Oliver SALISBURY

Born

5 February 1711 , Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

22 December 1765 , Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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William SALISBURY Bethia CARPENTER

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Born: 5 February 1711 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: William SALISBURY

Mother: Bethia CARPENTER

Paternal grandparents: William SALISBURY , Anna COLE

Maternal grandparents: Daniel CARPENTER , Bethia BLISS

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Oliver married Elisabeth HALE (HALL) 9 June 1734 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Elisabeth HALE (HALL) was born 30 August 1716 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove). Elisabeth was the child of Barnard HAILE (HAIL) and Elizabeth SLADE.

Oliver married (2) Lydia BOWEN 7 February 1762 in Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Lydia BOWEN was born 3 September 1739 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove). Lydia died 6 April 1816 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Lydia was the child of Stephen BOWEN and Phebe SLADE.

Oliver SALISBURY died 22 December 1765 in Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Oliver SALISBURY married

Elisabeth HALE (HALL)
Marriage date: 9 June 1734
Marriage place: Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Elisabeth HALE (HALL) was the child of Barnard HAILE (HAIL) and Elizabeth SLADE

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Name: Oliver Salisbury

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Event Date: 09 Jun 1734

Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Hail

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Digital Folder Number: 004250523

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"Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch : accessed 16 December 2018

Children of Oliver SALISBURY and Elisabeth HALE (HALL)

William SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1736, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1779,

Oliver SALISBURY

Born: 12 September 1740, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1779,

Married: Hannah UNKNOWN 1766

Elizabeth SALISBURY

Born: 11 March 1742, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Edward SALISBURY

Born: 11 March 1742, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Phebe SALISBURY

Born: 28 February 1743, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 17 October 1797, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Job SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1746, Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Barnard SALISBURY

Born: 30 September 1746, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 21 November 1828, Westville, Otsego, New York, USA

Married: Prudence CHILD 21 October 1770 Place: Warren, Rhode Island, USA

James SALISBURY

Born: 8 January 1751, Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 4 June 1842, Guilford, Vermont, USA

Married: Susanna THOMAS 18 September 1774 Place: Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Lovina DAVIS 23 November 1780 Place: Guilford, Vermont, USA (Center, West) (Algiers) (Green River)

Married: Elizabeth FOWLER 18 July 1824 Place: Guilford, Vermont, USA (Center, West) (Algiers) (Green River)

Oliver SALISBURY married

Lydia BOWEN
Marriage date: 7 February 1762
Marriage place: Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Source: ancestry.com

Lydia BOWEN was the child of Stephen BOWEN and Phebe SLADE

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Name: Oliver Salisbury

Marriage Date: 7 Feb 1762

Marriage Place: Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Spouse Name: Lydia Bowen

Page Number: 35

Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Children of Oliver SALISBURY and Lydia BOWEN

Hale SALISBURY

Born: 21 August 1762, Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 3 November 1841, Greene, New York, USA

Jonathan SALISBURY

Born: 17 August 1763, Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 27 April 1853, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Elizabeth THRUBER 29 December 1790 Place: Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Pardon SALISBURY

Born: 17 February 1766, Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 30 July 1854, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Lydia CRANSTON 1792

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1711/12 Swansea, Massachusetts
Oliver the Son of William Salsbury Ju and Bethiah his wife was Bom febrary ye 5:1711/ 12

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Oliver Salisbury
gender: Male
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birth date: 05 Feb 1711
birthplace: SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS
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father's name: Wm Salisbury
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mother's name: Bethiah
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indexing project (batch) number: C50224-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 22366
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Name: Oliver Salisbury
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Birth Date: 05 Feb 1711
Birthplace: SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50224-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
GS Film number: 0022366 IT 3
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'Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FZD8-M92 : 10 February 2018), Oliver Salisbury, 05 Feb 1711; citing SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0022366 IT 3.
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1734 Marriage / Partner
Oliver SALISBURY and Elisabeth HALE (HALL) 9 June 1734, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

He was 23 years old.

1734/35 Swansea, Massachusetts
Maried by Joseph Mason Esqr Janur ye 9:1734/ 5 Oliver Salsbary and Elisabeth Hail both of Swanzey
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1740 Birth of Child
Oliver SALISBURY was born 12 September 1740, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

Oliver was 29 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Edward SALISBURY was born 11 March 1742, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

Oliver was 31 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Elizabeth SALISBURY was born 11 March 1742, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

Oliver was 31 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Phebe SALISBURY was born 28 February 1743, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

Oliver was 32 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Barnard SALISBURY was born 30 September 1746, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

Oliver was 35 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
James SALISBURY was born 8 January 1751, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Oliver was 39 years old.

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1762 Marriage / Partner
Oliver SALISBURY and Lydia BOWEN 7 February 1762, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

He was 51 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Hale SALISBURY was born 21 August 1762, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Oliver was 51 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Jonathan SALISBURY was born 17 August 1763, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Oliver was 52 years old.

Death — 1765
22 December 1765
Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
He died at the age of 54.

1766 Birth of Child
Pardon SALISBURY was born 17 February 1766, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Oliver was 55 years old.

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