Christopher SLY

1779 - 1845  (66 years)

• Name	Christopher SLY
  Born	7 Sep 1779	Vermont, United States
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Blacksmith
  Reference Number	*
  _UID	443953896E3D5B438839A4C020A36B877CF3
  Died	13 Sep 1845	Commerce, Oakland, Michigan, United States
  Buried	Walled Lake Cem, Walled Lake, Oakland, Michigan, United States
  Person ID	I32	SteveParker
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Benjamin SLY,   b. 1746, England ,   d. Ontario County, New York, United States
  Mother	Esther or Johanna,   b. Abt 1755, England ,   d. Canada
  Married	Abt 1771	England
  _UID	DC0347F5CD39474283577A06BDEDB0DD3BD2
  Family ID	F30	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lodema MACK,   b. 5 Mar 1787, New York, United States ,   d. 13 Aug 1823, Hopewell, Ontario, New York, United States  (Age 36 years)
  Married	Abt 1805	New York, United States
  _UID	4717A4A6722FFA428A522E78DEB285526E86
  Children	1. William Wesley SLY,   b. 22 Oct 1807, New York, United States ,   d. 11 Jan 1863, , Isabella, Michigan, United States  (Age 55 years)   2. Daniel SLY,   b. 1 Sep 1809, of Hopewell, Ontario, New York, United States ,   d. 13 Oct 1899, Walled Lake, Oakland, Michigan, United States  (Age 90 years)   3. Lucinda SLY,   b. 18 Aug 1811, Hopewell, Ontario, New York, United States ,   d. 25 Feb 1848, , Oakland, Michigan, United States  (Age 36 years)   4. Malinda SLY,   b. 21 Mar 1815, New York, United States ,   d. 6 Mar 1848, , Oakland, Michigan, United States  (Age 32 years)   5. Rhoda SLY,   b. 7 May 1817, Hopewell, Ontario, New York, United States ,   d. 1 Feb 1907, Ovid, Clinton, Michigan, United States  (Age 89 years)   6. Sylvester "Lester" SLY,   b. 11 Jul 1819, , Ontario, New York, United States ,   d. 25 Mar 1903, Millbrook Twp, Mecosta, Michigan, United States  (Age 83 years)   7. Benjamin SLY,   b. 11 Jul 1821, New York, United States ,   d. , Oakland, Michigan, United States
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth CRAWFORD COMPTON,   b. 3 Aug 1780, New Jersey ,   d. 7 Feb 1879, Commerce, Oakland, Michigan, United States  (Age 98 years)
  Married	Apr 1823/1824	Ontario, New York, USA
  _UID	3838779B275FED4681A0E81CB01BB8F0D39F
  Children	1. Emeliza SLY,   b. 13 Aug 1829, New York ,   d. 30 Jan 1908, Fowlersville, Livingston, Michigan, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F3100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Things to do: 1. When did Christopher marry Elizabeth? 2. 1810, 1830 census Timeline for Christopher Sly: 1779 Sep 7, Christopher born in Vermont ( According to the family bible of Rhoda Sly Pearson) 1803 Holland Purchase, New York Christopher and Benjamin Sly, T9 R2 1805 speculate that Christopher married Lodema Mack in Ontario County, NY 1807 Oct 22, son, William Wesley, 1809 Sep 1, son, Daniel 1811 Aug 18, daughter, Lucinda, 1815 Mar 21, daughter, Malinda 1815 bought 11 acres + 16 square rods in Gorham, Ontario, NY for $111 1816 Christopher on Gorham, Ontario County, NY tax list Lot 10, 61 acres 1817 May 7, daughter, Rhoda 1819 Jul 11, son, Sylvester, 1819 Christopher on Gorham, Ontario County, NY tax list lot 10 61 acres 1820 Census, Christopher Sly, Gorham, Ontario, NY 1821 Jul 11, son Benjamin, 1821 bought 21 acres from Joshua Sly in Phelps for $600 1821 Christopher on Gorham, Ontario County, NY tax list lot 10 61 acres 1822 Christopher on Hopewell, Ontario County, NY tax list lot 10 61 acres 1823 Christopher on Hopewell, Ontario County, NY tax list lot 10 61 acres 1823 Aug 13, wife Lodema, died in Hopewell 1824 Christopher on Hopewell, Ontario County, NY tax list lot 10 61 acres 1824 Christopher sold land in Gorham with wife Elizabeth; 11 acres for $300 1825 Christopher sold land in Gorham with wife Elizabeth; 21 acres for $400 1830 Christopher on Hopewell, Ontario County, NY tax list 1831 Dec 1, Christopher Land records, Detroit, MI Michigan-Toledo Strip T 2 N, R 8 E sec 28 and 33 1833 Census Michigan Territory, Christopher in Tnsp Petition. 1835 23 Nov Christopher land record, Detroit MI, Michigan-Toledo Strip T 2 N, R 8 E sec 32 1840 Census, Commerce, Oakland, Michigan 1845 Christopher died in Commerce, Oakland, Michigan at age 66, buried in Richardson Cem. Christopher Sly, Ontario County, New York Tax list: 1816 Gorham lot 10, 16 acres 1819 " " " 1821 " " " 1822 Hopewell " " (1822 Hopewell broke off from Gorham) 1823 " " " 1824 " " " 1830 " " " Land records, Ontario New York- Christopher Sly 1815 bought 11 acres + 16 sq rods in Gorham for $111 1821 bought 21 acres from Joshua Sly in Phelps for $600 1824 sold 11 acres + 16 sq rods in Gorham for $300 with wife Elizabeth 1825 sold 21 acres in Phelps for $400 with wife Elizabeth 1823 Sep 9 from the "Ontario Repos" -" Sly Lodama, 34, died Hopewell, Mrs. Christopher Sly" Christopher Sly grave found in row 14, Richardson Cemetary, Commerce Twp, Oakland. Michigan. Also Elizabeth Sly, wife of Christopher, born 3 Aug 1780, died 7 Feb 1879. 1820 United States Federal Census Name: Christopher Sly Township: Gorham County: Ontario State: New York 1 2 _ _1_ / 3_ _1/ _3 (There is a William Mack in, 1820 US census NY, Ontario, Bristol 4 ___ 1/ 1__ 1 _/ _ 1 and in 1830 NY, Ontario, Bristol 1 1 2 2 _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ / 1 _ _ 1 _ _ 1 ) Michigan Census, 1827-70 Name: CHRISTOPHER SLY State: MI County: Michigan Territory Township: Petitioner Year: 1833 Database: MI Early Census Index 1840 United States Federal Census Name: Christopher Sly Commerce, Oakland, Michigan _ _ __1_ _ _ _1_ _ _ _ /_ _2_ _ _ 1 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6534161&ref=wvr Christopher Sly Birth: 1779 Death: Sep. 13, 1845 Burial: Walled Lake Cemetery Walled Lake Oakland County Michigan, USA Plot: Section 1, Row 14