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George Oakes

Birth
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
10 Sep 1777 (aged 57)
Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
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George was 1 of 8 children born to Nathaniel I. Oakes & his 2nd wife, Mary (Holloway).

George was a clothier & a farmer by trade. He married his 1st wife, Lydia (Eagar) on October 23, 1744, in Westborough, MA.
Their 6 children:
Lucy, Lydia, Sylvanus, Asa, Vashti, Thankful Oakes
*See 1st wife's page for kids dates of birth & spouses

George married his 2nd wife, Mercy (Bartlett) on June 12, 1765.
Their 2 children:
Martha, Jesse Oakes
*No further info found for these 2 children

George served in the Colonial Wars (1755 & 1759). In the Revolutionary War he was a private in a company of Minute Men at the Lexington Alarm in 1775. He enlisted August 20, 1777, in the company of Capt. David Brent, Col. Nathan Sparhawk's regiment. He also marched from Rutland to Bennington on an alarm. During 11 days of service he traveled out & back home a total of 226 miles.
*Because of his military service all of his descendants are entitled to membership in both Colonial & Revolutionary societies
George was 1 of 8 children born to Nathaniel I. Oakes & his 2nd wife, Mary (Holloway).

George was a clothier & a farmer by trade. He married his 1st wife, Lydia (Eagar) on October 23, 1744, in Westborough, MA.
Their 6 children:
Lucy, Lydia, Sylvanus, Asa, Vashti, Thankful Oakes
*See 1st wife's page for kids dates of birth & spouses

George married his 2nd wife, Mercy (Bartlett) on June 12, 1765.
Their 2 children:
Martha, Jesse Oakes
*No further info found for these 2 children

George served in the Colonial Wars (1755 & 1759). In the Revolutionary War he was a private in a company of Minute Men at the Lexington Alarm in 1775. He enlisted August 20, 1777, in the company of Capt. David Brent, Col. Nathan Sparhawk's regiment. He also marched from Rutland to Bennington on an alarm. During 11 days of service he traveled out & back home a total of 226 miles.
*Because of his military service all of his descendants are entitled to membership in both Colonial & Revolutionary societies


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