Jonathan
OAKES
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Born: August 21, 1717 in Marlborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Jonathan married Sarah WHEELER abt. 1751 in Stow, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah WHEELER was born August 23, 1733 in Stow, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah died May 22, 1761 in Harvard, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was the child of Thomas WHEELER and Elizabeth GATES.
Jonathan OAKES died July 1, 1784 in Canaan, Massachusetts (District of Maine).
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Recorded occupation: Farmer, Carpenter, Tax Collector & Land Surveyor
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.
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Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Spouse & Children of Jonathan OAKES
Sarah WHEELERMarriage date: abt. 1751
Marriage place: Stow, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Sarah WHEELER was the child of Thomas WHEELER and Elizabeth GATES
Children of Jonathan OAKES and Sarah WHEELER
John OAKES SR.Died: June 25, 1842, Exeter, Maine, USA
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Birth — 1717August 21, 1717
Marlborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1757 Birth of ChildJohn OAKES SR. was born October 22, 1757 , Harvard, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan was 40 years old.
1761 Death of Spouse/PartnerSarah WHEELER died May 22, 1761, Harvard, Massachusetts, USA
1783 Marriage of ChildJohn OAKES SR. married December 13, 1783, Canaan, Maine, USA to Abigail LAMBERT
Death — 1784July 1, 1784
Canaan, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
He died at the age of 66.
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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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