Alexander was the son of Lanslet/Lanslot/Lancelot Oliver (1704-6/24/1781) and his wife Mary Walker (1706-8/1788). They married in 1730. Alexander's father (and perhaps his mother, too) emigrated from the Ulster province, Ireland, to Boston, MA, and then to Barre, MA.
8 OLIVER siblings.
Alexander Oliver's Biography - LDS:
Corporal - Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment (1775)
Regiment Quarter Master - Baldwin's Artillery (1777)
Sergeant - In Col. David Field's Fifth Reg., Hampshire County,Massachusetts (1779)
Ensign - (1781-1783)
Lieutenant - Revolutionary War.
Alexander married Miriam Mary "Mary" Warner (7/21/1743/50-9/1/1808) in Conway, Franklin, MA, on 2/4/1771.
Miriam Mary (Warner) Oliver: 131351952. Linked
Alexander and Miriam were among the second wave of pioneers to settle in Ohio in 1788.
"There were eleven [twelve] children, all of whom settled in Ohio. Two of Alexander [and Miriam's] sons [Alexander Jr. and Andrew] became ministers; David became a physician in western Ohio; Lancelot and John were the other sons.
"The daughters were: Lucreta (sic: Lucretia), wife of Levi Munsel (sic: Munsell), who lived several years in Marietta; Betsy (sic: Elizabeth), married Hon. Daniel Symmes, of Cincinnati; Sally, married Major (_) Austin, United States army, and settled in Cincinnati; Lucreata (sic: Lucinda), wife of George Putnam, son of Colonel Israel Putnam; Mehala (sic: Mahala), married Calvin Shepherd, of Marietta: Electa, wife of O.M. Spencer, of Cincinnati; and Mary, married Oliver Wing, who settled in Washington Co. During the Indian war the family took shelter in Farmer's castle."
1800 US Census, Adams Twp., Washington Co., OH:
Alexander Oliver
son Lancelot Oliver are listed.
Linking in progress.
12 OLIVER children with his wife Miriam-5 Warner, daughter of Jesse-4 Warner Sr. and his wife 1) Miriam Smith:
1. Mary Oliver (6/23/1771-12/22/1810); m. Enoch Oliver Wing in 1788.
Mary: 36761451. Now linked to f&m.
...5 WING children:
...1. Oliver Wing B~1789; m. Julina Harrington B-2/8/1783 in 1810.
......3 WING children: Emelia, Calista, and Harriet Wing.
...2. Austin Eli Wing (2/3/1792-8/25/1849) 21377737 buried in Monroe Co., MI; m. Harriet Skinner. Now linked to mother 6/3/2014.
......1 WING child known: Eliza Noble Wing.
...3. Electa Wing B~1793.
...4. Polly/Mary Wing (2/10/1795-2/24/1819) 64673068; m. Cyrus Spooner. Linked to mother.
...5. Docia Wing B~1797.
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2. Lucretia Oliver (12/1/1772-01/4/1853) 26811158; m. Levi Munsell (1764-1849) on 12/14/1789. Link req. to f&m 6/10/2014. Lucretia and Levi linked.
...11 MUNSELL children:
...1. Clarinda Munsell B-3/1/1791.
...2, Leander Munsell B-2/1/1793.
...3. Ada H. Munsell B-12/21/1794.
...4. Munsell child died.
...5. Lucinda Munsell (1800-1872); m. (_) Boucher.
...6. Muncell child died.
...7. Lucretia Munsell (1805-1878); m. William W. Graham.
...8. Henry Munsell 9/20/1908.
...9. A.O. Munsell B-9/16/1912.
..10. Mary E. Munsell B-12/1/1814; m. 2X.
..11. Levi W. Munsell B-11/13/1817.
Source for 11 children: See Lucretia's memorial.
......A.H. Munsell m. Mary (_). [Unsure who this is.]
......8 MUNSELL children: Sarah, Rebecca, Caroline. Lander, Thomas, Jonthan, William, and Charles.
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3. Andrew Oliver (2/8/1773-10/27/1857) 57796005 B-Pendleton, Anderson, SC, D-Byersville, Williamson, TX; m. Mary Lackey (7/18/1779-1850) in 1796. Link to f&m req. 6/10/2014.
...10 OLIVER children:
...1. Alexander Oliver (8/9/1798-8/27/1867) 47153619 D-Byersville, Williamson, TX. Link to father req. 5/2/2014.
...2. James L. Oliver B-12/2/1800.
...3. Adam Oliver B-4/2/1803.
...4. Samuel Oliver B-4/22/1805.
...5. Jemima Oliver (12/17/1807-7/22/1869) 14401298; m. George Shaw Newman (9/22/1798-7/10/1874). Linked to father.
......7 NEWMAN children: Susannah, Mary, Andrew, Malinda, John, William, George and Oliver.
...6. John Oliver (5/4/1810-11/14/1849) 11305798; m. Martha K. McConnell (1813-1879). Now linked to father 6/5/2014.
...7. Malinda Oliver (9/2/1812-11/9/1888) D-Shelby Co., TX.
...8. Eliza Jane Oliver 2/16/1815-8/9/1881) D-Shelby Co., TX.
...9. Andrew Oliver (12/23/1817-1879), burial in Gibson-Oliver City, Mansfield, Tarrant, TX.
...10. William Pinkney Oliver B-6/17/1821.
4. Lancelot Oliver B-8/14/1774.
5. Elizabeth/Betsy Oliver B-5/11/1776 79053479; m. Daniel Symmes on 4/10/1796 in North Bend, Hamilton, OH. Linked to f&m 6/10/2014.
6. Sarah/Sally Oliver B-1/18/1778; m. Major (_) Austin.
7. Lucinda Oliver B-1/16/1780; m. George Washington Putnam (7/27/1777-1814) D-Indiana; on 3/31/1799.
...3 PUTNAM children:
...1. George Washington Putnam B-1798.
...2. Sally Putnam (1/27/1800-10/20/1886); m. 1) Henry Sisson (1798-1829), m. 2) William Clark.
......3 SISSON children: Lucinda Sisson, Horace Sisson, and Elia Sisson.
...3. Clarinda Putnam B-1802.
8. John Oliver (4/2/1781-1845); m. Catherine Mathews on 4/8/1801.
...1 OLIVER child known:
...1. Mary Warner Oliver B-9/9/1807.
9. Alexander Oliver Jr. (1/28/1783-12/11/1847) 51282712 D-Sonny Levee, Adams, Illinois; m. Elizabeth Patsy Graham (2/26/1787-10/25/1864) on 11/22/1806. Link req. to f&m 6/10/2014.
...3 OLIVER children:
...1. William Graham Oliver (9/17/1821-4/7/1898) 51282716; m. Elizabeth Ann Spangler. Linked to father 6/2/2014.
......6 OLIVER children: Angeline, Anna, Charles Lavica, David, and Mary.
...2. Electra Oliver (1812-1841) 51282711; m. (_) Olcott. Already linked to father.
...3. Jesse Warner Oliver, died 1892. 1047890
10. Electa Oliver (2/20/1786-2/28/1849) 24621414; m. Col Oliver Marlbourough Spencer 24595660. Link for h&w, and her father req. 6/3/2014.
...11 SPENCER children:
...1. Dr. Robert O. Spencer (2/10/1806-8/30/1858) 98526028; m. Jacinthia Jewett. Now linked with father 6/4/2014.
...2. Henry Evans Spencer (6/13/1807-2/12/1882) 6870261; m. Henrietta Halstead. Henry was born on a pioneer settlement at Columbia, Hamilton, OH, now part of the East End of Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. Now linked to f&m 6/4/2014.
......10 SPENCER children: Robert, Henry, William, Anna, Mary, George, Semmens, Charles, Edward, and Lawrence.
...3. John Collins Spencer (5/16/1810-1856) 79045843. Now linked to father on 6/4/2014.
...4. Alexander Oliver Spencer (12/27/1812-10/12/1841); m. Catherine Workman.
......1 SPENCER child known: Elizabeth Electra Spencer.
...5. Francis William Spencer (11/15/1814-1894) 79045818. Now linked to father on 6/4/2014.
...6. Samuel Allison Spencer (11/15/1814-1866) 79045895. Now linked to f&m on 6/4/2014.
...7. David Brainerd Spencer (7/13/1816-7/27/1817).
...8. Anne Evans Spencer B-6/3/1818; m. Raphael Semmes.
...9. Warren Spencer b.2/9/1821
..10. Joseph Bloomfield Spencer (7/17/1823-9/5/1823).
..11. Benjamin Franklin Spencer (7/17/1823-9/30/1823).
11. Mahala Oliver (4/1/1788-7/16/1833) 77870896; m. Calvin Shepard on 1/1/1805. Link to f&m requested 6/10/2014.
12. Dr. David Oliver (5/18/1792-6/15/1869) 79008689; m. Mary Wade (10/23/1797-11/16/1871) on 2/22/1817. Now linked to f&m 6/10/2014.
...6 OLIVER children:
...1. David Wade Oliver (12/19/1819-2/12/1905) 79008670; m. Mary S. Harrison (6/1/1829-4/1/1889). Already linked to father.
......2 OLIVER children: Alexander and Marie.
...2. Alexander Launcelot Oliver (5/4/1822-4/18/1868)79008670. Already linked to father.
...3. Melancthon Wade Oliver (12/27/1824-9/12/1899) 79008720. Already linked to father.
...4. Susan Ann Oliver B-12/13/1828; m. James H. Brooks.
......4 BROOKS children: Olive, Bertie, Sadie, and Etta.
...5. Warner Symmes Oliver (9/27/1836-5/30/1874) 79008749; m. Elizabeth Caldwell Chadwick. Already linked to father.
......6 OLIVER children: Susan, Leander, Warner, Mary, David, and John.
...6. Sarah Everett Oliver (9/27/1840-1917) 33963039; m. Alexander Young (1838-1910). Link to father and maiden name req. 6/3/2014.
......3 YOUNG children: Robert, Harvey, and Oliver.
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"Alexander Oliver was a Revolutionary War Officer. A native of Conway, Massachusetts, he served as a Colonel for the United States during the Revolutionary War. He emigrated to Ohio and settled in Dalpre. He was married to [Miriam] Mary Warner, daughter of Jesse Warner #64923544 and Jesse's 1st wife Miriam Smith. He died from the effects of age when he was 82 years old. He was initially buried in the Wesley Chapel Burial Grounds [?Oxford, Butler Co., OH] and was later removed to Spring Grove Cemetery on August 19, 1865." [Another date given elsewhere: "reinterred from Oxford 9/4/1868." See daughter Elizabeth's Memorial bio.]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=wesley+chapel&CScntry=4&CSst=37&CSsr=1&.
Source: Kevin Guy, member #46886706.
NOTE: I believe that Alexander was buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Lowell, Washington, OH, beside his wife Miriam, and not in the Wesley cemetery.
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In "The Descendants of Andrew Warner" by Lucien C. Warner and Josephine Genong Nichols, pub. 1919, pg. 116: "... this is the Mary Warner who married Lieut. Alexander Oliver in Conway, [Franklin], MA, in 1770, and had 11 children: Mary, Lucretia, Lancelot, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lucinda, John, Alexander, Electa, Mahala, and David."
Source: http://www.archive.org/details/descendantsofand00warn
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A special tribute and thanks to Fraya Weiss (aka Find a Grave member Bushong Weiss #47042370 who helped me with almost all of my many family memorials from about March 11, 2011 until June 3, 2014 with census searches and finding family links. Alexander and Miriam (Warner) Oliver are the last Memorials we worked on together. MEW
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Search for children's names and their Memorials: Fraya Weiss, 6/632014.
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ABOUT Lancelot Oliver, Alexander's father
1718 - Lancelot arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, ("Colonial America from 1492 to 7/4/1776") from northern Ireland (Province of Ulster) with parents & brother.
Best source: http://www.aleighasfamilytree.com/oliverlancelot.htm
Source: Selected U.S./International Marriage Records, 1340 1980, online, Kathleen Celeste Bryan, webmaster, downloaded 16 June 2005.
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Research, children's names: Freya Weiss, 2014.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2014.
8 OLIVER siblings.
Alexander Oliver's Biography - LDS:
Corporal - Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment (1775)
Regiment Quarter Master - Baldwin's Artillery (1777)
Sergeant - In Col. David Field's Fifth Reg., Hampshire County,Massachusetts (1779)
Ensign - (1781-1783)
Lieutenant - Revolutionary War.
Alexander married Miriam Mary "Mary" Warner (7/21/1743/50-9/1/1808) in Conway, Franklin, MA, on 2/4/1771.
Miriam Mary (Warner) Oliver: 131351952. Linked
Alexander and Miriam were among the second wave of pioneers to settle in Ohio in 1788.
"There were eleven [twelve] children, all of whom settled in Ohio. Two of Alexander [and Miriam's] sons [Alexander Jr. and Andrew] became ministers; David became a physician in western Ohio; Lancelot and John were the other sons.
"The daughters were: Lucreta (sic: Lucretia), wife of Levi Munsel (sic: Munsell), who lived several years in Marietta; Betsy (sic: Elizabeth), married Hon. Daniel Symmes, of Cincinnati; Sally, married Major (_) Austin, United States army, and settled in Cincinnati; Lucreata (sic: Lucinda), wife of George Putnam, son of Colonel Israel Putnam; Mehala (sic: Mahala), married Calvin Shepherd, of Marietta: Electa, wife of O.M. Spencer, of Cincinnati; and Mary, married Oliver Wing, who settled in Washington Co. During the Indian war the family took shelter in Farmer's castle."
1800 US Census, Adams Twp., Washington Co., OH:
Alexander Oliver
son Lancelot Oliver are listed.
Linking in progress.
12 OLIVER children with his wife Miriam-5 Warner, daughter of Jesse-4 Warner Sr. and his wife 1) Miriam Smith:
1. Mary Oliver (6/23/1771-12/22/1810); m. Enoch Oliver Wing in 1788.
Mary: 36761451. Now linked to f&m.
...5 WING children:
...1. Oliver Wing B~1789; m. Julina Harrington B-2/8/1783 in 1810.
......3 WING children: Emelia, Calista, and Harriet Wing.
...2. Austin Eli Wing (2/3/1792-8/25/1849) 21377737 buried in Monroe Co., MI; m. Harriet Skinner. Now linked to mother 6/3/2014.
......1 WING child known: Eliza Noble Wing.
...3. Electa Wing B~1793.
...4. Polly/Mary Wing (2/10/1795-2/24/1819) 64673068; m. Cyrus Spooner. Linked to mother.
...5. Docia Wing B~1797.
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2. Lucretia Oliver (12/1/1772-01/4/1853) 26811158; m. Levi Munsell (1764-1849) on 12/14/1789. Link req. to f&m 6/10/2014. Lucretia and Levi linked.
...11 MUNSELL children:
...1. Clarinda Munsell B-3/1/1791.
...2, Leander Munsell B-2/1/1793.
...3. Ada H. Munsell B-12/21/1794.
...4. Munsell child died.
...5. Lucinda Munsell (1800-1872); m. (_) Boucher.
...6. Muncell child died.
...7. Lucretia Munsell (1805-1878); m. William W. Graham.
...8. Henry Munsell 9/20/1908.
...9. A.O. Munsell B-9/16/1912.
..10. Mary E. Munsell B-12/1/1814; m. 2X.
..11. Levi W. Munsell B-11/13/1817.
Source for 11 children: See Lucretia's memorial.
......A.H. Munsell m. Mary (_). [Unsure who this is.]
......8 MUNSELL children: Sarah, Rebecca, Caroline. Lander, Thomas, Jonthan, William, and Charles.
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3. Andrew Oliver (2/8/1773-10/27/1857) 57796005 B-Pendleton, Anderson, SC, D-Byersville, Williamson, TX; m. Mary Lackey (7/18/1779-1850) in 1796. Link to f&m req. 6/10/2014.
...10 OLIVER children:
...1. Alexander Oliver (8/9/1798-8/27/1867) 47153619 D-Byersville, Williamson, TX. Link to father req. 5/2/2014.
...2. James L. Oliver B-12/2/1800.
...3. Adam Oliver B-4/2/1803.
...4. Samuel Oliver B-4/22/1805.
...5. Jemima Oliver (12/17/1807-7/22/1869) 14401298; m. George Shaw Newman (9/22/1798-7/10/1874). Linked to father.
......7 NEWMAN children: Susannah, Mary, Andrew, Malinda, John, William, George and Oliver.
...6. John Oliver (5/4/1810-11/14/1849) 11305798; m. Martha K. McConnell (1813-1879). Now linked to father 6/5/2014.
...7. Malinda Oliver (9/2/1812-11/9/1888) D-Shelby Co., TX.
...8. Eliza Jane Oliver 2/16/1815-8/9/1881) D-Shelby Co., TX.
...9. Andrew Oliver (12/23/1817-1879), burial in Gibson-Oliver City, Mansfield, Tarrant, TX.
...10. William Pinkney Oliver B-6/17/1821.
4. Lancelot Oliver B-8/14/1774.
5. Elizabeth/Betsy Oliver B-5/11/1776 79053479; m. Daniel Symmes on 4/10/1796 in North Bend, Hamilton, OH. Linked to f&m 6/10/2014.
6. Sarah/Sally Oliver B-1/18/1778; m. Major (_) Austin.
7. Lucinda Oliver B-1/16/1780; m. George Washington Putnam (7/27/1777-1814) D-Indiana; on 3/31/1799.
...3 PUTNAM children:
...1. George Washington Putnam B-1798.
...2. Sally Putnam (1/27/1800-10/20/1886); m. 1) Henry Sisson (1798-1829), m. 2) William Clark.
......3 SISSON children: Lucinda Sisson, Horace Sisson, and Elia Sisson.
...3. Clarinda Putnam B-1802.
8. John Oliver (4/2/1781-1845); m. Catherine Mathews on 4/8/1801.
...1 OLIVER child known:
...1. Mary Warner Oliver B-9/9/1807.
9. Alexander Oliver Jr. (1/28/1783-12/11/1847) 51282712 D-Sonny Levee, Adams, Illinois; m. Elizabeth Patsy Graham (2/26/1787-10/25/1864) on 11/22/1806. Link req. to f&m 6/10/2014.
...3 OLIVER children:
...1. William Graham Oliver (9/17/1821-4/7/1898) 51282716; m. Elizabeth Ann Spangler. Linked to father 6/2/2014.
......6 OLIVER children: Angeline, Anna, Charles Lavica, David, and Mary.
...2. Electra Oliver (1812-1841) 51282711; m. (_) Olcott. Already linked to father.
...3. Jesse Warner Oliver, died 1892. 1047890
10. Electa Oliver (2/20/1786-2/28/1849) 24621414; m. Col Oliver Marlbourough Spencer 24595660. Link for h&w, and her father req. 6/3/2014.
...11 SPENCER children:
...1. Dr. Robert O. Spencer (2/10/1806-8/30/1858) 98526028; m. Jacinthia Jewett. Now linked with father 6/4/2014.
...2. Henry Evans Spencer (6/13/1807-2/12/1882) 6870261; m. Henrietta Halstead. Henry was born on a pioneer settlement at Columbia, Hamilton, OH, now part of the East End of Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. Now linked to f&m 6/4/2014.
......10 SPENCER children: Robert, Henry, William, Anna, Mary, George, Semmens, Charles, Edward, and Lawrence.
...3. John Collins Spencer (5/16/1810-1856) 79045843. Now linked to father on 6/4/2014.
...4. Alexander Oliver Spencer (12/27/1812-10/12/1841); m. Catherine Workman.
......1 SPENCER child known: Elizabeth Electra Spencer.
...5. Francis William Spencer (11/15/1814-1894) 79045818. Now linked to father on 6/4/2014.
...6. Samuel Allison Spencer (11/15/1814-1866) 79045895. Now linked to f&m on 6/4/2014.
...7. David Brainerd Spencer (7/13/1816-7/27/1817).
...8. Anne Evans Spencer B-6/3/1818; m. Raphael Semmes.
...9. Warren Spencer b.2/9/1821
..10. Joseph Bloomfield Spencer (7/17/1823-9/5/1823).
..11. Benjamin Franklin Spencer (7/17/1823-9/30/1823).
11. Mahala Oliver (4/1/1788-7/16/1833) 77870896; m. Calvin Shepard on 1/1/1805. Link to f&m requested 6/10/2014.
12. Dr. David Oliver (5/18/1792-6/15/1869) 79008689; m. Mary Wade (10/23/1797-11/16/1871) on 2/22/1817. Now linked to f&m 6/10/2014.
...6 OLIVER children:
...1. David Wade Oliver (12/19/1819-2/12/1905) 79008670; m. Mary S. Harrison (6/1/1829-4/1/1889). Already linked to father.
......2 OLIVER children: Alexander and Marie.
...2. Alexander Launcelot Oliver (5/4/1822-4/18/1868)79008670. Already linked to father.
...3. Melancthon Wade Oliver (12/27/1824-9/12/1899) 79008720. Already linked to father.
...4. Susan Ann Oliver B-12/13/1828; m. James H. Brooks.
......4 BROOKS children: Olive, Bertie, Sadie, and Etta.
...5. Warner Symmes Oliver (9/27/1836-5/30/1874) 79008749; m. Elizabeth Caldwell Chadwick. Already linked to father.
......6 OLIVER children: Susan, Leander, Warner, Mary, David, and John.
...6. Sarah Everett Oliver (9/27/1840-1917) 33963039; m. Alexander Young (1838-1910). Link to father and maiden name req. 6/3/2014.
......3 YOUNG children: Robert, Harvey, and Oliver.
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"Alexander Oliver was a Revolutionary War Officer. A native of Conway, Massachusetts, he served as a Colonel for the United States during the Revolutionary War. He emigrated to Ohio and settled in Dalpre. He was married to [Miriam] Mary Warner, daughter of Jesse Warner #64923544 and Jesse's 1st wife Miriam Smith. He died from the effects of age when he was 82 years old. He was initially buried in the Wesley Chapel Burial Grounds [?Oxford, Butler Co., OH] and was later removed to Spring Grove Cemetery on August 19, 1865." [Another date given elsewhere: "reinterred from Oxford 9/4/1868." See daughter Elizabeth's Memorial bio.]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=wesley+chapel&CScntry=4&CSst=37&CSsr=1&.
Source: Kevin Guy, member #46886706.
NOTE: I believe that Alexander was buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Lowell, Washington, OH, beside his wife Miriam, and not in the Wesley cemetery.
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In "The Descendants of Andrew Warner" by Lucien C. Warner and Josephine Genong Nichols, pub. 1919, pg. 116: "... this is the Mary Warner who married Lieut. Alexander Oliver in Conway, [Franklin], MA, in 1770, and had 11 children: Mary, Lucretia, Lancelot, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lucinda, John, Alexander, Electa, Mahala, and David."
Source: http://www.archive.org/details/descendantsofand00warn
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A special tribute and thanks to Fraya Weiss (aka Find a Grave member Bushong Weiss #47042370 who helped me with almost all of my many family memorials from about March 11, 2011 until June 3, 2014 with census searches and finding family links. Alexander and Miriam (Warner) Oliver are the last Memorials we worked on together. MEW
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Search for children's names and their Memorials: Fraya Weiss, 6/632014.
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ABOUT Lancelot Oliver, Alexander's father
1718 - Lancelot arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, ("Colonial America from 1492 to 7/4/1776") from northern Ireland (Province of Ulster) with parents & brother.
Best source: http://www.aleighasfamilytree.com/oliverlancelot.htm
Source: Selected U.S./International Marriage Records, 1340 1980, online, Kathleen Celeste Bryan, webmaster, downloaded 16 June 2005.
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Research, children's names: Freya Weiss, 2014.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2014.
Alexander was the son of Lanslet/Lanslot/Lancelot Oliver (1704-6/24/1781) and his wife Mary Walker (1706-8/1788). They married in 1730. Alexander's father (and perhaps his mother, too) emigrated from the Ulster province, Ireland, to Boston, MA, and then to Barre, MA.
8 OLIVER siblings.
Alexander Oliver's Biography - LDS:
Corporal - Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment (1775)
Regiment Quarter Master - Baldwin's Artillery (1777)
Sergeant - In Col. David Field's Fifth Reg., Hampshire County,Massachusetts (1779)
Ensign - (1781-1783)
Lieutenant - Revolutionary War.
Alexander married Miriam Mary "Mary" Warner (7/21/1743/50-9/1/1808) in Conway, Franklin, MA, on 2/4/1771.
Miriam Mary (Warner) Oliver: 131351952. Linked
Alexander and Miriam were among the second wave of pioneers to settle in Ohio in 1788.
"There were eleven [twelve] children, all of whom settled in Ohio. Two of Alexander [and Miriam's] sons [Alexander Jr. and Andrew] became ministers; David became a physician in western Ohio; Lancelot and John were the other sons.
"The daughters were: Lucreta (sic: Lucretia), wife of Levi Munsel (sic: Munsell), who lived several years in Marietta; Betsy (sic: Elizabeth), married Hon. Daniel Symmes, of Cincinnati; Sally, married Major (_) Austin, United States army, and settled in Cincinnati; Lucreata (sic: Lucinda), wife of George Putnam, son of Colonel Israel Putnam; Mehala (sic: Mahala), married Calvin Shepherd, of Marietta: Electa, wife of O.M. Spencer, of Cincinnati; and Mary, married Oliver Wing, who settled in Washington Co. During the Indian war the family took shelter in Farmer's castle."
1800 US Census, Adams Twp., Washington Co., OH:
Alexander Oliver
son Lancelot Oliver are listed.
Linking in progress.
12 OLIVER children with his wife Miriam-5 Warner, daughter of Jesse-4 Warner Sr. and his wife 1) Miriam Smith:
1. Mary Oliver (6/23/1771-12/22/1810); m. Enoch Oliver Wing in 1788.
Mary: 36761451. Now linked to f&m.
...5 WING children:
...1. Oliver Wing B~1789; m. Julina Harrington B-2/8/1783 in 1810.
......3 WING children: Emelia, Calista, and Harriet Wing.
...2. Austin Eli Wing (2/3/1792-8/25/1849) 21377737 buried in Monroe Co., MI; m. Harriet Skinner. Now linked to mother 6/3/2014.
......1 WING child known: Eliza Noble Wing.
...3. Electa Wing B~1793.
...4. Polly/Mary Wing (2/10/1795-2/24/1819) 64673068; m. Cyrus Spooner. Linked to mother.
...5. Docia Wing B~1797.
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2. Lucretia Oliver (12/1/1772-01/4/1853) 26811158; m. Levi Munsell (1764-1849) on 12/14/1789. Link req. to f&m 6/10/2014. Lucretia and Levi linked.
...11 MUNSELL children:
...1. Clarinda Munsell B-3/1/1791.
...2, Leander Munsell B-2/1/1793.
...3. Ada H. Munsell B-12/21/1794.
...4. Munsell child died.
...5. Lucinda Munsell (1800-1872); m. (_) Boucher.
...6. Muncell child died.
...7. Lucretia Munsell (1805-1878); m. William W. Graham.
...8. Henry Munsell 9/20/1908.
...9. A.O. Munsell B-9/16/1912.
..10. Mary E. Munsell B-12/1/1814; m. 2X.
..11. Levi W. Munsell B-11/13/1817.
Source for 11 children: See Lucretia's memorial.
......A.H. Munsell m. Mary (_). [Unsure who this is.]
......8 MUNSELL children: Sarah, Rebecca, Caroline. Lander, Thomas, Jonthan, William, and Charles.
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3. Andrew Oliver (2/8/1773-10/27/1857) 57796005 B-Pendleton, Anderson, SC, D-Byersville, Williamson, TX; m. Mary Lackey (7/18/1779-1850) in 1796. Link to f&m req. 6/10/2014.
...10 OLIVER children:
...1. Alexander Oliver (8/9/1798-8/27/1867) 47153619 D-Byersville, Williamson, TX. Link to father req. 5/2/2014.
...2. James L. Oliver B-12/2/1800.
...3. Adam Oliver B-4/2/1803.
...4. Samuel Oliver B-4/22/1805.
...5. Jemima Oliver (12/17/1807-7/22/1869) 14401298; m. George Shaw Newman (9/22/1798-7/10/1874). Linked to father.
......7 NEWMAN children: Susannah, Mary, Andrew, Malinda, John, William, George and Oliver.
...6. John Oliver (5/4/1810-11/14/1849) 11305798; m. Martha K. McConnell (1813-1879). Now linked to father 6/5/2014.
...7. Malinda Oliver (9/2/1812-11/9/1888) D-Shelby Co., TX.
...8. Eliza Jane Oliver 2/16/1815-8/9/1881) D-Shelby Co., TX.
...9. Andrew Oliver (12/23/1817-1879), burial in Gibson-Oliver City, Mansfield, Tarrant, TX.
...10. William Pinkney Oliver B-6/17/1821.
4. Lancelot Oliver B-8/14/1774.
5. Elizabeth/Betsy Oliver B-5/11/1776 79053479; m. Daniel Symmes on 4/10/1796 in North Bend, Hamilton, OH. Linked to f&m 6/10/2014.
6. Sarah/Sally Oliver B-1/18/1778; m. Major (_) Austin.
7. Lucinda Oliver B-1/16/1780; m. George Washington Putnam (7/27/1777-1814) D-Indiana; on 3/31/1799.
...3 PUTNAM children:
...1. George Washington Putnam B-1798.
...2. Sally Putnam (1/27/1800-10/20/1886); m. 1) Henry Sisson (1798-1829), m. 2) William Clark.
......3 SISSON children: Lucinda Sisson, Horace Sisson, and Elia Sisson.
...3. Clarinda Putnam B-1802.
8. John Oliver (4/2/1781-1845); m. Catherine Mathews on 4/8/1801.
...1 OLIVER child known:
...1. Mary Warner Oliver B-9/9/1807.
9. Alexander Oliver Jr. (1/28/1783-12/11/1847) 51282712 D-Sonny Levee, Adams, Illinois; m. Elizabeth Patsy Graham (2/26/1787-10/25/1864) on 11/22/1806. Link req. to f&m 6/10/2014.
...3 OLIVER children:
...1. William Graham Oliver (9/17/1821-4/7/1898) 51282716; m. Elizabeth Ann Spangler. Linked to father 6/2/2014.
......6 OLIVER children: Angeline, Anna, Charles Lavica, David, and Mary.
...2. Electra Oliver (1812-1841) 51282711; m. (_) Olcott. Already linked to father.
...3. Jesse Warner Oliver, died 1892. 1047890
10. Electa Oliver (2/20/1786-2/28/1849) 24621414; m. Col Oliver Marlbourough Spencer 24595660. Link for h&w, and her father req. 6/3/2014.
...11 SPENCER children:
...1. Dr. Robert O. Spencer (2/10/1806-8/30/1858) 98526028; m. Jacinthia Jewett. Now linked with father 6/4/2014.
...2. Henry Evans Spencer (6/13/1807-2/12/1882) 6870261; m. Henrietta Halstead. Henry was born on a pioneer settlement at Columbia, Hamilton, OH, now part of the East End of Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. Now linked to f&m 6/4/2014.
......10 SPENCER children: Robert, Henry, William, Anna, Mary, George, Semmens, Charles, Edward, and Lawrence.
...3. John Collins Spencer (5/16/1810-1856) 79045843. Now linked to father on 6/4/2014.
...4. Alexander Oliver Spencer (12/27/1812-10/12/1841); m. Catherine Workman.
......1 SPENCER child known: Elizabeth Electra Spencer.
...5. Francis William Spencer (11/15/1814-1894) 79045818. Now linked to father on 6/4/2014.
...6. Samuel Allison Spencer (11/15/1814-1866) 79045895. Now linked to f&m on 6/4/2014.
...7. David Brainerd Spencer (7/13/1816-7/27/1817).
...8. Anne Evans Spencer B-6/3/1818; m. Raphael Semmes.
...9. Warren Spencer b.2/9/1821
..10. Joseph Bloomfield Spencer (7/17/1823-9/5/1823).
..11. Benjamin Franklin Spencer (7/17/1823-9/30/1823).
11. Mahala Oliver (4/1/1788-7/16/1833) 77870896; m. Calvin Shepard on 1/1/1805. Link to f&m requested 6/10/2014.
12. Dr. David Oliver (5/18/1792-6/15/1869) 79008689; m. Mary Wade (10/23/1797-11/16/1871) on 2/22/1817. Now linked to f&m 6/10/2014.
...6 OLIVER children:
...1. David Wade Oliver (12/19/1819-2/12/1905) 79008670; m. Mary S. Harrison (6/1/1829-4/1/1889). Already linked to father.
......2 OLIVER children: Alexander and Marie.
...2. Alexander Launcelot Oliver (5/4/1822-4/18/1868)79008670. Already linked to father.
...3. Melancthon Wade Oliver (12/27/1824-9/12/1899) 79008720. Already linked to father.
...4. Susan Ann Oliver B-12/13/1828; m. James H. Brooks.
......4 BROOKS children: Olive, Bertie, Sadie, and Etta.
...5. Warner Symmes Oliver (9/27/1836-5/30/1874) 79008749; m. Elizabeth Caldwell Chadwick. Already linked to father.
......6 OLIVER children: Susan, Leander, Warner, Mary, David, and John.
...6. Sarah Everett Oliver (9/27/1840-1917) 33963039; m. Alexander Young (1838-1910). Link to father and maiden name req. 6/3/2014.
......3 YOUNG children: Robert, Harvey, and Oliver.
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"Alexander Oliver was a Revolutionary War Officer. A native of Conway, Massachusetts, he served as a Colonel for the United States during the Revolutionary War. He emigrated to Ohio and settled in Dalpre. He was married to [Miriam] Mary Warner, daughter of Jesse Warner #64923544 and Jesse's 1st wife Miriam Smith. He died from the effects of age when he was 82 years old. He was initially buried in the Wesley Chapel Burial Grounds [?Oxford, Butler Co., OH] and was later removed to Spring Grove Cemetery on August 19, 1865." [Another date given elsewhere: "reinterred from Oxford 9/4/1868." See daughter Elizabeth's Memorial bio.]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=wesley+chapel&CScntry=4&CSst=37&CSsr=1&.
Source: Kevin Guy, member #46886706.
NOTE: I believe that Alexander was buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Lowell, Washington, OH, beside his wife Miriam, and not in the Wesley cemetery.
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In "The Descendants of Andrew Warner" by Lucien C. Warner and Josephine Genong Nichols, pub. 1919, pg. 116: "... this is the Mary Warner who married Lieut. Alexander Oliver in Conway, [Franklin], MA, in 1770, and had 11 children: Mary, Lucretia, Lancelot, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lucinda, John, Alexander, Electa, Mahala, and David."
Source: http://www.archive.org/details/descendantsofand00warn
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A special tribute and thanks to Fraya Weiss (aka Find a Grave member Bushong Weiss #47042370 who helped me with almost all of my many family memorials from about March 11, 2011 until June 3, 2014 with census searches and finding family links. Alexander and Miriam (Warner) Oliver are the last Memorials we worked on together. MEW
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Search for children's names and their Memorials: Fraya Weiss, 6/632014.
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ABOUT Lancelot Oliver, Alexander's father
1718 - Lancelot arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, ("Colonial America from 1492 to 7/4/1776") from northern Ireland (Province of Ulster) with parents & brother.
Best source: http://www.aleighasfamilytree.com/oliverlancelot.htm
Source: Selected U.S./International Marriage Records, 1340 1980, online, Kathleen Celeste Bryan, webmaster, downloaded 16 June 2005.
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Research, children's names: Freya Weiss, 2014.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2014.
8 OLIVER siblings.
Alexander Oliver's Biography - LDS:
Corporal - Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment (1775)
Regiment Quarter Master - Baldwin's Artillery (1777)
Sergeant - In Col. David Field's Fifth Reg., Hampshire County,Massachusetts (1779)
Ensign - (1781-1783)
Lieutenant - Revolutionary War.
Alexander married Miriam Mary "Mary" Warner (7/21/1743/50-9/1/1808) in Conway, Franklin, MA, on 2/4/1771.
Miriam Mary (Warner) Oliver: 131351952. Linked
Alexander and Miriam were among the second wave of pioneers to settle in Ohio in 1788.
"There were eleven [twelve] children, all of whom settled in Ohio. Two of Alexander [and Miriam's] sons [Alexander Jr. and Andrew] became ministers; David became a physician in western Ohio; Lancelot and John were the other sons.
"The daughters were: Lucreta (sic: Lucretia), wife of Levi Munsel (sic: Munsell), who lived several years in Marietta; Betsy (sic: Elizabeth), married Hon. Daniel Symmes, of Cincinnati; Sally, married Major (_) Austin, United States army, and settled in Cincinnati; Lucreata (sic: Lucinda), wife of George Putnam, son of Colonel Israel Putnam; Mehala (sic: Mahala), married Calvin Shepherd, of Marietta: Electa, wife of O.M. Spencer, of Cincinnati; and Mary, married Oliver Wing, who settled in Washington Co. During the Indian war the family took shelter in Farmer's castle."
1800 US Census, Adams Twp., Washington Co., OH:
Alexander Oliver
son Lancelot Oliver are listed.
Linking in progress.
12 OLIVER children with his wife Miriam-5 Warner, daughter of Jesse-4 Warner Sr. and his wife 1) Miriam Smith:
1. Mary Oliver (6/23/1771-12/22/1810); m. Enoch Oliver Wing in 1788.
Mary: 36761451. Now linked to f&m.
...5 WING children:
...1. Oliver Wing B~1789; m. Julina Harrington B-2/8/1783 in 1810.
......3 WING children: Emelia, Calista, and Harriet Wing.
...2. Austin Eli Wing (2/3/1792-8/25/1849) 21377737 buried in Monroe Co., MI; m. Harriet Skinner. Now linked to mother 6/3/2014.
......1 WING child known: Eliza Noble Wing.
...3. Electa Wing B~1793.
...4. Polly/Mary Wing (2/10/1795-2/24/1819) 64673068; m. Cyrus Spooner. Linked to mother.
...5. Docia Wing B~1797.
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2. Lucretia Oliver (12/1/1772-01/4/1853) 26811158; m. Levi Munsell (1764-1849) on 12/14/1789. Link req. to f&m 6/10/2014. Lucretia and Levi linked.
...11 MUNSELL children:
...1. Clarinda Munsell B-3/1/1791.
...2, Leander Munsell B-2/1/1793.
...3. Ada H. Munsell B-12/21/1794.
...4. Munsell child died.
...5. Lucinda Munsell (1800-1872); m. (_) Boucher.
...6. Muncell child died.
...7. Lucretia Munsell (1805-1878); m. William W. Graham.
...8. Henry Munsell 9/20/1908.
...9. A.O. Munsell B-9/16/1912.
..10. Mary E. Munsell B-12/1/1814; m. 2X.
..11. Levi W. Munsell B-11/13/1817.
Source for 11 children: See Lucretia's memorial.
......A.H. Munsell m. Mary (_). [Unsure who this is.]
......8 MUNSELL children: Sarah, Rebecca, Caroline. Lander, Thomas, Jonthan, William, and Charles.
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3. Andrew Oliver (2/8/1773-10/27/1857) 57796005 B-Pendleton, Anderson, SC, D-Byersville, Williamson, TX; m. Mary Lackey (7/18/1779-1850) in 1796. Link to f&m req. 6/10/2014.
...10 OLIVER children:
...1. Alexander Oliver (8/9/1798-8/27/1867) 47153619 D-Byersville, Williamson, TX. Link to father req. 5/2/2014.
...2. James L. Oliver B-12/2/1800.
...3. Adam Oliver B-4/2/1803.
...4. Samuel Oliver B-4/22/1805.
...5. Jemima Oliver (12/17/1807-7/22/1869) 14401298; m. George Shaw Newman (9/22/1798-7/10/1874). Linked to father.
......7 NEWMAN children: Susannah, Mary, Andrew, Malinda, John, William, George and Oliver.
...6. John Oliver (5/4/1810-11/14/1849) 11305798; m. Martha K. McConnell (1813-1879). Now linked to father 6/5/2014.
...7. Malinda Oliver (9/2/1812-11/9/1888) D-Shelby Co., TX.
...8. Eliza Jane Oliver 2/16/1815-8/9/1881) D-Shelby Co., TX.
...9. Andrew Oliver (12/23/1817-1879), burial in Gibson-Oliver City, Mansfield, Tarrant, TX.
...10. William Pinkney Oliver B-6/17/1821.
4. Lancelot Oliver B-8/14/1774.
5. Elizabeth/Betsy Oliver B-5/11/1776 79053479; m. Daniel Symmes on 4/10/1796 in North Bend, Hamilton, OH. Linked to f&m 6/10/2014.
6. Sarah/Sally Oliver B-1/18/1778; m. Major (_) Austin.
7. Lucinda Oliver B-1/16/1780; m. George Washington Putnam (7/27/1777-1814) D-Indiana; on 3/31/1799.
...3 PUTNAM children:
...1. George Washington Putnam B-1798.
...2. Sally Putnam (1/27/1800-10/20/1886); m. 1) Henry Sisson (1798-1829), m. 2) William Clark.
......3 SISSON children: Lucinda Sisson, Horace Sisson, and Elia Sisson.
...3. Clarinda Putnam B-1802.
8. John Oliver (4/2/1781-1845); m. Catherine Mathews on 4/8/1801.
...1 OLIVER child known:
...1. Mary Warner Oliver B-9/9/1807.
9. Alexander Oliver Jr. (1/28/1783-12/11/1847) 51282712 D-Sonny Levee, Adams, Illinois; m. Elizabeth Patsy Graham (2/26/1787-10/25/1864) on 11/22/1806. Link req. to f&m 6/10/2014.
...3 OLIVER children:
...1. William Graham Oliver (9/17/1821-4/7/1898) 51282716; m. Elizabeth Ann Spangler. Linked to father 6/2/2014.
......6 OLIVER children: Angeline, Anna, Charles Lavica, David, and Mary.
...2. Electra Oliver (1812-1841) 51282711; m. (_) Olcott. Already linked to father.
...3. Jesse Warner Oliver, died 1892. 1047890
10. Electa Oliver (2/20/1786-2/28/1849) 24621414; m. Col Oliver Marlbourough Spencer 24595660. Link for h&w, and her father req. 6/3/2014.
...11 SPENCER children:
...1. Dr. Robert O. Spencer (2/10/1806-8/30/1858) 98526028; m. Jacinthia Jewett. Now linked with father 6/4/2014.
...2. Henry Evans Spencer (6/13/1807-2/12/1882) 6870261; m. Henrietta Halstead. Henry was born on a pioneer settlement at Columbia, Hamilton, OH, now part of the East End of Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. Now linked to f&m 6/4/2014.
......10 SPENCER children: Robert, Henry, William, Anna, Mary, George, Semmens, Charles, Edward, and Lawrence.
...3. John Collins Spencer (5/16/1810-1856) 79045843. Now linked to father on 6/4/2014.
...4. Alexander Oliver Spencer (12/27/1812-10/12/1841); m. Catherine Workman.
......1 SPENCER child known: Elizabeth Electra Spencer.
...5. Francis William Spencer (11/15/1814-1894) 79045818. Now linked to father on 6/4/2014.
...6. Samuel Allison Spencer (11/15/1814-1866) 79045895. Now linked to f&m on 6/4/2014.
...7. David Brainerd Spencer (7/13/1816-7/27/1817).
...8. Anne Evans Spencer B-6/3/1818; m. Raphael Semmes.
...9. Warren Spencer b.2/9/1821
..10. Joseph Bloomfield Spencer (7/17/1823-9/5/1823).
..11. Benjamin Franklin Spencer (7/17/1823-9/30/1823).
11. Mahala Oliver (4/1/1788-7/16/1833) 77870896; m. Calvin Shepard on 1/1/1805. Link to f&m requested 6/10/2014.
12. Dr. David Oliver (5/18/1792-6/15/1869) 79008689; m. Mary Wade (10/23/1797-11/16/1871) on 2/22/1817. Now linked to f&m 6/10/2014.
...6 OLIVER children:
...1. David Wade Oliver (12/19/1819-2/12/1905) 79008670; m. Mary S. Harrison (6/1/1829-4/1/1889). Already linked to father.
......2 OLIVER children: Alexander and Marie.
...2. Alexander Launcelot Oliver (5/4/1822-4/18/1868)79008670. Already linked to father.
...3. Melancthon Wade Oliver (12/27/1824-9/12/1899) 79008720. Already linked to father.
...4. Susan Ann Oliver B-12/13/1828; m. James H. Brooks.
......4 BROOKS children: Olive, Bertie, Sadie, and Etta.
...5. Warner Symmes Oliver (9/27/1836-5/30/1874) 79008749; m. Elizabeth Caldwell Chadwick. Already linked to father.
......6 OLIVER children: Susan, Leander, Warner, Mary, David, and John.
...6. Sarah Everett Oliver (9/27/1840-1917) 33963039; m. Alexander Young (1838-1910). Link to father and maiden name req. 6/3/2014.
......3 YOUNG children: Robert, Harvey, and Oliver.
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"Alexander Oliver was a Revolutionary War Officer. A native of Conway, Massachusetts, he served as a Colonel for the United States during the Revolutionary War. He emigrated to Ohio and settled in Dalpre. He was married to [Miriam] Mary Warner, daughter of Jesse Warner #64923544 and Jesse's 1st wife Miriam Smith. He died from the effects of age when he was 82 years old. He was initially buried in the Wesley Chapel Burial Grounds [?Oxford, Butler Co., OH] and was later removed to Spring Grove Cemetery on August 19, 1865." [Another date given elsewhere: "reinterred from Oxford 9/4/1868." See daughter Elizabeth's Memorial bio.]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=wesley+chapel&CScntry=4&CSst=37&CSsr=1&.
Source: Kevin Guy, member #46886706.
NOTE: I believe that Alexander was buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Lowell, Washington, OH, beside his wife Miriam, and not in the Wesley cemetery.
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In "The Descendants of Andrew Warner" by Lucien C. Warner and Josephine Genong Nichols, pub. 1919, pg. 116: "... this is the Mary Warner who married Lieut. Alexander Oliver in Conway, [Franklin], MA, in 1770, and had 11 children: Mary, Lucretia, Lancelot, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lucinda, John, Alexander, Electa, Mahala, and David."
Source: http://www.archive.org/details/descendantsofand00warn
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A special tribute and thanks to Fraya Weiss (aka Find a Grave member Bushong Weiss #47042370 who helped me with almost all of my many family memorials from about March 11, 2011 until June 3, 2014 with census searches and finding family links. Alexander and Miriam (Warner) Oliver are the last Memorials we worked on together. MEW
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Search for children's names and their Memorials: Fraya Weiss, 6/632014.
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ABOUT Lancelot Oliver, Alexander's father
1718 - Lancelot arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, ("Colonial America from 1492 to 7/4/1776") from northern Ireland (Province of Ulster) with parents & brother.
Best source: http://www.aleighasfamilytree.com/oliverlancelot.htm
Source: Selected U.S./International Marriage Records, 1340 1980, online, Kathleen Celeste Bryan, webmaster, downloaded 16 June 2005.
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Research, children's names: Freya Weiss, 2014.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2014.
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