Brief Life History of Silas
When Silas Connet was born in 1836, in Amity Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Connet, was 31 and his mother, Abigail French, was 37. He married Margaret Pugh on 18 May 1858, in Solsberry, Beech Creek Township, Greene, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Beech Creek Township, Greene, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Brown, Kansas, United States in 1870. He died on 9 April 1903, in Warm Springs, Malheur, Oregon, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Madras, Crook, Oregon, United States.
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- Silas Connet, "United States Census, 1850"
- Silas Cornett, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Silas Simon Connet, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Browne*, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Brown, Kansas, United States Final e was dropped in 1859 to make Brown.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Connor .
English: occupational name for an examiner or inspector, especially of ale, from Middle English connere, cunnere ‘inspector’, an agent derivative of cun(nen) ‘to examine’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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