Silas Snow (1761 - abt. 1835)

Born 18 Apr 1761 in Ashford, Windham Co., Connecticut, New England

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Died about 1835 at about age 73 in Granby, Oswego, New York, United States

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Silas Snow was born 18 Apr 1761 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, New England. He was a twin with Solomon Snow, Sr.. They were sons of Oliver Snow and his first wife, Elizabeth Phillips.

In 1782, Silas Snow married Eunice Farnham, b: 1 FEB 1757 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Manasseh Farnham & his wife, Keziah (Ford) Farnham. ^[1] Silas and Eunice were parents of at least seven children: Lucena, Eunice, Diedamia, Eli, Elsie, Silas, and Hannah.

1. Elias Snow b: 15 APR 1789 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA.

In a statement for his pension application dated 12 September 1832, Silas reported he was born in Ashford on 18 April 1761 and he resided there until 1808 when he relocated to Marcellus, New York. In 1826, he moved to Granby where he was living in 1832. He enlisted in May 1777 in the company of Capt. John Keyes and regiment of Col. Ely. He was a Fort Griswold until the beginning of autumn when they went to Rhode Island and then back to Fort Griswold. The troops were involved in skirmishes. He was discharged from that enlistment in January 1778 and on 1 May 1778, he enlisted for a term of one year in the company of Capt. Squire Hill in the regiment of Col. McClellan. Silas had a third enlistment in June 1779 for a term of three months under Capt. Whittemore. His fourth enlistment was in 1780 as a substitute for Samuel Walker and his fifth enlistment in 1781 was as a substitute for Solomon Snow. On 13 February 1839, daughter Eunice Snow, through her attorney, requested payment of arrears of the pension.^[2]

Silas and Eunice were parents of at least seven children. Eunice died about 1810.^[3]

Solomon Snow, Sr. (1761 – 1851) or his son Solomon Snow, Jr. (1809 – 1873) signed the following petition in the town of Arkwright (Chautauqua County) NY, probably about 1844:

“Against the admission of more slave states into the Union. To the Congress of the United States. The undersigned Citizens & electors of the State of New York residing in Arkwright in the County of Chautauque respectfully pray that no State be hereinafter admitted into the Union unless the Constitution of such State shall expressly prohibit the existence of Slavery within its limits.”

Solomon Snow, Sr. was a son of Oliver Snow, Sr. (1721 – 1796) and Elizabeth Phillips (1728 – 1761), and his siblings of record included Oliver Snow, Jr. (1748 – 1841), Diadema I (1750 – 1754), Asa I (1752 – 1754), Asa II (b. 1854), Diadema II (b. 1756), Nathan (1759 – 1835), and his twin Silas (b. 1761-1788). Half-siblings of record (same father; different mother) included Amaziah Snow (b. 1764), Parley (1765 – 1834), Elizabeth (1768 – 1791), Sabra (b. 1771), Jemima (1775 – 1791), and Ziba Snow (n. d.).

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1. ↑ Hoff-Orgill Family Genealogy on RootsWeb - Silas Snow
2. ↑ U. S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, Case S14544
3. ↑ Silas and Eunice moved from Ashford to Marcellus in 1808 (according to his pension file) and Eunice appears to be living at the 1810 census but not in 1820. Some genealogies report that Eunice died in Ashford in 1834 but that is the death record of Eunice the wife of Perley Snow.

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Asa Snow I's younger brother Solomon Snow, Sr. (1761 – 1851) or his son Solomon Snow, Jr. (1809 – 1873) signed the following petition in the town of Arkwright (Chautauqua County) NY, probably about 1844:

“Against the admission of more slave states into the Union. To the Congress of the United States. The undersigned Citizens & electors of the State of New York residing in Arkwright in the County of Chautauque respectfully pray that no State be hereinafter admitted into the Union unless the Constitution of such State shall expressly prohibit the existence of Slavery within its limits.”