Seventh Generation

88. Oliver DEWEY Sr. (*) (*+)^310,399 was born on 12 August 1763 in Westfield, Westfield Township, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^399,675 (To find Oliver's ancestral tree in LDS Family Search, go to the following link:

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In the husband's name, enter Oliver Dewey, and in the spouse's name, enter Huldah Morley. Toward the bottom of the page, select United States as the country, and then click the Search button.

On the next screen, click on the Ancestral File 5, Oliver Dewey. On the next page, click on "Pedigree" in the upper right-hand corner. You will then see the ancestral tree for Oliver's parents on both sides. In the upper-right corner is the marriage of Adijah Dewey and Sarah Roote.

You can follow any of the people to their ancestors by clicking on the arrows at the right of the screen. To return back to where you started, just click the "Back" arrow (upper left corner) on your browser.)
He was christened on 7 October 1763 in Westfield, Westfield Township, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.⁶⁷⁵ at the Church of Christ. He served in the military between December 1779 and October 1880 in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.⁸⁹¹ He served as a Private in the Massachusetts Regiment in the Revolutionary War.

OLIVER'S MILITARY RECORD: "Dewey, Oliver. Private, Capt. John Carpenter's co. of guards stationed at Springfield; enlisted Sept. 30, 1779; discharged Dec. 30, 1779; service, 3 mos.; company raised for 3 months from time of joining at Springfield; also, Capt. Moseley's, Capt. Kellog's, or Lieut. Sait's cos.; return of 3 and 6 months men raised in Hampshire Co. from (late) Col. Moseley's regt. by order of Brig. Gen. Danderson, dated Hampshire Co., Oct. 26, 1780; engaged for town of Westfield; term, 3 months; also, Private, Capt. Levi Ely's co., Col. John Brown's regt.; enlisted July 20, 1780; discharged Oct. 22, 1780; service, 3 mos. 11 days, travel included; company raised for 3 months." Oliver appeared in the census in 1810 in Westfield, Westfield Township, Hampden County, MA.⁶⁶⁸ His household consisted of 2 males, age under 10; 1 male, age 11-16; 1 male, age 16-26; 2 males, age over 45; 2 females, age under 10; 1 female, age 11-16; 1 female, age 16-26; 1 female, age 26-45; and 1 female, age over 45. He died on 20 January 1845 at the age of 81 in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, OH.^399,675 He has Ancestral File Number J19J-84. Oliver was buried in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, OH.^675,891 in the Harrington Cemetery.

Huldah MORLEY (*) and Oliver DEWEY Sr. (*) (*+) were married on 4 October 1787 in Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^399,669,891

89. Huldah MORLEY (*) was born on 10 September 1767 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^399,675 She was christened in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.⁸⁹² She died on 20 January 1845 at the age of 77 in Westfield, Westfield Township, Hampden County, MA.^399,675,892 (A note on the Find-a-Grave website of her husband indicates that "she died on the same day as Oliver, 1-20-1845.")

Children were:

44	i.	*Moses DEWEY () (+).*
	ii.	Dorothy "Dolly" DEWEY²⁵⁴ was born on 31 March 1791 in Westfield, Westfield Township, Hampden County, MA.^401,891 She died on 13 September 1824 at the age of 33 in Southwick, Hampden County, MA.^401,891 She was buried in Southwick, Hampden County, MA. in the Southwick Cemetery.
	iii.	Isaac DEWEY was born on 22 April 1793.^193,891 He died on 8 July 1795 at the age of 2.¹⁹³
	iv.	Ralph DEWEY was born on 8 November 1795 in Westfield, Westfield Township, Hampden County, MA.^193,891 He died on 10 September 1827 at the age of 31.¹⁹³ He was buried in Suffield, Hartford County, CT.¹⁹³
	v.	Pamela DEWEY¹⁹³ was born on 6 January 1798 in Westfield Township, Hampden County, MA.^{193,401,675,891} She died on 11 May 1818 at the age of 20.^193,675
	vi.	Oliver DEWEY Jr.¹⁹³ was born on 30 August 1800 in Westfield, Westfield Township, Hampden County, MA.^254,401,891 He died on 21 February 1843 at the age of 42 in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, OH.^193,254,401
	vii.	Huldah Ann DEWEY was born on 21 April 1803.⁸⁹¹
	viii.	Hannah DEWEY was born on 15 December 1805 in Westfield, Westfield Township, Hampden County, MA.^193,891
	ix.	Isaac Morley DEWEY was born on 14 October 1808.⁸⁹¹