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Silvester Brigham

Silvester Brigham

Male 1807 - 1872  (64 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Silvester Brigham 
    Born 17 Jun 1807  Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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. 
    Died Jan 1872  Neodesha, Willson, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Neodesha Cemetery, Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 8 siblings 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I1089  Nagel
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2019 

    Father Captain Joseph Brigham,   b. 2 Jun 1774, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1846, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 7 Jun 1840  LaSalle County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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)
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1897, Neodesha, Willson, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 10 May 1842  Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Elijah Brigham,   b. 14 Mar 1843, Dover, Bureau, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Masonic Cemetery, Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. Lucy Brigham,   b. 26 Oct 1844
     3. George Brigham,   b. 9 Oct 1846, Dover, Bureau, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1939, Denver, Denver, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (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