Major William Silliman

Maj William Silliman BIRTH 22 Jul 1756 Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 8 Oct 1816 USA BURIAL Fairview Cemetery New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA MEMORIAL ID 49276626

The son of Gen. Gold Selleck & Martha (Davenport) Silliman, he married (1) Ann Allen on Sept. 22, 1774, and (2) Phebe Jennings on Dec. 7, 1780.

From "Ye OLD BURYING GROUND OF FAIRFIELD, CONN." by Mrs. Kate Perry, p. 136: William was sick with fever and ague when he was captured by the British with his father and they were taken to Long Island as prisoners where they remained for several months before they were exchanged.

According to "The Way of Duty" by Joy Day Buel and Richard Buel, Jr, William "Billy" Silliman likely died of Typhoid in the year 1816, along with his wife Phoebe while migrating to Indiana.

Maj William Silliman BIRTH 22 Jul 1756 Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 8 Oct 1816 (aged 60) USA BURIAL Fairview Cemetery New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA MEMORIAL ID 49276626 ·

The son of Gen. Gold Selleck & Martha (Davenport) Silliman, he married (1) Ann Allen on Sept. 22, 1774, and (2) Phebe Jennings on Dec. 7, 1780.

From "Ye OLD BURYING GROUND OF FAIRFIELD, CONN." by Mrs. Kate Perry, p. 136: William was sick with fever and ague when he was captured by the British with his father and they were taken to Long Island as prisoners where they remained for several months before they were exchanged.

According to "The Way of Duty" by Joy Day Buel and Richard Buel, Jr, William "Billy" Silliman likely died of Typhoid in the year 1816, along with his wife Phoebe while migrating to Indiana.

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