Silas was named after his maternal grandfather, Silas W. Wood.
Excerpt from "The life and times of Samuel Gorton : the founders and the founding of the Republic : a section of early United States history"
"Silas Gorton and his wife lived at Stephentown, Rensselaer County, N. Y. They moved from there to Painted Post or Corning, settling about three miles east of the present city of Corning, where they both died."
Silas was named after his maternal grandfather, Silas W. Wood.
Excerpt from "The life and times of Samuel Gorton : the founders and the founding of the Republic : a section of early United States history"
"Silas Gorton and his wife lived at Stephentown, Rensselaer County, N. Y. They moved from there to Painted Post or Corning, settling about three miles east of the present city of Corning, where they both died."
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