Person:Silas Bent (2)

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Capt. Silas Bent, III
b.10 Oct 1820 St. Louis, Missouri
m. 14 Apr 1798
  1. Charles Bent1799 - 1847
  2. Julia Ann Bent1801 - 1820
  3. John Bent1803 - 1845
  4. Lucy Bent1805 - 1871
  5. Dorcas Bent1807 - 1888
  6. William Wells Bent1809 - 1869
  7. Mary Bent1811 - 1866
  8. George Bent1814 - 1846
  9. Robert S. Bent1816 - 1841
  10. Edward Bent1818 - 1824
  11. Capt. Silas Bent, III1820 - 1887
m. 5 Nov 1857
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Capt. Silas Bent, III
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 10 Oct 1820 St. Louis, Missouri
Military[1] From 1852 to 1854 Flag lieutenant in Commodore Perry's flagship on expedition to Japan.
Marriage 5 Nov 1857 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentuckyto Ann Eliza Tyler
Military[3] Jul 1863 St. Louis, MissouriDraft
Military[1][2] Officer, U.S. Navy. Graduated USNA, 1849. Specialized in oceanography and hydrography.
Death[1][2] 26 Aug 1887 Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York
Burial[1][2] Cave Hill Cemerery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Chicago Daily Inter-Ocean, 28 Aug 1887, p. 1

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Find A Grave.
  3. United States. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. (Online database: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).

    Name: Bent, Silas
    Age: 43 yrs
    Birthplace: St. Louis
    Occupation: Real Estate Agt.
    Former Military Service: [blank!]