Silas Marvin

Male4 February 1741–after 22 June 1813

Brief Life History of Silas

When Silas Marvin was born on 4 February 1741, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Capt Mathew Marvin, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Clark, was 30. He married Sarah Smith after 1770, in Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died after 22 June 1813, in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 8258.

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Family Time Line

Silas Marvin
1741–1813
Sarah Smith
1747–
Marriage: after 1770
Orson Trowbridge
1769–

Sources (4)

  • Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct.: 1638 and 1635, sons of Edward Marvin, of Great Bentley, England; Published 1904.
  • Legacy NFS Source: Silas Marvin -
  • Genealogical Sketch of Reinold and Matthew Marvin

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  • Marriage
    after 1770Massachusetts, United States

    • Children (1)

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    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (6)

    1776

    Age 35

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 35

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    1781 · The First Constitution

    Age 40

    Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly Leicestershire and Lincolnshire): from the Middle English personal name Merefin, Merevin, Old English Merefin. This is probably formed with Old English mere ‘sea’ + Finn (a personal name derived from the ethnic name). Alternatively, it may be a borrowing of an unrecorded Old Norse name Møra-Finnr.

    Slovenian: nickname from marvin, the name of a tart light red wine.

    French: unexplained.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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