Sylvanus Oak

DAR Ancestor # A085444

Red Flagged: "TREAT AS NEW ANCESTOR"

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Sylvanus Oakes
BIRTH
30 Mar 1749
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH
1800 (aged 50–51)
Vermont, USA
BURIAL
Burial Details Unknown
MEMORIAL ID
82114635 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 0
FLOWERS 3
Sylvanus was 1 of 6 children born to George Oakes & his 1st wife, Lydia (Eager).

Sylvanus married Abigail (Ball) on Nov. 25, 1771 in Rutland, Massachusetts Colony.
Their 9 children:
1) Rebecca, b. 11/01/1772; d. after 1835
2) Lydia #31837432, b. 09/17/1774; d. 02/25/1852; m. Abel Shattuck; 14 kids
3) John #84777430, b. 12/19/1776; d. 05/15/1850; m. Rachel Caldwell #70648862; 8 kids
4) Darius, b. 09/01/1780; died in infancy
5) Mary, b. 01/02/1784; m. Mr. Elbridge; 1 child
6) Silas, b. 03/19/1787; d. 07/14/1856; m. Margaret Collins; 4 kids
7) George, b. 06/13/1790; d. 10/12/1857; m. Martha Green (Choate); 8 kids
8) Levi, b. 02/26/1793; d. 06/12/1891; m. Jane (White); 2 kids
9) Margaret, b. 06/16/1797; d. 08/29/1850; m. Amos Stewart; 10 kids

• **Amos Stewart was 1st married to Margaret Oakes. He married his 2nd wife, Lydia (Shattuck) Babcock, on 01/03/1855 in Colrain, MA. This Lydia Shattuck's mother was

Lydia (Oakes) Shattuck, a sister to Margaret Oakes {both daughters of Sylvanus & Abigail (Ball) Oakes}. So Amos's 1st wife, Margaret, was the aunt of his 2nd wife, Lydia.

In 1771 George purchased a "fulling mill" & "clothier's shop" in Princeton, MA from Nathaniel Waite for 160 pounds.
After the war he sold out his Princeton property, took his pay in Continental money & lost it all. He sussequently lived in Coleraine, MA (now called Colrain) but died across the state line in Vermont; his burial site is unknown.
Family Members
Parents
George Oakes
1720–1777

Lydia Eagar Oakes
1723–1758

Spouse
Abigail Ball Oakes
1752–1808 (m. 1771)

Siblings
Vashti Oakes Ball
1754 – unknown

Children

Lydia Oakes Shattuck
1774–1852

John Oakes
1776–1850

Silas Oakes
1787–1856

George Oaks
1790–1857

Levi Oakes
1793–1891

Margaret "Peggy" Oaks Stewart
1797–1850