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Silence (Harrington) Gibbs (1752)

Silence Gibbs formerly Harrington
Born in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 30 May 1779 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

Silence Harrington was born on December 23, 1752, in Weston, MIddlesex, Massachusetts[1][2]. She was the daughter of Moses and Mary (Gregory) Harrington.

Silence married Elisha Gibbs on May 30, 1779[3][4][5] (Intentions posted April 2, 1779[6]), in Weston, MIddlesex, Massachusetts.

Their children:

  1. Mary (Polly), b. 25 Jan 1780 in Rutland, MA, m. Daniel Mansfield[7]
  2. Hannah, b. 06 Apr 1782 in Rutland, MA, m. Thomas Mansfield[7]
  3. Sarah (Sallie), bp. 16 Mar 1783 in Weston, MA, m. Daniel Greeley[8]
  4. Elisha, Jr., b. 20 Feb 1786 in Camden, ME, m. Martha Hasey[9]

The family arrived in Foxcroft, Maine, around 1819 and remained there.[10][11]

No record of Silence's death or burial has been found.

Sources

  1. Town of Weston Births, Deaths and Marriages 1707-1850. 1703- Gravestones -1900..... (Boston: McIndoe Bros., Printers 1901)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 86
  2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JV-6LB : 10 November 2020), Silence Harrington, 23 Dec 1752; citing Birth, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009671.
  3. Systematic History Fund, Vital Records of Princeton, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849 (Published by Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts 1902)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 99
  4. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZR-89C : 10 November 2020), Silence Harrington in entry for Elisha Gibbs, 30 May 1779; citing Marriage, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010704.
  5. Town of Weston Births, Deaths and Marriages 1707-1850. 1703- Gravestones -1900..... (Boston: McIndoe Bros., Printers 1901)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 149
  6. Town of Weston Births, Deaths and Marriages 1707-1850. 1703- Gravestones -1900..... (Boston: McIndoe Bros., Printers 1901)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 143
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TZ3K : 10 November 2020), Polly Gibbs, 25 Jan 1780; citing Birth, Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934224.
  8. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD7-F3J : 5 January 2021), Elisha Gibbs in entry for Sally Gibbs, 1783. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-J277?i=302
  9. Lowell, Mary Chandler,. Old Foxcroft, Maine : traditions and memories, with family records. Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Rumford Press, c1935. Pages 196-197 Ancestry Record 21999 #192
  10. United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGN-24V : accessed 4 June 2021), Elisha Gibbs, Foxcroft, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing p. 25, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 281,242.
  11. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5P-1VB : 20 February 2021), Elisha Gibbs, Foxcroft, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing 392, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 51; FHL microfilm 497,947.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Robert Keniston for creating WikiTree profile Harrington-2865 through the import of Ben Harrington - Desc 2013-09-01.ged on Oct 12, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.





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