Silas Johnson (1745 - 1814)

Born 19 Jul 1745 in Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Rebeckah (Hildreth) Johnson — married 2 Dec 1788 in Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1814 at age 69 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

BIRTH: (Vol. 1, pg. 48) Silas, son of Seth and Mary, at Burlington, July 19, 1745.

MARRIAGE (Vol. 1, pg. 148) Silas, and Rebeckah Hildrith of Westford, at Westford, Dec. 2, 1788.

Silas Johnson married Rebeckah Hildreth on December 2, 1788, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Sources

• BIRTH: (Vol. 1, pg. 48) Silas, son of Seth and Mary, at Burlington, July 19, 1745.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR8-H25 : 13 July 2016), Silas Johnson and Rebeckah Hildreth, 02 Dec 1788; citing Marriage, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,395.

• MARRIAGES-Extracted From History of the Town of Westford in the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts 1659 - 1883 Rev. Edwin R. HODGMAN, A. M. Lowell, Mass, 1883

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDY-GRQ : 4 December 2014), Seth Johnson in entry for Silas Johnson, 24 Jan 1739; citing WOBURN,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873672 IT 2-3.

• (son)"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCLG-T62 : 4 December 2014), Ephraim Johnson, 22 Apr 1790; citing DUNSTABLE,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823729 IT 1.

• (daughter) "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCLV-XMJ : 4 December 2014), Silas Johnson in entry for Lucy Johnson, 14 Sep 1791; citing DUNSTABLE,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823729 IT 1.

• (son) "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCLL-9PD : 4 December 2014), Silas Johnson in entry for Abel Johnson, 01 Nov 1793; citing DUNSTABLE,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823729 IT 1.

• (son) "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCLG-VH4 : 4 December 2014), Silas Johnson in entry for Jesse Johnson, 03 May 1797; citing DUNSTABLE,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823729 IT 1.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-MS5J : 13 July 2016), Johnson in entry for Silas Johnson, 13 Mar 1849; citing Death, , 90, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,127.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKB-18F2 : 13 December 2015), Silas Johnson, 1814; Burial, Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Central Cemetery; citing record ID 54484093, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

"Who was killed by a fall" according to gravestone.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXJ-8Q7 : 3 November 2017), Mary Johnson in entry for Silas Johnson, 06 Jul 1743; citing Death, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 859,998.

• (consider for background of Seth, father) "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDN-GB3 : 4 December 2014), Seth Jonson, 03 May 1739; citing FALMOUTH,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 904,590.

• Vital Records of Burlington, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, 1915) Page 27. Baptism 28 Jul 1745.