Son of Samuel Dole and Elizabeth Knight, both from founding families of Newbury, Massachusetts.
Husband of Martha Hale Merrill (1739-1801). They lived in Windham.
After she died he married Judith Holmes of Hebron and removed to Hebron, where he is buried.
Richard and Martha had the following children:
1. Ruth Dole (1762-1898) Born in Newbury; married Philip Butler of Newburyport on September 18, 1782 in Newburyport. Settled and buried in Newburyport. Had 5 children.
2. Betty (1761-?) Born in Newbury; married John Winship on Sept 14, 1786. Had four children.
3. Samuel (1765-) Born in Portland; married Mehitable Winship on Aug 12, 1765. Settled and buried in Windham. They had 12 children.
4. Abigail Merrill (1770-1844) Born in Windham; married William Spurr of Otisfield in 1788; settled in Otisfield and had 12 children.
5. Polly (1773-1797) Born in Windham; married Job Winslow of Falmouth in 1795. Settled and died in Windham.
6. Martha (1775-?) Born in Windham; married Henry Knight of Otisfield in 1798. Settled and died in Otisfield.
Metal Marker on his grave notes the following:
The Doles came from Bristol England in 1639. Richard Dole was born in Newbury Mass. 1736. First came to Portland then Windham. Wintered Valley Forge 1777. REV.WAR. David Proctor SO. CASCO 1996
The above genealogical information is mostly From Windham in the Past by Samuel Thomas Dole as are the following excerpts.
http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/samuel-thomas-dole/windham-in-the-past-elo/page-18-windham-in-the-past-elo.shtml
Ensign Richard Dole returned to Windham, after his three years of service in the army, where he remained until 1803. He then went to Hebron, Me., where he died in 1825, aged 89 years. His remains are interred in that town, and we are informed that a headstone has been erected to his memory.
According to a list prepared by Mr. Nathan Goold of Portland, the well-known historian, whose ancestors were former citizens of Windham, the town had ninety-one soldiers in the service at different times during the war. Their names, together with their time of service, as found on the pay rolls, are as follows:
...
Ensign Richard Dole, 3 years service as private and corporal.
Husband of Martha Hale Merrill (1739-1801). They lived in Windham.
After she died he married Judith Holmes of Hebron and removed to Hebron, where he is buried.
Richard and Martha had the following children:
1. Ruth Dole (1762-1898) Born in Newbury; married Philip Butler of Newburyport on September 18, 1782 in Newburyport. Settled and buried in Newburyport. Had 5 children.
2. Betty (1761-?) Born in Newbury; married John Winship on Sept 14, 1786. Had four children.
3. Samuel (1765-) Born in Portland; married Mehitable Winship on Aug 12, 1765. Settled and buried in Windham. They had 12 children.
4. Abigail Merrill (1770-1844) Born in Windham; married William Spurr of Otisfield in 1788; settled in Otisfield and had 12 children.
5. Polly (1773-1797) Born in Windham; married Job Winslow of Falmouth in 1795. Settled and died in Windham.
6. Martha (1775-?) Born in Windham; married Henry Knight of Otisfield in 1798. Settled and died in Otisfield.
Metal Marker on his grave notes the following:
The Doles came from Bristol England in 1639. Richard Dole was born in Newbury Mass. 1736. First came to Portland then Windham. Wintered Valley Forge 1777. REV.WAR. David Proctor SO. CASCO 1996
The above genealogical information is mostly From Windham in the Past by Samuel Thomas Dole as are the following excerpts.
http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/samuel-thomas-dole/windham-in-the-past-elo/page-18-windham-in-the-past-elo.shtml
Ensign Richard Dole returned to Windham, after his three years of service in the army, where he remained until 1803. He then went to Hebron, Me., where he died in 1825, aged 89 years. His remains are interred in that town, and we are informed that a headstone has been erected to his memory.
According to a list prepared by Mr. Nathan Goold of Portland, the well-known historian, whose ancestors were former citizens of Windham, the town had ninety-one soldiers in the service at different times during the war. Their names, together with their time of service, as found on the pay rolls, are as follows:
...
Ensign Richard Dole, 3 years service as private and corporal.
Son of Samuel Dole and Elizabeth Knight, both from founding families of Newbury, Massachusetts.
Husband of Martha Hale Merrill (1739-1801). They lived in Windham.
After she died he married Judith Holmes of Hebron and removed to Hebron, where he is buried.
Richard and Martha had the following children:
1. Ruth Dole (1762-1898) Born in Newbury; married Philip Butler of Newburyport on September 18, 1782 in Newburyport. Settled and buried in Newburyport. Had 5 children.
2. Betty (1761-?) Born in Newbury; married John Winship on Sept 14, 1786. Had four children.
3. Samuel (1765-) Born in Portland; married Mehitable Winship on Aug 12, 1765. Settled and buried in Windham. They had 12 children.
4. Abigail Merrill (1770-1844) Born in Windham; married William Spurr of Otisfield in 1788; settled in Otisfield and had 12 children.
5. Polly (1773-1797) Born in Windham; married Job Winslow of Falmouth in 1795. Settled and died in Windham.
6. Martha (1775-?) Born in Windham; married Henry Knight of Otisfield in 1798. Settled and died in Otisfield.
Metal Marker on his grave notes the following:
The Doles came from Bristol England in 1639. Richard Dole was born in Newbury Mass. 1736. First came to Portland then Windham. Wintered Valley Forge 1777. REV.WAR. David Proctor SO. CASCO 1996
The above genealogical information is mostly From Windham in the Past by Samuel Thomas Dole as are the following excerpts.
http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/samuel-thomas-dole/windham-in-the-past-elo/page-18-windham-in-the-past-elo.shtml
Ensign Richard Dole returned to Windham, after his three years of service in the army, where he remained until 1803. He then went to Hebron, Me., where he died in 1825, aged 89 years. His remains are interred in that town, and we are informed that a headstone has been erected to his memory.
According to a list prepared by Mr. Nathan Goold of Portland, the well-known historian, whose ancestors were former citizens of Windham, the town had ninety-one soldiers in the service at different times during the war. Their names, together with their time of service, as found on the pay rolls, are as follows:
...
Ensign Richard Dole, 3 years service as private and corporal.
Husband of Martha Hale Merrill (1739-1801). They lived in Windham.
After she died he married Judith Holmes of Hebron and removed to Hebron, where he is buried.
Richard and Martha had the following children:
1. Ruth Dole (1762-1898) Born in Newbury; married Philip Butler of Newburyport on September 18, 1782 in Newburyport. Settled and buried in Newburyport. Had 5 children.
2. Betty (1761-?) Born in Newbury; married John Winship on Sept 14, 1786. Had four children.
3. Samuel (1765-) Born in Portland; married Mehitable Winship on Aug 12, 1765. Settled and buried in Windham. They had 12 children.
4. Abigail Merrill (1770-1844) Born in Windham; married William Spurr of Otisfield in 1788; settled in Otisfield and had 12 children.
5. Polly (1773-1797) Born in Windham; married Job Winslow of Falmouth in 1795. Settled and died in Windham.
6. Martha (1775-?) Born in Windham; married Henry Knight of Otisfield in 1798. Settled and died in Otisfield.
Metal Marker on his grave notes the following:
The Doles came from Bristol England in 1639. Richard Dole was born in Newbury Mass. 1736. First came to Portland then Windham. Wintered Valley Forge 1777. REV.WAR. David Proctor SO. CASCO 1996
The above genealogical information is mostly From Windham in the Past by Samuel Thomas Dole as are the following excerpts.
http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/samuel-thomas-dole/windham-in-the-past-elo/page-18-windham-in-the-past-elo.shtml
Ensign Richard Dole returned to Windham, after his three years of service in the army, where he remained until 1803. He then went to Hebron, Me., where he died in 1825, aged 89 years. His remains are interred in that town, and we are informed that a headstone has been erected to his memory.
According to a list prepared by Mr. Nathan Goold of Portland, the well-known historian, whose ancestors were former citizens of Windham, the town had ninety-one soldiers in the service at different times during the war. Their names, together with their time of service, as found on the pay rolls, are as follows:
...
Ensign Richard Dole, 3 years service as private and corporal.
Inscription
CORP. 10 MASS. REGT.
REV. WAR.
1825
Aged 89ys.
Town Clerk of Windham ME. Twenty years
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