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Silas Wetherbee

Male 1816 - 1885  (69 years)


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  • Name Silas Wetherbee  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20] 
    Birth 20 Aug 1816  Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 17, 18, 19] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Sep 1885  Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 18] 
    • Age: 69 Cause of death: Heart Disease Profession: Carpenter
    Silas Wetherbee Death    		 Silas Wetherbee Death
    Person ID I24  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father Silas W Wetherbee,   b. 27 Mar 1786, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1863, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Lucy Green,   b. 15 Jul 1793, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1858, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 2 Nov 1815  Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Gibson Osborn,   b. 6 Jan 1817, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1845, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jan 1838  Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Theodore Wetherbee,   b. 24 Jun 1839, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1891, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Rachel Wetherbee,   b. 8 Oct 1840, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1919, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Orlando Wetherbee,   b. 1 May 1843, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1882, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Sarah Osborne Wetherbee,   b. 14 Jan 1845, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1917, Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Emily Augusta Hartwell,   b. 9 Oct 1827, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1903, Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 6 Feb 1847  Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12, 15, 21, 22] 
    Children 
     1. George Giles Wetherbee,   b. 12 Dec 1847, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1923, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Frank Harold Wetherbee,   b. 4 Jun 1850, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1909, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Catherine "Kate" Wetherbee,   b. 15 Sep 1852, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1932, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Charles Frederick "Charlie" Wetherbee,   b. 30 May 1855, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1925, Preston, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Emma Wetherbee,   b. 2 Oct 1857, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1936, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Jennie Wetherbee,   b. 13 Jul 1860, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1922, Elliot, Windham, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Abbie Wetherbee,   b. 30 Jul 1863, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1882, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Fred Wetherbee,   b. 3 Nov 1865, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1949, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Mary Hartwell Wetherbee,   b. 2 Jan 1868, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1925, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Anna "Annie" Wetherbee,   b. 8 Apr 1870, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1873, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. John Wetherbee,   b. 18 Jan 1873, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1952, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     12. Florence Wetherbee,   b. 21 Dec 1875, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1876, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    Silas Wetherbee, Jr    		Silas Wetherbee, Jr
    Silas Wetherbee Death    		Silas Wetherbee Death
    the Wetherbee property aka the Willard Place    		the Wetherbee property aka the Willard Place
    from Fitchburg Sentinel
    Co F    		Co F
    guardians apptd    		guardians apptd
    Fitchburg Sentinel, p. 3
    Silas Wetherbeen Cemetery Stone 2    		Silas Wetherbeen Cemetery Stone 2
    Fors house, 1300 Richardson Rd, on what used to be the Wetherbee farm    		Fors house, 1300 Richardson Rd, on what used to be the Wetherbee farm
    Glenwood Cemetery, Ashby, Massachusetts    		Glenwood Cemetery, Ashby, Massachusetts
    New Regiment Formed    		New Regiment Formed
    p. 1
    Fire destroys house & barn    		Fire destroys house & barn
    Fitchburg Sentinel
    the Wetherbee Homestead    		the Wetherbee Homestead
    This was the Wetherbee House at what is now 1300 Richardson Rd. This house burned down in 19 Oct 1939. This is probably the same land that Israel lived on.
    Silas Wetherbeen Cemetery Stone    		Silas Wetherbeen Cemetery Stone

    Histories
    Homestead    		Homestead
    Childhood    		Childhood
    Homestead    		Homestead
    Pension File, cert # 191    		Pension File, cert # 191

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      44
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      Birth date: Oct 1827
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