Brief Life History of Silas Hale
When Silas Hale Whitcomb was born on 21 September 1771, in Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Charles Agustus Whitcomb, was 26 and his mother, Hannah Hale, was 23. He married Sarah Brown on 11 November 1794, in New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Amity, Allegany, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 4 August 1856, in Belmont, Amity, Allegany, New York, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Belmont, Amity, Allegany, New York, United States.
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Sources (20)
- Silas Whitcomb in entry for Rebecca Whitcomb, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Silas Whitcomb, "United States Census, 1850"
- Silas Whitcomb in entry for Thomas Whitcomb, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
Spouse and Children
1771–1856 Male
1776–1851 Female
Children (13)
1796–1797 Male
1797–1860 Male
1798–1801 Male
1799–1839 Female
1801–1873 Male
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1745–1802 Male
1748–1802 Female
Siblings (9)
1769–1842 Male
1771–1856 Male
1773–1860 Female
1776–1777 Female
1778–1861 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (7)
1776
Age 5
1776
Age 5
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Whitcombe or Witcombe. Whitcombe in Dorset and Witcombe in Gloucestershire are named with Old English wīd ‘wide’ + cumb ‘valley’; Whitcombe, Isle of Wight, may have the same etymology or alternatively the first element may be Old English hwīt ‘white’. Witcombe in Somerset is named with Old English wīthig ‘willow’ + cumb, and the placename Whitcombe in Devon is from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + cumb. The surname may also derive from a lost place in Sussex.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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