Oliver Prescott MD (1731 - 1804)

Born 27 Apr 1731 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Baldwin) Prescott — married 18 Feb 1756 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1804 at age 73 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Major General Oliver Prescott MD served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Oliver Prescott MD is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 273467
Rank: Major General

Oliver Prescott MD is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A092831.

Oliver Prescott graduated from Harvard in 1750, after which he was apprenticed to Ebenezer Robie of Sudbury,[1] and then practiced medicine in Groton.

He returned to Harvard to get an M.A. in 1753.[1]

He and Lydia Baldwin were wed in 1756.^[1]

Three of their seven children died in an epidemic of 1765/6.

In 1776 he was appointed a brigadier general for Middlesex county by the executive council of Mass Bay:

From 1779 until his death, he was judge of probate for Middlesex County.

In 1780 he became one of the original[1] fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he was a trustee, patron, and benefactor of Groton Academy.

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1. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSC-VP5 : 24 January 2020), Oliver Prescott, 1756.

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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 October 2020), memorial page for Dr Oliver Prescott (27 Apr 1731–17 Nov 1804), Find A Grave: Memorial #74181590, citing Old Burying Ground, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Glenn Ellis (contributor 47410127) .

• geni: Dr. Oliver Prescott

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• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 12, p. 752

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-8DTY : 2 March 2020), Oliver Prescott in entry for Abigail Prescott, 5 Aug 1765; citing Death, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011182.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-VWWN : 2 March 2020), Oliver Prescott in entry for Thomas Prescott, 10 Aug 1765; citing Death, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011182.

• Prescott, William. The Prescott Memorial (H.W. Dutton & Son, 1870) ;pps

• Putnam Family Papers

• Spaulding, Charles. An Account of Some of the Early Settlers of West Dunstable, Monson and Hollis, N.H. (Telegraph Press, Nashua, N.H., 1915); p. 231

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKL-72J : accessed 6 October 2020), Oliver Prescott Esquire, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 244, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRM-42K : accessed 6 October 2020), Oliver Prescott Esquire, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 913, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 17; FHL microfilm 205,615.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-WKH5 : 18 March 2018), Oliver Prescot, 30 Aug 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711089.

• Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1926-1927)
  • Births: p. 189, p. 191,p. 192
  • Marriages: https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Groton/Images/Groton_M140.shtml p. 140]
  • Deaths: p. 256 - p. 258

• Wikipedia: Oliver Prescott, Wikidata: Item Q7087777

• Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Volume: 151
  Ancestry Record 2204 #357319 (accessed 3 January 2024)
  Name: Hon Benjamin Prescott; SAR Membership: 30185; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 8 Jun 1917; Spouse: Abigail Oliver; Children: Oliver Prescott.