1839–1902

Introduction

Born: June 6, 1839. De­troit, Mi­chi­gan.

Died: De­cem­ber 28, 1902, De­troit, Mi­chi­gan.

Buried: Elm­wood Ce­me­te­ry, De­troit, Mi­chi­gan.

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Biography

Silas was the son of John Farm­er and Rox­an­na Ha­mil­ton, and hus­band of Or­pha C. Lit­tle­field.

He became Ci­ty His­to­rio­gra­pher of De­troit, Mi­chi­gan, in 1882.

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