Twelfth Generation

133. Oliver DEWEY Sr. (*+)^5,17 was born on 12 August 1763 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^5,45 (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, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.⁴⁵ in the Church of Christ. He served in the military between December 1779 and October 1880 in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.⁴⁶ 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, Hampden County, MA.⁴⁷ 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.^5,45 He has Ancestral File Number J19J-84. Oliver was buried in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, OH.^45,46 in the Harrington Cemetery.

Oliver DEWEY Sr. (*+) and Huldah MORLEY (*) were married on 4 October 1787 in Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^5,46,48 Huldah MORLEY (*), daughter of Isaac MORLEY and Hannah MILLER, was born on 10 September 1767 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^5,45 She was christened in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.⁴⁹ She died on 20 January 1845 at the age of 77 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.^5,45,49 (A note on the Find-a-Grave website of her husband indicates that "she died on the same day as Oliver, 1-20-1845.")

Oliver DEWEY Sr. (*+) and Huldah MORLEY (*) had the following children: