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Deane was born on January 4, 1738 [O.S. December 24, 1737] [2] in Groton, Connecticut, to blacksmith Silas Deane and his wife Hannah Barker. The younger Silas was able to obtain a full scholarship to Yale and graduated in 1758. [3] In April 1759, he was hired to tutor a young Edward Bancroft in Hartford, Connecticut. [4]
Silas Varnum was raised by the Varnum family of Dracut, Massachusetts, to be the servant of young J.B. Varnum.The family had unorthodox views on the institution of slavery and the role of African Americans in colonial society, and would advocate for black soldiers to serve in the army during the war. J.B. Varnum developed a strong friendship with Silas, and later wrote the bill in Congress ...
Captain Silas Talbot (January 11, 1751 – June 30, 1813) was an American military officer and slave trader. He served in the Continental Army and Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War , and is most famous for commanding USS Constitution from 1799 to 1801.
He was highly regarded by his contemporaries. General Clark, who was an older brother of the more famed William Clark, said of Silas: "he was one of the bravest and most accomplished soldiers that ever fought by my side." [10] In Ref. 10, Silas Harlan is entry #215. Silas's father George Harlan (1718 - c. 1762) is entry #45. George's father ...
Major TNI Marthen Indey (1912–1986) was a colonial police officer in New Guinea, Dutch East Indies who later became nationalist fighter in the Indonesian National Revolution and a supporter of Papua becoming part of Indonesia.
Colonel Silas Titus. Silas Titus (May 30, 1811 – October 4, 1899) was a military officer who fought in the American Civil War in the Union Army. He was active in the organization of the city of Syracuse, New York, and served as an alderman for two years and as a supervisor in 1865. He was influential in the construction of the first 30 miles ...
Silas Ayari Donrai Papare (18 December 1918 – 7 March 1978) was a Papuan–Indonesian politician and guerilla leader who is a National Hero of Indonesia.. Originating from the Yapen Islands, Papare trained and worked as a nurse prior to the Second World War, during which he organized local resistance and gathered intelligence against occupying Japanese forces.
Silas Wheeler (March 7, 1752 or 1753 at Concord, Massachusetts – November 28, 1828 at Wheeler, New York) called "Captain", was a soldier in the army of the American Revolution, and the founder of the town of Wheeler, Steuben County, New York.