Silas VERRILL

(b. 17 September 1822 , New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 4 October 1852 , New Gloucester, Maine, USA )

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Silas VERRILL was born 17 September 1822 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA

Silas VERRILL was the child of William VERRILL and Lydia TRIPP and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jeremiah VERRILL and Lydia TRIPP

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Silas married Elizabeth STROUT 4 October 1845 in Maine, USA . Elizabeth STROUT was born 30 March 1830 in Raymond, Maine, USA.

Silas VERRILL died 4 October 1852 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA.
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1822 Birth
17 September 1822
New Gloucester, Maine, USA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage / Partner
Silas VERRILL and Elizabeth STROUT 4 October 1845, , Maine, USA

He was 23 years old.

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Birth
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900
name: Silas Verrill
gender: Male
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birth date: 17 Sep 1850
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father's name: William Verrill
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mother's name: Lydia Verrill
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indexing project (batch) number: I00650-4
system origin: Maine-EASy
source film number: 11587
reference number: yr 1745-1858 p 171
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1850 New Gloucester, Maine
Silas Verrill, 26, farmer
Elizabeth, 22
Sidney, 5
Abraham, 3
Asa, 1
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1852 Death
4 October 1852
New Gloucester, Maine, USA

He died at the age of 30.

Silas is buried at: buried at Sabbathday Lake

Added: 6/13/2012 4:34:00 PM - Updated: 3/27/2025 1:20:54 PM

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state