Cora Silsby1

F, b. circa 1864
FatherRoswell Silsby1 b. c 18 Jul 1819, d. 14 Apr 1896
MotherHarriet (?)1 b. c 20 Feb 1823, d. 22 Apr 1879
     Cora Silsby, daughter of Roswell Silsby and Harriet (?), was born circa 1864 at Maine.1

Census

     Cora appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Aurora, Hancock, Maine, in the household of her parents, Roswell and Harriet.2
Last Edited22 Jan 2018

Citations

  1. [S69] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1870 (Nineth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1870 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Aurora, Maine, Page 5 Line 5.
  2. [S69] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1870 (Nineth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1870 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Aurora, Maine, Page 4, Line 36 thru 40 and Page 5 Line 1 thru 5.

David Silsby1

M, b. 14 August 1794, d. 13 March 1862
FatherSamuel Silsby1 b. 4 Nov 1755, d. 10 Feb 1825
MotherHannah Goodell1 b. 4 Jun 1758, d. 27 Jan 1838
     David Silsby, son of Samuel Silsby and Hannah Goodell, was born on 14 August 1794.1

     David Silsby with his three brothers were first settlers of Aurora.
Aurora.—Incorporated February 1, 1831. Area 23,040 acres. Population, 212. Wealth, per capita, $155. Derived its name from Aurora, goddess of morning. Its first settlers were four brothers, Samuel, Benjamin, David and Roswell Silsby, who came here in 1805. For some years they had, as there were no roads, to carry their grain on their backs, seven or eight miles to have it ground. This was one of the "lottery" townships, and was incorporated as Plantation No. 27, in 1822. The "Whale's Back," one of those formations known as "horse backs," is in this town. The "air-line road" passes over it for a distance of three and one-half miles. Decennary loss, 65. State valuation, $32,052. - IT. S. valuation, $56,154. Union soldiers, 27 ; State aid, $20 ; town bounty, $1,983 ; cost per recruit, $117.
circa 1805.

     David, son of Samuel Silsby and Hannah Goodell, married Lydia Greig.2

     David Silsby died on 13 March 1862 at age 67.1 and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Brewer, Penobscot, Maine.1

Family

Lydia Greig b. 1798, d. 30 Apr 1870
Child
Last Edited13 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 105265812.
  2. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 105265784.
  3. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, The Genealogy of the Burley or Burleigh family of America; Page 68.

David S. Silsby1

M, b. 14 May 1930
FatherSamuel S. Silsby1 b. 18 Oct 1898, d. 12 Feb 1956
MotherElla M. Shorey1 b. c 1898
     David S. Silsby, son of Samuel S. Silsby and Ella M. Shorey, was born on 14 May 1930 at Maine.1,2

     David, at age 28, son of Samuel S. Silsby and Ella M. Shorey, married Eleanor E. Guild in February 1959 at Maine.3

Census

     David S. Silsby appeared on the 1940 Federal Census, enumerated 2 April 1940, of Bangor, Penobscot, Maine in the household of his parents, Samuel and Ella.4

Family

Eleanor E. Guild
Last Edited11 Jun 2019

Citations

  1. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Bangor, Maine, Sheet 1 A, line 6.
  2. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, David's birth date is from Pan Am airline ticket to Bermuda.
  3. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Certificate Number: 671
    Bride Name: Guild Eleanor E.; Bride Town/State:
    Groom Name: Silsby David S.; Groom Town/State:
    Date of Marriage: February , 1959 Day Unknown.
  4. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Bangor, Maine, Sheet 1 A, line 2 thru 8.

Diana Silsby1,2

F, b. circa 1824
FatherRoswell Silsby1,2 b. c 1799, d. 7 Dec 1883
MotherEunice Mann1,2 b. 24 Jul 1802, d. Dec 1898
     Diana Silsby, daughter of Roswell Silsby and Eunice Mann, was born circa 1824 at Maine.1,2

Census

     Diana appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Aurora, Hancock, Maine, in the household of her parents, Roswell and Eunice She was working as a milliner.3

     Diana appeared on the 1860 Federal Census in the household of her parents, Roswell and Eunice of Aurora, Hancock, Maine. She was working as a milliner.4
Last Edited13 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S54] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 (Seventh) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1850 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Aurora, Maine, Unmarked, line 11.
  2. [S38] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1860 (Eighth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1860 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Aurora, Maine, Page 49, line 35.
  3. [S54] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 (Seventh) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1850 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Aurora, Maine, Unmarked, line 9 thru 15.
  4. [S38] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1860 (Eighth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1860 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Aurora, Maine, Page 49, line 32 thru 37.

Edward B. Silsby1,2

M, b. circa 1852
FatherRoswell Silsby2 b. c 18 Jul 1819, d. 14 Apr 1896
MotherHarriet (?)2 b. c 20 Feb 1823, d. 22 Apr 1879
     Edward B. Silsby, son of Roswell Silsby and Harriet (?), was born circa 1852 at Maine.1

     Edward, son of Roswell Silsby and Harriet (?), married Annie E. Fernald on 23 February 1879 at Maine.3

Census

     Edward appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Aurora, Hancock, Maine, in the household of his parents, Roswell and Harriet.4

Family

Annie E. Fernald
Last Edited22 Jan 2018

Citations

  1. [S38] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1860 (Eighth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1860 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Aurora, Maine, Page 49, line 38.
  2. [S69] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1870 (Nineth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1870 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Aurora, Maine, Page 4, Line 40.
  3. [S9] Unknown author, General Newspaper Items: Varied, Location: Varied, Ellsworth American, marriages, 27 Feb 1879 - Cranberry Isles, Feb. 23, by A. C. Fernald, Esq., assisted by Rev. J. H. Baker, Dr. EDWARD B. SILSBY of Aurora and Miss ANNIE E. FERNALD of Cranberry Isles.
  4. [S69] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1870 (Nineth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1870 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Aurora, Maine, Page 4, Line 36 thru 40 and Page 5 Line 1 thru 5.
 
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