Silvester Brigham

1807 - 1872  (64 years)

• Name	Silvester Brigham
  Birth	17 Jun 1807	Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	He moved to Illinois in 1829 walking from New Hampshire and back again. He was a farmer and real estate dealer and platted the town of Dover, Illinois.
  Library book: History of the Brigham Family	519
  Military Service	He was in the Black Hawk War, and noted for courage and strength.
  Death	Jan 1872	Neodesha, Willson, Kansas
  Burial	Neodesha Cemetery, Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. Belinda Brigham,   b. 28 Feb 1804   d. 11 Jul 1812
  2. Rufus Brigham,   b. 2 May 1805   d. 28 Jun 1812
  3. Mary Brigham,   b. 23 Mar 1809   d. 8 Jul 1812
  4. Lucy Brigham,   b. 16 Jun 1811
  5. Polly Brigham,   b. 2 Nov 1813
  6. Nancy Brigham,   b. 6 Jun 1816   d. Oct 1851
  7. Eliza Brigham,   b. 31 Aug 1818   d. 23 Sep 1863
  8. Joseph H Brigham,   b. 31 Jan 1823, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire
  Person ID	I1089	Nagel
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Captain Joseph Brigham,   b. 2 Jun 1774, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire d. 19 Jul 1846, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Polly Fullam,   b. 7 Jan 1779   d. 29 Sep 1861 (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	28 Apr 1803
  Family ID	F1319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucy Gunn,   b. 14 Dec 1810   d. 17 Aug 1841, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1840	LaSalle County, Illinois
  Children	1. Joseph Brigham,   b. 25 Apr 1841   d. 17 Jul 1841 (Age 0 years)   2. Mary Brigham,   b. 25 Apr 1841   d. 6 Sep 1841 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Webb Bingham,   b. 4 Aug 1819, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire d. 30 Apr 1897, Neodesha, Willson, Kansas (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1842	Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire
  Children	+ 1. Elijah Brigham,   b. 14 Mar 1843, Dover, Bureau, Illinois bur. Masonic Cemetery, Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Lucy Brigham,   b. 26 Oct 1844   3. George Brigham,   b. 9 Oct 1846, Dover, Bureau, Illinois  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. Adoniram Judson Brigham,   b. 29 Aug 1850   d. 28 Nov 1903 (Age 53 years)   5. Reverend Joseph Webb Brigham,   b. 11 Sep 1852   6. Mary Ellen Brigham,   b. 10 Oct 1854, Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois d. 14 Jun 1939, Denver, Denver, Colorado (Age 84 years)   7. Rufus Brigham,   b. 20 Feb 1856   d. 10 May 1856 (Age 0 years)   8. Charles S Brigham,   b. 20 May 1858   d. 11 Oct 1903 (Age 45 years)   9. Hattie E Brigham,   b. 6 Nov 1860
  Family ID	F1510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Jun 1807 - Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire Marriage - 7 Jun 1840 - LaSalle County, Illinois Marriage - 10 May 1842 - Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire Death - Jan 1872 - Neodesha, Willson, Kansas Burial - - Neodesha Cemetery, Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  His marriage to Mary has his name as Sylvester, birth as Silvester.