servant, age 22, born in Ireland)

9. Bridget Higgins (Female Servant, age 19, born in Ireland)

Silas and Abby's house is built of material "Frame" and valued at $5,000. Silas' occupation is "U.S.A", he is native born and is "Owner of Land"; Thomas is "Leut. U.S.A", is native born and is "Owner of Land"; Ann and Bridget are "Aliens". The Casey family have resided in Brooklyn for three years.

Sources

1. ↑ Arlington Cemetery
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49164871/silas-casey: accessed 03 April 2023), memorial page for RADM Silas Casey (11 Sep 1841–14 Aug 1913), Find A Grave: Memorial #49164871, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015).

See also:

• Gorton, Adelos,. The life and times of Samuel Gorton : the founders and the founding of the Republic : a section of early United States history and a history of the colony of Providence and Rhode Island plantations in the Narragansett Indian country now the state of Rhode Island, 1592-1636-1677-1687 : with a genealogy of Samuel Gorton's descendants to the present time. Philadelphia: unknown, 1907.
• 1855 NY State Census: ["New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6WS-YRH : 19 November 2014), Silas Casey, E.D. 3, Ward 11, Brooklyn City, Kings, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 1,930,199.]