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:
Mary (Polly), b. 25 Jan 1780 in Rutland, MA, m. Daniel Mansfield[7]
Hannah, b. 06 Apr 1782 in Rutland, MA, m. Thomas Mansfield[7]
Sarah (Sallie), bp. 16 Mar 1783 in Weston, MA, m. Daniel Greeley[8]
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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ 7.07.1 "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.
↑ 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
↑ 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.
↑ "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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