Individual Details

Silas Tiffany

(Ca 1738 - 19 Sep 1760)



Seth died in an army hospital at Oswegatche, Wyoming Valley, PA. He was unmarried. He enlisted in two expeditions of the French & Indian War - Crown Point and Wyoming Valley. In anticipation of leaving for Crown Point, 1757, he wrote a will leaving his property to his brother Nathan and personal property to his beloved sisters - Sarah, Abigail, Anna, Hepzibah, Keturah, Lucy, and Temperance. At the time of his death, Silas was a corporal in the 9th Co. of the 4th CT Regiment, under Capt. Zebulon Butler of Lyme. His probate papers include the information about an illegitimate daughter of Helen Cleland; Helen claimed Silas was the only father of the child.

Events

BirthCa 1738
Death19 Sep 1760Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania during French & Indian War

Families

FatherNathan Tiffany (1701 - 1750)
MotherSarah Harvey (1712 - 1788)
SiblingSarah Tiffany (1734 - 1791)
SiblingAbigail Tiffany (1736 - )
SiblingTemperance Tiffany (1740 - )
SiblingLucy Tiffany (1742 - 1787)
SiblingNathan Tiffany (1744 - 1794)
SiblingKeturah Tiffany (1746 - 1775)
SiblingHepzibah Tiffany (1747 - )
SiblingAnna Tiffany (1749 - )