John Silver
- Born: 22 Dec 1763, Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
- Marriage (1): Mary Buell 25 May 1784 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, NH
- Died: 12 Feb 1843, Cleveland Township, Elkhart County, Indiana at age 79
- Buried: Edwardsburg Cemetery Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan, USA
 General Notes:
"History of Cass Co. Michigan 1825 to 1875" by Howard S. Rogers (Cassopolis, MI, 1875)
John Silver was born in New Hampshire in 1763. He was a mason and taught that trade to all of his boys. In 1785 he was married to Mary Buell, of Somers, Connecticut, by whom he had eight children, six boys and two girls. He served with credit during the War of 1812, and at its close retired to a farm in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, where he remained until in 1837 when he followed his children to the then far West.
He came first to Edwardsburg and Cassopolis but finally purchased a farm in Cleveland Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, one mile from the Michigan line, where he resided until his death, in 1843. His wife survived him five years. .
Children
Jacob SILVER b: 1786 in Newport,,New Hampshire
John SILVER b: 30 MAY 1788 in Hopkinton,Merrimack,New Hampshire
Jeremiah SILVER b: 1790 in Hopkinton,,New Hampshire
Abiel SILVER b: 3 APR 1797 in Hopkinton,,New Hampshire
Joan SILVER b: 1798 in Hopkinton,,New Hampshire; m. Timothy Straw
Margaret SILVER b: 1799 in ,,New Hampshire; m Seth Straw
Josiah SILVER b: 1800 in ,,New Hampshire; m. Polly Straw
Benjamin Franklin SILVER b: 1805 in ,,New Hampshire
Find A Grave Memorial 49743113
John married Mary Buell 25 May 1784 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, NH. (Mary Buell was born on 9 Mar 1765 in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut and died on 24 Nov 1848.)
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