SERIES IX VOL II SPRING 2005 NUMBER 1 Carol‘s Bio By Carol Seward The genealogy bug began about 1978 when a Maine cousin asked for help in tracing our common Tucker We would like to Welcome the following to their lines. ( About the same time my cousin Don Porterœ a new Positions. C l e m e n t d e s c e ndantœ became interested in geneal- Spence Klein of CO, has taken on the Position of Trus- ogy and he was helpful. It took many years, she died tee in place of Beverly Lutz who passed away last year. and another cousin stepped in. We finally got our an- See a picture of him in our Fall 2004 Bulletin, page 220. c e s t r y b a c k t o a b o u t 1 6 3 5 o n t h e I s le s o f S h o a l s . T h i s Also Welcoming Carol Seward of Mass. as our New was in the early 90‘s. From there we did a West ge- Membership Chair. See Bio and picture in this issue. n e a l o g y b e g i n n i n g w i t h Capt. Francis West of James- And Patti Schroeder of WI, has taken on the Position of town, VA, John Churchill of Plymouth, The Buck boys Web Master, see picture in our Fall 2003 Bulletin, page of Buckfield, ME, Cornet Robert Stetson‘s descen- 180. dants in Sumner ME and a bit of Seward Genealogy Thank you Patti for all your work as Membership Chair. James Cleveland Bates of Mass. will be the backup web in Newfoundland. master , see picture in our Summer 2004 Bulletin, page I grew up in Whitman, MA My Great grandfather 213. Cyrus Tucker married Carolina Bates of Weymouth. We want to give a Big Welcome to these folks and Thank From there they went to Maine and had their children. them for taking on these positions. A d a u g h t e r A m i e T u c k e r S t e tson Came to Whitman We also want to give a Big Thank You to and my grandfather followed and married the young Curtis Bates, for his Service Previously with lady across the street from her. the Web Site I am finding pilgrim links to some of the Bates families and am trying to document this as I go along. I have also found my link back to Edward‘s (Weymouth) Aunt Catherine in England through her daughter Elizabeth New Membership Chair: Bates Kingham who married Matthew (Macuth) Pratt, settling in Weymouth, MA. I can also trace my ances- Carol Seward and Bill tors to Clement of Hingham through my mother‘s Por- ter side of the family. I have lived in Whitman or Hanson for most of my life. Initially I worked as a chemist, then switched to food chemistry and eventually worked for

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From Your Membership Chair Carol‘s Bio, cont‘d Patti Schroeder Ocean Spray Cranberries as part of the research team Please join me in welcoming our newest developing new cranberry products . members: I‘ve been retired for 20 years. Bill (for Wilson) and I Debra Lindauer, Frederick & Roberta Spencer, have a daughter Roberta who lives next door with her Donald Porter, Ray Johnston, Marcia E. Nelson, husband Fred (also an Edward descendant). The Betty Bates McCord, Lois Bates Green, Spencers have three children who have delighted us Lawrence W. Bates. over the years. Matt is 28, Amy 26 and Liz is 23. I serve as secretary of both Trustees and Stewardship It is with a smile on my face that I turn over my Membership duties to Carol. I have enjoyed meeting everyone and want to thank you committees at Church and am an active member of all for your help! I wish Carol the best of luck with the position.!! First Congregational Church in Whitman where a Bates I am looking forward to the challenges of running the web site. Association annual meeting was held in 1912. The news appeared in The Bates Bulletin for September 1912 with a picture of the Church on the cover.. Queries by Sandy Bates: Some DNA Humor from Sandy For Warren F. Bates: Looking for descendants of children of C. Genealogists want to dig up their Ancestors' re- Bates. I suspect that my G-Grandfather was one of his children. A Cal- cords. vin Bates is listed as his son & Calvin's birth date and state matches a Genetealogists want to dig up their Ancestors. Calvin of Charles. Any info would be of great help. Thanks. If You want to Rest In Peace, Donate your DNA

For William A. Roberts: Looking for parents of Harriet Dodge b 1787 NOW!! Randolph VT wife of Joseph Bates b 24 Feb 1787 Green Mt. VT m 21 July 1811, Dunham, Quebec, CND Membership Dues Amount explained. By Sandy For Carol Seward: A Christopher Bates was living in the Auburnville I would just like to explain the difference between our two section of what became the town of Whitman, Mass. in 1886. He built a Memberships, as it may not be clear to everyone. house at the intersection of the Boston to New Bedford Turnpike and an An individual Membership of $20.00 is for anyone who is a east-west road. This was sold in 1817 unfinished to Labbeus Smith who Bates or who has a Bates Ancestor. When you qualify for marr. Polly Bates that year. Polly was either a sister or daughter. That this, and we accept you as a Member, you receive the Bulle- cottage became the main part of the Toll House Restaurant where the tins, Directory, Directory Updates, and full use of our Web cookie of the name originated. There were other Bates in the area and Site. Along with Updates on Reunions. You also receive Di- those I can identify but not Christopher. He was apparently involved in rectory Updates, and one free search of our Library and any boot making with a Marcus Reed, Their shoemaking became eventually copies pertaining to your Family Line. This $20.00 covers the the Commonwealth Shoe Co, maker of the world famous Bostonian cost of these expenses. Your Renewal Dues stays at $20.00. Shoes. An Associate membership of $15.00 is the Dues amount for someone interested in Bates, or an Organization or Historical For Patti Schroeder; Does anyone have any info on Otis Bates of Ohio Society, etc. All an Associate Membership receives is the circa 1850-? One was married in Cleveland. Need info to try and prove Bulletin and no Updates or help or Research. connection to Alonzo. Also looking for info on an Otis Bates living with An Associate will receive Reunion Information if Interested, a Tubbs family in PA early to mid 1800‘s and can attend any Reunions.

For Sandra Bates Ellenwood: Would like to locate any cousins that Barbara Honea‘s email was listed wrong in the directory have this Benjamin in their line. Benjamin Lewis b. 1805 d? update. The correct address is m. Ruth? Lived in Haddam CT until abt. 1814. Found family in Rochester [email protected] NY 1850 with the following children. Birney age 2, William, age 7 ( my G- Grandfather). I also found the family in Pettis Co. MO in 1880 with the following children. Annie, age 17, George, age 11. Would like to fill in the gaps and any help appreciated.. Library News By Sandy Bates

For New Member Marcia Nelson: Theodore Bates b 15 Mar 1774, Patti Schroeder donated her book on her Family who are in believe b in CT? m Trial Redfield in 1795. They had 7 daus, one being the Edward of Weymouth Line, to the Library, entitled "Bates Lydia Bates b 8 Jan 1801 m John Harris b in MA 1765. John first m Family Tree, Ancestry & Descendants of Alonzo Bates & Al- Abigail Edson and they had 10 children, and second m Lydia Bates lied Families of Gill & Blackmore" and they had 4 children, one being son Daniel Harris. Need parents of Theodore Bates and any info on this family. Dr. Charles Bates sent an article on the history of Batesville History from Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce. The CD Project is still coming along. Still have more informa- Did you remember to pay your dues??? tion in the Library that must be put onto CD's yet, and Check your mailing label!! I still need some more volunteers.

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Queries by Sandy Bates: continued. For Carol Seward: Who were the parents of Theodore Bates b 15 Mar 1774 in Claremont NH d there 3 Aug 1864. He m 17 Nov developing new cranberry products . 1795 Trial Redfield whose family came from Killingworth CT to Claremont NH (This marriage in Sep 1913 Bates Bulletin p 24) The dau Lydia Bates m John Harris who came from Abington MA b there 27 Sep 1765. He left a wife and family behind (did he divorce) when he went to NH by 1830 he listed as in his 60's and living alone. I would like to attach him to a Bates Line pref- erably Edward of Weymouth.

Note from Sandy. Seeing these two seem to be a match asking basically the same question I put them in touch with each other. Carol since believes this Lydia may be in the Clement Line.

For Carol Seward:

Who is this Cyrus Bates? He was b in Maine , 1793, m 1821 in Livermore Polly Sawin b 1797, Livermore. She daughter of Abijah Sawin and Prudence Adams (b c 1764, Lexington, MA) According to 12880 census a Cyrus W Bates was living in Sumner with a wife and grandson named George A Johnson (George b 26 May 1874, d Auburn, ME 31 Mar 1934 - parents Arthur and Lillian M Some DNA Humor from Sandy [Bates presumed] ). From family records Cyrus and Polly had son Cyrus who m Elizabeth Harding (1880 census gives wife as Susan so this is an inconsistency). Cyrus and Elizabeth had 2 daughters - Jennie b c1865 and Mary Ida b 14 Nov 1852 in Sumner, ME. and d Whitman, MA 20 Mar 1896 Mary m George Sherburne Davenport. Their daughter Flora May Davenport m William Les- cords. lie. (His second wife was a Ruth Bates.) Genetealogists want to dig up their Ancestors.

If you go to the Web Site you will see a whole different look. Please try out your login and password and make sure they work OK. If not Sandy please contact the web master and let her know. Also see if you can log onto Chat, and see if that works. If you have not applied for a password now is a good time to do so. So you can get into the Members Only Area. We welcome Your comments and questions and contributions to this area. Did You Remember to papayy your 2005 dues? We will sure hate to see you go. Please renew todaytoday!!!!!!!!

New Online Store:

For those of you who have not yet taken a look at our new online store we invite you to do so. There are many great items there to spark your interest. The newest added item is a great throw pillow. It is a big 18 x 18 inch square with a wonderful 11 x 11 inch center that has the Bates crest on it. We also have mugs, mouse pads, keep- sake boxes and many other things. We even have a dog t-shirt.

If you do not have internet access and would like a price list and thumbnail photo list of the items available, please email Patti and she will get one out to you.

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The Bates Great Migration œ Part II

By C. Ben Bates

Many of you are familiar with the G. I. Bill of Rights, enacted by Congress in 1944, to aid returning veterans from World War II. You might be surprised that Revolutionary War —G. I.‘s“ were granted some benefits after their war. Be- tween 1783 (Peace Treaty of Paris ending the war) and 1789, Congress issued certificates, worthless paper money and prom- ises as pay, bonuses and pensions because it did not have any money and no power to raise money. The states could raise money through taxes, but most owed huge amounts used to finance the war.

Four years passed before Congress could do something for its veterans. The Articles of Confederation Congress managed to enact legislation that was bold, enlightened and historically significant. Under the terms of peace, America was given the land west to the Mississippi River, including the land around the Great Lakes. Much of these lands were claimed by many coastal states. By 1784, the states, peacefully, gave up their claims to the land north and west of the Ohio River and ceded it to the central government. The Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 spelled out how the land was to be divided (townships of 640 acres œ 6 miles by 6 miles) and reserving land for education and for veterans. The 1787 law, known as the Northwest Ordinance, also spelled out the steps to statehood.

In July 1787, the stage was set for a new mass migration out of New England, and the other states. The New England —G.I.‘s“ weren‘t about to let any grass grow under their feet. A large number of those Revolutionary War Veterans organ- ized the Ohio Company of Associates to pool their resources (redeemed certificates), to lobby for them in Congress, to con- tract for the purchase of land in the Northwest Territories, and to organize the settlement. On August 29, 1787, the Directors of the Ohio Company met at —The Bunch of Grapes“ Tavern (you have to love that name) in Boston to plan the purchase. In October 1787, just three months after the Northwest Ordinance was passed, a contract was signed for the purchase of 1.5 million acres of land in the southeast section of the territory, making them the first group to establish an organized settle- ment in the new territory. [See the shaded area on the map.]

Before going on, why, do you think, so many New Englanders (and others) were eager to leave their established homes for the distant unknown? After the war (1783) and until our current constitutional government was formed (1789), there was a period of instability throughout the thirteen separate states. Each state thought of itself as an independent state, loosely cooperating with the others. There was no strong central government, no leader to act as a nation with the outside world, or to resolve differences among the states. The central government was without adequate funds and without an army. The economy was in chaos with rampant inflation and unemployment. Farmers were losing their land and homes as banks foreclosed. Lawless gangs roamed the countryside. Armed rebellion was a real threat and reality in western Massachusetts (Shay‘s Rebellion). The lure of new land and new opportunities appealed to more than war veterans.

The Ohio Company Associates reminds one of the companies in England in the 1600‘s that promoted and organized the migrations to the New World. The Ohio Company organized and equipped an advance party of 48 men to travel to, sur- vey plots and stake claims to, and begin building on the newly purchased land before the women, children and others came. It lost no time in getting started. On December 3, 1787, about half of the advance group assembled in Ipswich, Massachusetts to begin the seven-week trek in the middle of winter. Under the command of Major Haffield, the men headed for the Ohio River. The other section of the advance group met in Hartford, Connecticut in January 1788. General Rufus Putnam, superintendent of the Ohio Com- pany, and Col. Ebenezer Sproat led the men from this spot. There was not much data on the route they took, but I speculate that both groups followed the post Road from Boston and Hartford to Philadelphia. Then, they took the Old Wagon Road, passing near Harrisburg, PA. They may have followed minor trails that, today, approximate the Pennsylvania Turnpike. They probably went to Bassett Town (now Washington, PA) because they launched their flatboats at Buffalo Creek, VA (now Wellsburg West Virginia), which is just northwest of Washington, PA. They began the Ohio River segment on April 1, 1788. After six days floating down the Ohio River, they reached the fork of the Muskingum River and the Ohio. Here was the east- ern part of their land and here they would build Marietta, Ohio.

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The Bates Great Migration œ Part II Continued………… Who were these 48 New Englanders? Jabez Barlow Hezekiah Flint William Moulton Daniel Bushnell Hezekiah Flint, Jr. Joshiah Munro Phineas Coburn Periegrine Foster Amos Porter, Jr. Ezekiel Cooper John Gardner Allen Putnam Ebenezer Cory William Gray Jethro Putnam Samuel Cushing Benjamin Griswold Rufus Putnam Jervis Cutler Elizur Kirtland Benjamin Shaw Israel Danton Theophilus Larned Earl Sproat Daniel Davis Joseph Lincoln Ebenezer Sproat Jonas Davis Simeon Martin Anselm Tupper Allen Devol William Mason David Wallace Gilbert Devol, Jr John Mathews Joseph Wells Jonathon Devol Henry Maxon Haffield White Isaac Dodge Return J. Meigs Pelatiah White Oliver Dodge William Miller Josiah White Samuel Felshaw Edmund Moulton Josiah Whitridge

You say you don‘t see any Bates names in the group? I see six surnames that mingled with my Bates line: Bushnell, Cushing, Gardner, Lincoln, Putnam, Shaw. Next time we will trace some of the migration routes of the ancestors of those members who so graciously responded to my re- quest. Hopefully, in addition to looking back at the whys and wherefores of the Bates migrations, we will see the missing name, place and/or date we need.

I found most of this information through: NEHGS: —Westward Ho! New Englanders to Ohio“, New England Ancestors, Vol. 4, no. 4 (Fall 2003)

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Reunion News We now have 35 Members interested in attending the 2007 Reunion in Boston. If you are thinking of coming, please let me know. If you are coming then think about something that you could bring to add to our displays. Just let me know ahead of time so we can allow room for it. Perhaps an old letter from an Ancestor or an article on them, or anything else you can think of that is of interest to you. Make a good copy of it and don't bring the original, so that your precious possession will not get misplaced. I would Love to see well over one hundred of our Members attending. We have a total Membership of 270, so we could easily reach 100 or more in attendance. Feel free to contact me (Sandy) with any ideas on the Reunion.

DEATHS Member Alvin S. Bates of N. Wilkesboro, NC passed away March, 2004. Alvin fought a long courageous fight with a muscle disease.

Member Glenn L. Bates Husband of Betty Bates passed away October 30, 2004

James L. "Pop" Finch husband of Member Elsie Finch and Father of a past Membership Chair, Lauren Delaney passed away. Elsie also lost a daughter Roberta about a year ago. Parts from James Obituary: James L. "Pop" Finch 83, of West Bridgewater died Tuesday evening, November 23, 2004 at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton after a period of failing health. Born July 14, 1921 in West Bridgewater, oldest son of 15 children. He served in the 79th division, 311 field artillery in the US Army from 1941-1942. James leaves his beloved wife of 59 years, Elsie M. (Bates) Finch and three children, James E. Jacqueline, and Lauren. James had 16 grandchildren, 25 great and one great great grandson. Burial Pine Hill Cemetery, West Bridgewater, Mass.

Hingham Memorial Bell Tower By Sandy Bates

In Hingham, Mass. is located the Old Church Meeting House. Right next to it is a Bell Tower made of brick. A sign by it says "Hingham Memorial Bell Tower Dedicated 1912 To The Settlers of Hingham". A woman by the name of Miss Susan Willard and Louis Cornish held a drive to erect the Bell Tower as a monument to the first settlers of Hingham. This was to be erected beside the Old Meeting House. The Tower was dedicated in 1912 with much pomp and circumstance. The lovely bells sending competing sounds among the sounds of auto horns. It holds one of only twenty sets of change-ringing bells in North America. (My note, Change-Ringing Bells do not produce rec- ognizable tunes, but rung in and orderly sequence in rows. Go to this web site and hear what change ringing bells sound like http:// stpaulsparish.org/change_ringing.html ). The old flint block from the market place in Hingham, England was to be the cornerstone of the Tower but due to it's irregular shape was placed inside the Tower. This stone was the stepping stone that stood in the Public Square in Hingham England. In 1928 vandals broke the windows in the Tower. On August 14, 1945 the bells were rung to announce Japan's surrender.

In The Sept 1908 Bulletin the Former Governor John L. Bates spoke of the part that men of these types of our Bates Ancestors had in liberating the thought of the world and he called attention to the Memorial Tower and Chime of bells to be erected.

In the Bates Bulletin April 1909 it first talks about the Tower to be erected at a cost of $10,000. The hopes were to dedicate it at the town's 275th anniversary 1910, (My Note Apparently this did not happen as it was not dedicated till 1912 ). The Bulletin stated that Clement Bates descendants should be very interested in this as he was one of the early settlers. In the Sept 1909 Bulletin The Association urged it's members to aid in erecting the Memorial to the First Settlers of Hingham. Sandy Bates and her Mother-in-law Esther Bates took a trip to Hingham, going to the Church and the Bell Tower. And of course Clement's Dedication stone is there that The Bates Association placed. Go to our web site www.batesassociation.org and see the pictures of the Bell Tower, Church, and Graveyard, and Clement's Stone. Also on the web site will be more items on other Memorials The Bates Association and Other Bates Members paid for or Dedicated. In- cluding the Lydd, England Church Window, Elder Edward of Weymouth Tablet, Scituate Mass. Lighthouse Tablet, as well as some other sights. Harold and Sandy's Double Line of Bates is Clement.

Bulletin Board Display for 2007 Reunion I would Love to set up a Display at the Reunion with Pictures of all of our members. So to do this would you find a picture of yourself or of you and your spouse and mail to me. Sandy Bates, 222 Line Road, Greene, Maine, 04236. If you want to write a little something about yourself to go with the picture that would be nice. I would Love to see every Member represented on this Board. I will Thank You in advance for your help. Sincerely, Sandy.

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A Study of Family relationships between Captain Oliver Bates and the 132 men of —The three West- ford Colonial Minutemen Companies“ 19 April,1775. By William A. Roberts Several articles in the —Bates Bulletin“ have alluded to the fact that Captain Oliver Bates, son of Edward Bates & Mary Snow, died of wounds 4 July 1775, received at the —Battle of Lexington Bridge“, 19 April 1775. I have not been able to establish the circumstances surrounding the wounding that eventually lead to his death but, I did find something that should be of interest to all of you Bates genealogist out there. Capt. Oliver Bates was my 5th great granduncle, and I thought that I would do some internet research and see what I could come up with. I found that Westford, MA, has an excellent web page pertaining to their Colonial Minutemen, i.e. —Muster Rolls of the three Westford Minutemen Companies“, and the events of April 19th 1775, The Siege of Bunker/Breed‘s (Bunker) Hill, Col. John Robinson‘s Regiment 1776, and Westford‘s Participation in the Revolutionary War. The 19 April 1775 Westford Minutemen Muster Roll shows that they (Minutemen) were organized into the following three companies:1. Minute Co, of 58 men, commanded by Col. William Prescott of Pepperell, MA.2. First Foot Co. of 36 men.3. Second Foot Co. of 36 men. The first and second foot companies were commanded by Col. James Prescott of Groton, MA. A total of 132 men counting the two commanding Officers, or about 11 percent of the Westford population. Captain Oliver Bates was a member of the Second Foot Co. Reviewing the Minutemen Muster Roll, I found several names that were connected to the Bates family and as a result decided to see just how many of those men listed were connected to Oliver, either through marriage or blood. Considering that this bates family had been in the Boston, Chelmsford and Westford area for about 142 years, I shouldn‘t have been surprised by the results, but I was. Utilizing the —Roots Web World Connect Project“ and data in conjunction with the PC program Family Tree Maker V. 11, I was able to determine that approximately 35 percent of the 132 men listed were related to Oliver one way or the other. The following summary represents the individual Minutemen by name, company and relationship to Oliver. There are also several individuals that are possibly connected but I could not make the connection with the data available. Westford Colonial Minutemen Muster rolls, 19 April 1775. The following individuals are connected by blood or marriage ties to Capt. Oliver Bates of The Second Foot Co. Minute Com- pany:Colonel William Prescott, (commanding); 1st cousin once removed of Dr. Jonathan Prescott, husband of Rebecca Bulkeley, 3rd cousin twice removed of Oliver. 2. Captain Timothy Underwood; Timothy's sister Ann married James Spaulding, half 2nd cousin once removed of Oliver. 3. Sergeant Joshua Parker; half 3rd cousin of Oliver, married Mary Boynton. 4. Sergeant James Fletcher; half 3rd cousin of Oliver, married Rebecca Prescott, 1st cousin twice removed of Col. William Prescott. 5. Corporal Amaziah Hildreth; half 3rd cousin of Oliver, married Ruth Read. 6. Private Oliver Barrett; sister Lydia married Job Spaulding, half 2nd cousin once removed of Oliver m. Anna Fiske. 7. Private Jonas Blodgett; 3rd cousin of James Blodgett, husband of Sarah Snow, 1st cousin of Oliver, mar- ried Rhoda Dady. 8. Private John Hildreth; 2nd cousin once removed of Oliver, wife Abigail Parker, half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 9. Pri- vate Abijah Richardson; 1st cousin 3 times removed of Joseph Richardson, husband of Hannah Green, great grandaunt of Oliver. 10.Private Ebenezer Wright; 2nd cousin of Ruth, Oliver‘s wife. Married Lucy Barrett. 11.Private David Fletcher; half 3rd cousin of Oliver, married Jo Ann Sterns. 12.Private Ebenezer Fletcher ; half 3rd cousin of Oliver.13.Private Jeremiah Fletcher; half 3rd cousin of Oliver.14.Private John Fletcher; half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 15.Private Josiah Fletcher; half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 16.Private Levi Fletcher; half 3rd cousin of Oliver. First Foot Company: 1.First Lieutenant, Zaccheus Wright; 2nd cousin of Ruth, Oliver‘s wife. 2.Sergeant Gershom Fletcher; half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 3.Sergeant William Hildreth; 2nd cousin once removed of Oliver. 4..Corporal Hosea Hildreth; 2nd cousin once removed of Oliver. 5.Corporal Amos Wright; 2nd cousin of Ruth, Oliver‘s wife. 6.Private Elijah Hil- dreth; 3rd cousin of Oliver. 7.Private James Wright; half 1st cousin of Ruth, Oliver‘s wife. Married Mary Minot. 8.Private David Parker; half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 9.Private Ebenezer Parker; half 3rd cousin of Oliver.10.Private Aaron Parker; half 3rd cousin of Oliver. Second Foot Company: 1.Colonal James Prescott; (commanding), 1st cousin once removed of Dr. Jonathan Pres- cott, husband of Rebecca Bulkeley, 3rd cousin twice removed of Oliver. 2.Sergeant Solomon Spalding; half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 3.Corporal Joseph Prescott; brother of Rebecca Prescott, wife of James Fletcher, half 1st cousin twice removed of Oliver.4.Corporal John Prescott; 1st cousin once removed of Rebecca Prescott, wife of James Fletcher, half 1st cousin twice re- moved of Oliver. 5.Private Jonas Prescott; 2nd cousin of Oliver. 6.Private Timothy Prescott; 2nd cousin of Oliver 7.Private David Dut- ton; uncle Esther Dutton, wife of William Spaulding, half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 8. Private Ephrium Dutton; uncle Esther Dutton, wife of William Spaulding, half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 9.Private Amos Fletcher; half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 10.Private Josiah Fletcher; half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 11.Private Joseph Fletcher; half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 12.Private Jonathan Hadley; 1st cousin of Abigail Hadley, half 3rd cousin of Oliver and wife of Willard Fletcher, 3rd cousin of Oliver. 13.Private John Hadley; 1st cousin of Abigail Hadley, half 3rd cousin of Oliver and wife of Willard Fletcher, 3rd cousin of Oliver. 14.Private Ephraim Heald, 2nd grandnephew of Dorothy Heald, wife of Joshua Fletcher, 1st cousin once removed of Oliver. 15.Private Silas Spaulding; half 3rd cousin of Oliver. 16.Private Ephraim Wright; brother-in-law of Oliver, brother of Ruth, Oliver‘s wife.17.Private Joseph Wright; nephew of Ruth, Oliver‘s wife. 18.Private Pela- tiah Wright; brother-in-law of Oliver, brother of Ruth, Oliver‘s wife. The Westford Colonial Minutemen History states that in answering the Lexington Alarm of 19 April 1775, 50 Americans were killed or died from their wounds, 39 would be wounded and 5 remained missing as a result of that action. Oliver was one of them. Who were the rest? In the end it is not difficult to understand why Oliver received his at the Lexington Bridge battle, as he was a captain and must have been out in front, leading his men and God help him if he faltered with all of those relatives looking on!!!

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