Born: 27Dec1716 in Little Compton, RI
Died: 28Feb1768 in Dartmouth, MA (another source puts his death at 1813)
Married: Catherine Wilcox (first wife) on 27Oct1737 in Darthmouth, Bristol, MA. She was born 25Sep1717/18 in Dartmouth, MA and died Nov1760.
Oliver moved from RI to Dartmouth, MA. Oliver and Catherine had six children:
Child No. 1: Job: born 22May1737/38 in Dartmouth, MA and died
1798/1800 in Duanesburg, NY. Married Mercy (or Mary) Estes. Mary
was born 08Nov1744 in Greenwich, RI and died 09Apr1815 in Duanesburg, NY.
She was 1 of 13 children, among whom was William F. of David, who in
1816 resided in Quaker Lake, PA (built first schoolhouse in 1815 in Quaker
Lake).
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Child No. 2: Weston/Wesson C.: born 29Feb1739/40. Married Phebe Russel 08Apr1761 (daughter of Timothy and Phebe (Potter) Russel. Phoebe was born 25Jul1744 in Darthmouth, MA.
Child No. 3: David: born 22Apr1742 and died by 1810 in Albany Co., NY. Resided in Easton, NY per 1790 and 1800 census. Marrird Rebecca Howland (1st wife) 15May1766 in Dartmouth, MA. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Zerviah (Russel) Howland. Rebecca was born 23Aug1738 and died probably Dec1778 in New York. David and Rebecca had one son. David married Elizabeth Wilbour (2nd wife) 15Mar1789 in Shagticoke (Shaqticoke), NY. Elizabeth was born 30Jun1766 in Shagticoke, NY (daughter of Ebenezer and Rahuman (Kirby) Wilbour). David and Elizabeth had one son.
Child No. 4: William: born 18Mar1743 in Tiverton. Married Patience Wordell (or Wordie) 21Nov1767/68 in Dartmouth, MA. Patience was born in Tiverton.
Child No. 5: Jethro: born 05Mar1745. Married Mary Card on 17Nov1767 in S. Kingston, RI (recorded in Newport).
Child No. 6: Oliver (13): born 08Feb1750. Married Millicent/Millie Draper. See Oliver (13) for additional details.
Oliver (12) married Abigail Lapham (2nd wife) on 28Feb1761 in Dartmouth, MA. Abigail was born 12Jan1727/28 in Dartmouth, MA. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Mercy Lapham.
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