Gazlay Family History
Silas Constant
Parents
| Father | St. John Constant (7 May 1770 - 13 February 1847) |
| Mother | Jane Hyatt (22 February 1770 - 3 April 1817) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 August 2011; Last Edited: 11 May 2020 |
| Person ID | 2862 |
| Name | Silas Constant |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 11 May 18121 |
| Married | 29 May 1837 in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York to Caroline Roome Swan1 |
| Died | 23 June 1885: Some records say he died on 29 May 1885. |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Caroline Roome Swan (daughter of Samuel Swan and Ann Roome) |
| Born | 9 December 1819 |
| Married | 29 May 1837 in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York to Silas Constant |
| Died | 23 January 1885 |
| Children | of Silas Constant and Caroline Roome Swan: |
| 1. | St. John Constant |
| Born | 14 May 1838 |
| Married | to Davia Tkebinskiya |
| +2. | Silas Constant, Jr. |
| Born | 19 December 1839 |
| Married | 25 November 1868 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey to Catherine ‘Kate’ Herds |
| Died | 17 March 1899 |
| 3. | Caroline Constant |
| Born | 17 July 1841 |
| Died | 6 September 1873 |
| 4. | William Constant |
| Born | 15 March 1843 |
| Died | 5 August 1844 |
| 5. | Lewis Constant |
| Born | 8 March 1845 |
| Died | 2 August 1845 |
| +6. | Henry Swan Constant |
| Born | 7 July 1847 |
| Married | 29 May 1872 in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York to Harriet Louise Smith |
| Died | 18 November 1923 in Bogota, Bergen County, New Jersey |
| 7. | Frank Constant |
| Born | 28 April 1851 |
| Died | 12 August 1852 |
| +8. | Minnie Constant |
| Born | 8 December 1860 |
| Married | 19 February 1877 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to Franklin Shephard Edminster |
| Died | 2 March 1913 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
Sources
- Ancestors and Descendants of The Reverend Silas Constant, by Robert Lee Gazlay. 14th Edition, 8 June 2010, 91 pages. This family history includes the families of over 230 descendants of Reverend Constant to present day, with biographical sketches for numerous descendants. Extensive source citations; fully indexed. Available as a .pdf download at Gazlay Family History (website), under Sources.