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Silas W Wetherbee

Silas W Wetherbee

Male 1786 - 1863  (77 years)


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  • Name Silas W Wetherbee  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Birth 27 Mar 1786  Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10
    • Age: 0
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 May 1863  Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9
    • Age: 77
    Person ID I27  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father Israel Wetherbee,   b. 18 Jul 1756, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1813, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Howe,   b. 25 Feb 1756, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1816, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F96  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 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) 
    Marriage 2 Nov 1815  Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Silas Wetherbee,   b. 20 Aug 1816, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1885, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Lucy Wetherbee,   b. 25 Mar 1818, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1865, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Lewis Wetherbee,   b. 27 Dec 1819, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1856, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Charlotte Wetherbee,   b. 27 Dec 1819, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Harriet Wetherbee,   b. 27 Oct 1821, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1842 (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Elvira Wetherbee,   b. 4 Aug 1823, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1900, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Mary Ann Wetherbee,   b. 11 Jul 1825, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1862 (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Sally Whitcomb,   b. 20 Aug 1795, Boxboro, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1878, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1 May 1859  Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    Silas Wetherbee Sr Cemetery stone
    Silas Wetherbee Sr Cemetery stone
    Silas Weatherbee Sr
    Silas Weatherbee Sr
    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.
    Fire destroys house & barn
    Fire destroys house & barn
    Fitchburg Sentinel
    Silas, Lucy, Mary Ann Wetherbee Cemetery Stones
    Silas, Lucy, Mary Ann Wetherbee Cemetery Stones
    the Wetherbee property aka the Willard Place
    the Wetherbee property aka the Willard Place
    from Fitchburg Sentinel
    Silas, Lucy, Mary Ann Wetherbee Cemetery Stones
    Silas, Lucy, Mary Ann Wetherbee Cemetery Stones

    Histories
    Homestead
    Homestead
    Silas & Sally
    Silas & Sally
    Religion
    Religion

  • Sources 
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      Residence date: 1820
      Residence place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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      Birth date: abt 1786
      Birth place: Massachusetts
      Residence date: 1850
      Residence place: Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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      Birth place:
      Death date: 14 May 1863
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      Residence date: 1870
      Residence place: Boxborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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      residence place: Ashby, Massachusetts
      military date: 24 Sep 1861
      military place: Massachusetts
      Name: Silas W Wetherbee
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