“Oliver Tyrrell adopted the Tyrrell form of spelling the family name to distinguish himself from the other Tirrells in Plainfield.”[1]
Massachusetts Marriages: Name: Oliver Tirrill; Gender: Male; Spouse: Polly Reed; Marriage Date: 4 Mar 1797; City: Bridgewater; County: Plymouth; Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0164691.[2]
1850 Census: Name: Oliver Tyrrell; Gender: Male; Age 78; Birth Year: 1772; Birthplace: Massachusetts; Home in 1850: Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; Occupation: Farmer; Industry: Agriculture; Line Number: 1; Dwelling Number: 50; Family Number: 54; Household Members:[3]
Name: Oliver Tyrrell, Age 78
Name: Polly Tyrrell, Age 75
Name: Jason Tyrrell, Age 46 (son)
Name: Joshua R Tyrrell, Age 38 (son)
Name: Merrila Tyrrell, Age 30 (daughter)
Sources
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Tirrell, Robert Wilson. The Tirrell-Tirrill-Terrill-Tyrrell Book. Baltimore, Maryland: Deford & Company, 1969.
↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States.
↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 320; Page: 201a. Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65399647/oliver-tyrrel : accessed 10 November 2021), memorial page for Oliver Tyrrel (26 Apr 1772–3 Feb 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65399647, citing Hill Top Cemetery, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Robin Maloney (contributor 48013720) .
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