Oliver Hunt
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Oliver Hunt (1755 - 1822)

Oliver Hunt
Born in Milton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 28 Dec 1790 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at age 67 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United Statesmap
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Biography

Oliver Hunt was born on 18 January 1755 in Milton, Massachusetts. His parents were Abner Hunt and Abigail (Miller) Hunt[1].

Oliver served for three years as a soldier during the American Revolution, and was present at the battle of Ticonderoga in 1777. After the war he lived in Providence, Rhode Island, before settling in Gorham, Maine around 1792[2].

His first wife passed away sometime before 1790 and there is no record of her name. They had two children:

1. Oliver, born 9 Oct 1780
2. John, born 19 Dec 1785

He married Sarah Morse on 28 December 1790 in Newton, Massachusetts[3]. They had four children:

1. William, born 19 May 1792
2. Hannah, born 31 Mar 1794
3. Nabby, born 12 May 1796
4. Charles, born 31 Jan 1800; married Mary G. Fogg

Oliver was a tanner and currier by trade[4]. He passed away on 2 March 1822[5] in Gorham and is buried in South Street Cemetery.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX8-23T : 10 February 2018), Oliver Hunt, 18 Jan 1755; citing MILTON,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873761 IT 4.
  2. ↑ McLellan, Hugh Davis. History of Gorham, Maine. Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, 1903. Page 581. [1]
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82D-PX5 : 3 November 2017), Oliver Hunt and Sarah Morse, 28 Dec 1790; citing Marriage, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.
  4. ↑ McLellan.
  5. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-429B : 17 March 2018), Oliver Hunt, 1822; citing Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States, Old Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,315,425.

See also:

  • Hepzibah Morse Family Tree, Ancestry.com




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