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Silas Newcomb

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Death: May 24, 1773 (55)
Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Place of Burial: Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Hezekiah Newcomb and Jerusha Newcomb
Husband of Submit Newcomb
Father of Jerusha Brewster; Daniel Newcomb; Dr. Silas Newcomb, Jr.; Bradford Newcomb; Jesse Newcomb and 6 others
Brother of Peter Bradford Newcomb; Thomas Newcomb; Elizabeth Barstow; Jerusha Cleveland; James Newcomb and 4 others

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About Silas Newcomb

Silas NEWCOMB* (Hezekiah NEWCOMB*2, Deborah (UNKNOWN)1) was born 2 Sep 1717 in Lebanon, CT, and died 24 May 1773 in Lebanon, New London, Ct.. He married Submit PINEO 5 Mar 1738/39 in Lebanon, Ct, daughter of James PINEO and Dorothy BABCOCK. She was born Abt. 1717 in Columbia, Lebanon Crank, Windham, CT, and died Abt. 1804 in Lebanon, New London, Ct..

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=:2227645&...

Birth: Sep. 2, 1717 Death: May 24, 1773

Wife, Submit, lived with Silas' parents 3 years before they were married. In 1741 they moved to Falltown, MA (now Leyden, Franklin Co.) They were forced to return to Lebanon in 1745 due to Indian hostilities.

Silas was elected surveyor, 1748 and fence -viewer in 1750-1751 suggeting he was a trusted individual.

"He died instantaneouly of palsy while sitting under a tree on his farm" pg. 70 (BMN) His tombstone reads:

"Here lies the Bod of Mr. Silas Newcomb who lived a sober virtuoius life, a kind tender husband & parent, after a life of serious religion died in hope of a happy imortality May 24, 1773 in the 56th year of his age."

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Silas Newcomb's Timeline

1717
March 2, 1717
Lebanon,,CT
September 2, 1717
Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut Colony
1740
January 6, 1740
Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States
1741
November 18, 1741
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
1743
November 29, 1743
Fallston, Harford County, Province of Maryland
1745
October 7, 1745
Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut Colony
1747
November 9, 1747
Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States
1752
1752
1756
1756