Hezekiah Olney Senior (1751 - 1822)

Born 1751 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Orpha Jane (Hawkins) Olney — married 27 Mar 1774 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1822 at about age 71 in Brooklyn, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Hezekiah Olney Senior was born in 1751.

"Son of Jeremiah Olney & Susanna Brown. Married Orpha J. Hawkins (1750-?) on March 27, 1774 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. They had seven children: Elizabeth, Joseph, Jeremiah, Rachael, Tryphenia, Hezekiah, and one other daughter whose name is unknown."^[1]

Hezekiah Olney married Arpha Hawkins Mar 27 1774 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island.^{[2] [3]} Hezekiah Olney was the son of Jeremiah Olney. Arpha was the daughter of Joseph Hawkins ^[4]

Hezekiah was in a military record in February 1776 in United States. He was in the unit of rangers and infantrymen serving in Northern New Hampshire, in Captain Daniel Calisle's Company in Colonel Bedel's Regiment. With the rest of his unit he may have been involved in the invasion of Canada, where all members of the unit were captured, then later exchanged in a prisoner swap. ^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 January 2021), memorial page for Hezekiah Olney (1751–29 Dec 1822), Find a Grave Memorial no. 35058050, citing Old Brooklyn Cemetery, Brooklyn, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Debs (contributor 47042193) Find A Grave: Memorial #35058050.
2. ↑ "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1N-TSCN : accessed 14 December 2019), Hezekiah Olney and Arpha Hawkins, 27 Mar 1774; citing Marriage, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1N-5W6Q : accessed 14 December 2019), Hezekiah Olney and Arpha Hawkins, 27 Mar 1774; citing Marriage, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1N-KT1K : accessed 14 December 2019), Hezekiah Olney and Arpha Hawkins, 27 Mar 1774; citing Marriage, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ Military: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
   citing Page: 264; Digital film/folder number: 102229258; Image number: 280
   FamilySearch Record: QGK1-Y65N (accessed 26 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSHS-PSRN-Q
   Name: Hezekiah Olney; Military Service Date: February 1776; Military Service Place: United States; Mil Regiment: Capt Daniel Carlisles Co In Col Bedel's Regt; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Source Reference: New Hampshire. Isaac W. Hammond, A.M. Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to May 1777 : Parsons B. Cogswell, State Printer, 1885; System Of Record: SLS.
6. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2021, December 23). Bedel's Regiment. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:22, December 26, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bedel%27s_Regiment&oldid=1061669336