Silas Howe (1747 - 1810)

Born 15 Apr 1747 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut

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Died 13 Dec 1810 at age 63 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont

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Biography

Silas was born in 1747. Silas is the child of Samuel Howe and Martha Spaulding. . He married Susannah, probablyh Susannah Franklin, daughter of John and Keziah (Pierce) Franklin. They moved from Canaan, Connecticut to Poultney, Vermont in 1771. He kept the village tavern in East Poultney, and was Deacon of the Congregational Churdh. His wife was one of 13 women who fled with their children from their homes at the approach of the British troops after the battle of Hubbardton, Vermont. They had six children {^[1]

Research Notes

Joseph Joslin, Barnes Frisbie and Frederick Ruggles, A history of the town of Poultney, Vermont: from its settlement to the year 1875, with family and biographical sketches and incidents (Google eBook), 1875, 24: one of the early settlers in Poultney, after April 1771.

--, 38: his wife was one of the women who fled with her children at the approach of Gen. Burgoyne.

--, 42: 4 Oct 1781 tax list, Poultney, "Silas How." Also a widow How.

--, 50: built an early mill, "at the place since known as the Candlestick Factory."

--, 281: wife Susan.

This person was created through the import of Middletown families minus.ged on 10 February 2011.

Vital records for Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachustts lists the marriag of a Silas Howe and Susannah French on 14 April 1769.^[2] This is another possibiliity for Silas' wife, although Susannah Franklin is more likely, due to location and Canaan, Connecticut where Silas lived before moving to Vermont, and the similarity of names of Susannah's mother Keziah Franklin and daughter Keziah Howe.

Sources

1. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, Vol. 2, Abraham of Roxbury, NEHGS; Boston; 1929; p440
2. ↑ Mass. Vital Records, Sandisfield Marriages, page 83