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Lieut Oliver Hildreth

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Lieut Oliver Hildreth

Birth
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
1 Feb 1793 (aged 69)
Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.6696734, Longitude: -71.6937159
Plot
Row 5 Right Headstone 7
Memorial ID
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Oliver Hildreth, son of James Hildreth(1693-1761) & his wife Dorothy Prescott(1702-1774)

He was married on 10/26/1744 to Anna Blaisdell(1727-1800), daughter of Dr Henry Blaisdell(1685-1735) & his wife Lydia Parker(1691-)

Oliver & Anna's Children were:
1. Sarah Hildreth(1745-1747)
2. James Hildreth(1746-1818)married Esther Fletcher
3. Molly Hildreth(1748-1785)married Edmund Tarbell,son of Thomas & Esther
4. Samuel Hildreth(1750-1823)married Abigail Bodwell
5. Oliver Hildreth(1751-)married Mary Wright
6. Jonathan Hildreth(1753-1818)married Eunice Warren
7. Abijah Hildreth(1755-1837)married twice Joanna Keyes/Hannah Smith
8. Dolly Hildreth(1757-1845)married Oliver Green
9. Lucy Hildreth(1758-)married Josiah Barnes
10. Sarah Hildreth(1760-1828)married Job Brooks
11. Anna Hildreth(1762-1813)married Samuel Tarbell
son of Thomas & Esther)
12. Rebecca Hildreth(1764-1828)married Rev William Eliot
13. Rachel Hildreth(1766-1843)married Edward Tarbell,
son of Thomas & Esther
14. Joanna Hildreth(1766-)married Reuben Davis
15. Abigail Hildreth(1770-)married Jabez Green
16. Seth Hildreth(-)

Oliver was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War.

He died without a will, as they had few belongings after losing their home to fire. Real Eastate had been deeded away & stock sold.

Inventory taken on 4/3/1793: Old Bible & 3 other books, Beds & Bedding, Utensils, Cyder Barrels, farm tools, old greatcoat & 6 handkerchiefs.

Sources:
1. History of The Family Hildreth by Henry Austin Hildreth, 1856
2. DAR Book: Oliver Hildreth
3. Old Burial Grounds @ Townsend, Middlesex Massachusetts
4. Prescott Family Memorial
5. Middlesex County Probate, Will # 11370
Oliver Hildreth, son of James Hildreth(1693-1761) & his wife Dorothy Prescott(1702-1774)

He was married on 10/26/1744 to Anna Blaisdell(1727-1800), daughter of Dr Henry Blaisdell(1685-1735) & his wife Lydia Parker(1691-)

Oliver & Anna's Children were:
1. Sarah Hildreth(1745-1747)
2. James Hildreth(1746-1818)married Esther Fletcher
3. Molly Hildreth(1748-1785)married Edmund Tarbell,son of Thomas & Esther
4. Samuel Hildreth(1750-1823)married Abigail Bodwell
5. Oliver Hildreth(1751-)married Mary Wright
6. Jonathan Hildreth(1753-1818)married Eunice Warren
7. Abijah Hildreth(1755-1837)married twice Joanna Keyes/Hannah Smith
8. Dolly Hildreth(1757-1845)married Oliver Green
9. Lucy Hildreth(1758-)married Josiah Barnes
10. Sarah Hildreth(1760-1828)married Job Brooks
11. Anna Hildreth(1762-1813)married Samuel Tarbell
son of Thomas & Esther)
12. Rebecca Hildreth(1764-1828)married Rev William Eliot
13. Rachel Hildreth(1766-1843)married Edward Tarbell,
son of Thomas & Esther
14. Joanna Hildreth(1766-)married Reuben Davis
15. Abigail Hildreth(1770-)married Jabez Green
16. Seth Hildreth(-)

Oliver was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War.

He died without a will, as they had few belongings after losing their home to fire. Real Eastate had been deeded away & stock sold.

Inventory taken on 4/3/1793: Old Bible & 3 other books, Beds & Bedding, Utensils, Cyder Barrels, farm tools, old greatcoat & 6 handkerchiefs.

Sources:
1. History of The Family Hildreth by Henry Austin Hildreth, 1856
2. DAR Book: Oliver Hildreth
3. Old Burial Grounds @ Townsend, Middlesex Massachusetts
4. Prescott Family Memorial
5. Middlesex County Probate, Will # 11370

Inscription

In memory of
Lieut. OLIVER HILDRETH
who died
Febr. 1793,
Aged 69.



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