John
OAKES SR.
(b.
October 22, 1757
,
Harvard, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
June 25, 1842
,
Exeter, Maine, USA
)
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John OAKES SR. was born October 22, 1757 in Harvard, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John OAKES SR. was the child of Jonathan OAKES and Sarah WHEELER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nathaniel OAKES I and Mary HOLLOWAY (maternal) Thomas WHEELER and Elizabeth GATESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Abigail LAMBERT December 13, 1783 in Canaan, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abigail LAMBERT was born July 1, 1759 in Wiscasset, Maine, USA (Pownalborough). Abigail died June 25, 1843 in Exeter, Maine, USA. Abigail was the child of Sherebiah LAMBERT SR. and Lydia URIN.
John OAKES SR. died June 25, 1842 in Exeter, Maine, USA.
Military Sevice - Private - Revolutionary War
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Occupation
John OAKES SR. was a Carpenter & Farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
John OAKES SR. was a Carpenter & Farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Family and Children of John OAKES SR.
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Abigail LAMBERT-- Date: December 13, 1783 Place: Canaan, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Abigail LAMBERT was the child of Sherebiah LAMBERT SR. and Lydia URIN
Children of John OAKES SR. and Abigail LAMBERT:
Electus Alexis OAKES I (b.January 15, 1795, Canaan, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. September 8, 1870, Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Marie Henriette LAVIGNE August 17, 1818 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit)
Abigail LAMBERT-- Date: December 13, 1783 Place: Canaan, Massachusetts (District of Maine)Abigail LAMBERT was the child of Sherebiah LAMBERT SR. and Lydia URIN
Children of John OAKES SR. and Abigail LAMBERT:
Electus Alexis OAKES I (b.January 15, 1795, Canaan, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. September 8, 1870, Saint-Francois, New Brunswick, Canada)m. Marie Henriette LAVIGNE August 17, 1818 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit)
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1757 Birth October 22, 1757
Harvard, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1783 Marriage / PartnerJohn OAKES SR. and Abigail LAMBERT December 13, 1783, Canaan, Maine, USA
He was 26 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1795 Birth of ChildElectus Alexis OAKES I was born January 15, 1795, Canaan, Maine, USA
John was 37 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1818 Marriage of ChildElectus Alexis OAKES I married August 17, 1818, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit) to Marie Henriette LAVIGNE
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1842 Death June 25, 1842
Exeter, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 84.
John is buried at: Oakes Family Cemetery - Exeter, Maine, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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