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James Oliver 1619–1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1619

Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1682

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas Dr.

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Dexter

Children(s): Sarah Oliver, Bethia Friend, Elizabeth Friend, James Friend, Samuel Friend, Samuel Friend, Hester Friend

James Oliver was born in 1619 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Thomas Oliver Dr And Ann. James Oliver married Mary Elizabeth Dexter, and had children including Bethia Friend, Elizabeth Friend, Hester Friend, James Friend, Samuel Friend, Sarah Oliver. James Oliver passed away in 1682 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • James Oliver was born in 1619 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Thomas Oliver Dr And Ann.
  • James Oliver married Mary Elizabeth Dexter, and had children including Bethia Friend, Elizabeth Friend, Hester Friend, James Friend, Samuel Friend, Sarah Oliver.
  • James Oliver passed away in 1682 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Oliver's Ancestors

Self
James Oliver
1619–1682
Birth Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Oliver Dr.
1595–1657
Kent, England
Grandparents
John Oliver
1552–1598
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1556–1628
Gl
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Oliver
1530–1557
Margaret Cox
1530–1598
Thomas Rowland
1531–1581
Elizabeth Turner
1515–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Oliver's Descendants

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James Oliver (1619–1682) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Dexter (1617–1682)
  1. 1. Sarah Oliver 1639–1713 m. James Aiken 1631–1713 m. John Noyes 1645–1678
    1. 1. Elizabeth Aiken 1674–1761 m. John (B. Farley) Jr 1670–1754
      1. 1. SARAH FARLEY 1711–1777 m. Robert Thompson 1687–1754
        1. 1. John (Farley) Thompson 1728–1791 m. Elizabeth Farley 1730–1793
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Thompson 1753–1835
        3. 3. James (O) Thompson 1756–1840
        4. 4. Mary Thompson 1742–1767
        5. 5. Isham Thompson 1730–1777
        6. 6. Drury Thompson 1739–1801
        7. 7. Martha Thompson 1737–1808
        8. 8. Sarah Thompson 1734–1793
        9. 9. Peter Thompson 1733–
        10. 10. Robert Thompson 1731–1762
        11. 11. William (Sr) Thompson 1728–1782
        12. 12. Thomas (Wells) Thompson 1746–1795
        13. 13. WILLIAM THOMPSON 1735–1813
        14. 14. William (T) Thompson 1730–1797
      2. 2. James (Parke) Farley 1710–1797
      3. 3. Henry Farley 1716–1767
      4. 4. Joseph Farley 1712–1761
      5. 5. Forrest Farley 1720–1767
      6. 6. Peter Farley 1718–1756
      7. 7. Matthew Farley 1714–1797
      8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Farley 1707–1750
      9. 9. John Farley 1702–1775
      10. 10. Francis (Marion Farley) Sr. 1703–1791
      11. 11. William Farley 1709–1784
      12. 12. Simon Farley 1700–1756
      13. 13. Mary (Elizabeth) Farley 1707–1757
      14. 14. Francis (Marion Farley) Sr 1706–1791
      15. 15. Virginia Farley 1723–1756
    2. 2. Sarah Akin 1664–1761
    3. 3. James Akin 1662–1744
    4. 4. Mary Akin 1655–1725
  2. 2. Bethia Friend 1635–1680
  3. 3. Elizabeth Friend 1640–1694
  4. 4. James Friend 1643–1717
  5. 5. Samuel Friend 1650–1694
  6. 6. Samuel Friend 1631–1694
  7. 7. Hester Friend 1645–1694

James Oliver's Timeline

2 Records

1619
1619
Birth of James Oliver in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1682
1682
Age 63
Death of James Oliver in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1654-1663
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1654-1663; Page Number: 81

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Dexter family in America : descendants of Thomas Dexter : together with the record

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