Researching Samuel Silliman
Dig into the past of Samuel Silliman using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Silliman surname? In that year Silliman was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Silliman on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Samuel Silliman in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Silliman ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Silliman and the Silliman Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Silliman Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Silliman family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Samuel Silliman at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Samuel Silliman using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Samuel Silliman.
Research the Silliman surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Silliman Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3 people with the Silliman surname in the UK? Silliman is now ranked number 4038 for popularity in the UK. |
Silliman Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Samuel Silliman.
Study MyTrees for information on the Silliman family and people looking to contact living Silliman relations.
Explore One Great Family for Silliman records submitted by people who are already researching the Silliman Family Tree.
Find Samuel Silliman from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Silliman Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Silliman Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Samuel Silliman. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Samuel Silliman
Samuel Cook Silliman
Samuel Cook Silliman (also Samuel Cook Syllyman) (November 12, 1742 – February 14, 1795) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk. He served several non-consecutive terms starting in 1779 and ending in 1794.
He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in all of the following sessions:*May 1779*May 1780, October 1780*October 1781, May 1782*May 1783, October 1783*October 1784, May 1785, October 1785*October 1786, May 1787, October 1787*October 1788, May 1789, October 1789*May 1791*May 1792, October 1792*May 1794, October 1794
Source: Samuel Cook Silliman, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Silliman
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