1807 - 1872 (64 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Silvester Brigham |
Born |
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 |
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Military Service |
He was in the Black Hawk War, and noted for courage and strength. |
Died |
Jan 1872 |
Neodesha, Willson, Kansas |
Buried |
Neodesha Cemetery, Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States |
Siblings |
8 siblings |
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Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
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 |
Married |
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) |
Married |
7 Jun 1840 |
LaSalle County, Illinois |
Children |
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Last Modified |
5 Jan 2019 |
Family ID |
F1509 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Mary Webb Bingham, b. 4 Aug 1819, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire , d. 30 Apr 1897, Neodesha, Willson, Kansas (Age 77 years) |
Married |
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 [Birth] |
| 2. Lucy Brigham, b. 26 Oct 1844 |
| 3. George Brigham, b. 9 Oct 1846, Dover, Bureau, Illinois [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 |
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Family ID |
F1510 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Born - 17 Jun 1807 - Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire |
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| Married - 7 Jun 1840 - LaSalle County, Illinois |
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| Married - 10 May 1842 - Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire |
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| Died - Jan 1872 - Neodesha, Willson, Kansas |
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| Buried - - Neodesha Cemetery, Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States |
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Pin Legend |
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Notes |
- His marriage to Mary has his name as Sylvester, birth as Silvester.
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