Obadiah Gore (1714 - 1779)

Born 26 Jul 1714 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Parke) Gore — married 4 Nov 1742 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1779 at age 64 in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Obadiah Gore performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.

Obadiah Gore is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A046168.

Obadiah was a supporter of the American Revolution, and provided patriotic service. The DAR recognizes him with Patriot Ancestor A046168.^[1]

Obadiah Gore was born on 26 Jul 1714 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was a son of Samuel Gore Jr. and Hannah (Draper) Gore.^[2]

On 4 Nov 1742, he married Hannah Parke of Preston, Connecticut.^[3] Obadiah and Hannah together had these children:

1. Obadiah (1744-1821, m. Anna Avery March
2. Daniel (1746-1809)
3. Silas, b. 23 Dec 1747, m. Kessiah Yerrington
4. Asa, b. 28 Feb 1750, m. Elizabeth Avery
5. Hannah, b. 28 May 1752, m1. Timothy Pierce, m2. Thomas Duane
6. Lucy (1754-1820), m. John Murphy
7. Sarah (1756-1841), m1. Lawrence Myers, m2. Rev. Benjamin Bidlack
8. George (1759-1778)
9. Samuel (1761-1834), m. Sarah Brogan
10. John (1764-1837), m. Elizabeth Ross

In May 1761, Obadiah, a blacksmith, was commissioned Ensign of the 8th Company, 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Militia; in May 1762 he was promoted to Lieutenant, and in May 1766 was commissioned Captain of this same militia unit. He and his father were early members of The Susquehanna Company.^[4] In 1769, he moved his family to Wilkes-Barre, in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania.^[3]

Obadiah's son, Obadiah Jr. was also a blacksmith and is considered a pioneer in the coal mining industry in the Wyoming Valley, In 1768 he was the first to use anthracite in a forge.^[5][6]

In 1778, peace in the Wyoming Valley came to an end. The Battle of Wyoming, a conflict between Patriot militia, British soldiers, and Iriquois warriers devastated the area. Although some of the Gores took refuge in nearby Forty Fort, many of the Gore family members were killed.^[3][7]

Obadiah Gore died of smallpox on 10 Jan 1779 at Wyoming, Pennsylvania.^[3] He lies buried in Gore Burial Plot, Plains, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 4 Oct 2023), "Record of Obadiah Gore Sr.", Ancestor # A046168.
2. ↑ Whitmore, W. H. The Genealogy of the Payne and Gore Families. Burt Franklin: Research and Source Works Series #131. Boston, Massachusetts: The Prince Society, 1875. Prince Society Publications, Volume 8A. Published online by Google Books.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut: From Its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900, Day Publishing Company, 1900 - Stonington (Conn.), pp. 398-399.
4. ↑ Harvey, Oscar Jewell. A History of Wilkes-Barre, Lucerne County, Reader Press, 1909; p. 658, 831.
5. ↑ History of Anthracite
6. ↑ History of Wilkes-Barre
7. ↑ History of Forty Fort
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #40172296 Capt Obadiah Gore Sr.