Silas Spalding

Brief Life History of Silas

When Silas Spalding was born on 5 May 1772, in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Col Dyer Spaulding, was 39 and his mother, Elisabeth Cady Parkhurst, was 37. He married Theodocia Holton on 29 January 1799, in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 20 September 1844, in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Trinity Cemetery, Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Silas Spalding
1772–1844
Theodocia Holton
1772–1865
Marriage: 29 January 1799
Sanford Spalding
1800–1859
Sophia Spalding
1805–1889
Lyman Spalding
1811–1821
Orilla Spalding
1812–1845

Sources (21)

  • Silas Spalding, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Silas Spaulding, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Silas Spalding, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1776

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

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (Angus): variant of Spaulding .

History: The surname was taken to Scotland in the 13th century by Radulphus de Spalding. His descendants prospered, and the name is still common in Scotland. Early American Spaldings include Thomas Spalding, born in Frederica, GA, in 1774, who introduced sea-island cotton in GA, and the physician Lyman Spalding, born in Cornish, NH, in 1775, who founded US Pharmacopoeia.

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

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