Biography
William Silsbee was born 21 March 1779 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States to Nathaniel Silsbee (1748-1791) and Sarah Becket (1750-1832) and died 15 January 1833 Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Mary Hodges (1789-1851) 14 November 1808 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
The Hodges Family in New England says:
- William Silsbee lived in the Hodges House on the eastern corner of Orange and Essex streets. He was an active, intelligent and enterprising merchant, an upright citizen, and was respected and esteemed in all the relations of life.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Margaret Hodges Silsbee (1810-1829) | |||
| Benjamin Hodges Silsbee (1811-1880) | |||
| William Silsbee (1813-1890) | 17 May 1813 Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | 8 January 1890 Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | Charlotte Lyman (c1814-1848) Maria Porter Woodward (1826-1911) |
| John Henry Silsbee (1814-1891) | |||
| Mary Silsbee (1816-1866) | |||
| Hannah H. Silsbee (1817-1895) | |||
| Harriet Elizabeth Silsbee (1819-1893) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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