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Obadiah (Ens.) Platt 1729–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 AUG 1729

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Death Date: 5 NOV 1784

Death Location: Easton, Fairfield, CT

Father: Obadiah Platt

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Thankful Scudder, Eunice Bradley

Children(s): Alexander Platt, Jarvis Platt, Jesse Platt, Abigail Platt, Obadiah Platt, Eunice Platt, Mary Platt

In 1729, Obadiah (Ens.) Platt entered the world in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, born to Obadiah Platt And Mary Smith. Obadiah (Ens.) Platt married Eunice Bradley, Thankful Scudder, and had children including Abigail Platt, Alexander Smith Platt, Eunice Platt, Jarvis Platt, Jesse Platt, Mary Polly Platt, Obadiah Platt. Obadiah (Ens.) Platt passed away in 1784 in Easton, Fairfield, CT.

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Biography

  • In 1729, Obadiah (Ens.) Platt entered the world in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, born to Obadiah Platt And Mary Smith.
  • Obadiah (Ens.) Platt married Eunice Bradley, Thankful Scudder, and had children including Abigail Platt, Alexander Smith Platt, Eunice Platt, Jarvis Platt, Jesse Platt, Mary Polly Platt, Obadiah Platt.
  • Obadiah (Ens.) Platt passed away in 1784 in Easton, Fairfield, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Obadiah Platt
Birth Location: –
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Mary Smith
1696–1771
Birth Location: Fairfield, CT
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Spouses(s)

Thankful Scudder
1735–1816
Birth Location: Huntington, Long Island, NY
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Eunice Bradley
1732–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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Children(s)

Alexander Platt
1762–
Birth Location: –
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Jarvis Platt
1759–1841
Birth Location: –
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Jesse Platt
1763–1795
Birth Location: –
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Abigail Platt
Birth Location: –
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Obadiah Platt
Birth Location: –
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Eunice Platt
1767–1862
Birth Location: –
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Mary Platt
1769–1850
Birth Location: Fairfield Co., CT
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Obadiah Platt's Ancestors

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Obadiah Platt
1729–1784
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Parents
Obadiah Platt
Mary Smith
1696–1771
Fairfield, CT
Grandparents
Jonas Platt
John Smith
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obadiah Platt's Descendants

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Obadiah ((Ens.)) Platt (8 AUG 1729–5 NOV 1784) m. Thankful Scudder (18 MAY 1735–19 DEC 1816) m. Eunice Bradley (2 JAN 1732/33–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. Alexander (Smith) Platt 1762– m. Anna Wakeman 1764–
    1. 1. Polly Platt 1786– m. William Burr
    2. 2. Jarvis Platt 1791–
    3. 3. Adams (Wakeman) Platt 1791–
    4. 4. Abigail Platt 1794–
    5. 5. Obadiah (H.) Platt
    6. 6. Eliza Platt m. Hiram Foster
  2. 2. Jarvis Platt 1759–1841 m. Anne Nichols 1763–
    1. 1. Charlotte Platt 1785–1836 m. Lemuel Sanford 1781–1826
      1. 1. Isaac (Platt) Sanford
  3. 3. Jesse Platt 1763–1795 m. Hannah Raymond 1747–1804
  4. 4. Abigail Platt m. Peter Williams 1759–
  5. 5. Obadiah Platt m. Elizabeth Hawley
  6. 6. Eunice Platt 1767–1862 m. Isaac Platt
  7. 7. Mary ((Polly)) Platt 1769–1850 m. Dennie (Chapman) Hull 1762–1828
    1. 1. Mary (Chapman) Hull 1786–1862 m. Sturges Selleck 1786–1871
      1. 1. Bradley (Hull) Selleck
      2. 2. Angeline Selleck
      3. 3. Edward (D.) Selleck
      4. 4. William (L.) Selleck
      5. 5. Caroline Selleck
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Selleck
      7. 7. Sturges Selleck
      8. 8. Catherine Selleck
    2. 2. Denny Hull 1789–1859 m. Anna Selleck 1791–1857
      1. 1. Jarvis (Platt) Hull 1809–1892 m. Eliza (B.) Stevens –1850 m. Rachel (B.) Stevens 1825–1902
        1. 1. Henrietta (G.) Hull 1846– m. Reuben (B.) Pierce
        2. 2. Anna (Augusta) Hull 1850–
        3. 3. Sarah (Eliza) Hull
        4. 4. Ella (Victoria) Hull –1926
      2. 2. Edward (Selleck) Hull 1811–1880 m. Chloe (Knapp) Ambler 1813–1881
        1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth) Hull 1832–1864 m. Henry (Clay) Ryder 1829–
        2. 2. James (Henry) Hull 1834–1854
      3. 3. Isaac (Platt) Hull 1813–1883 m. Henrietta Gibbs m. Judith (Fleet) Wood 1821–1889
        1. 1. Edwin (Fleet) Hull
        2. 2. Anna (Deborah) Hull
        3. 3. Esther (Elizabeth) Hull
        4. 4. Mary (Laurie) Hull
      4. 4. Nathaniel (Selleck) Hull 1817–1888 m. Angeline Barber 1824–1886
        1. 1. Azor (Barber) Hull 1842– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Collins 1845–
        2. 2. William (Francis) Hull 1851– m. Anna (Maria) Lee
        3. 3. Denny (Barber) Hull 1861– m. Lillian St.John
      5. 5. Mary (Jane) Hull 1823–1878
      6. 6. Denny Hull 1831–1900 m. Anna (Maria) Raynor
        1. 1. Adalaide (Raynor) Hull
        2. 2. John (Denny) Hull
      7. 7. Josephine Hull 1833–1886 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Ryder
        1. 1. Arthur (Hull) Ryder 1861– m. Charlotte Alling
      8. 8. Clarissa (Ann) Hull 1815–1875 m. James (Lambert) Burr 1815–1900
        1. 1. Caroline Burr 1838–
        2. 2. James (Lambert) Burr 1840– m. Estelle St.John
        3. 3. Anna Burr 1842– m. Ebenezer Hoyt
    3. 3. Isaac (Platt) Hull 1797–1839
    4. 4. Eunice (Platt) Hull m. Nathaniel Selleck
      1. 1. Nathaniel Selleck
      2. 2. David (M.) Selleck
      3. 3. Catherine (Ann) Selleck m. Burr Hill
      4. 4. Ethan (F.) Selleck
      5. 5. Oliver (F.) Selleck

Obadiah Platt's Timeline

2 Records

1729
8 AUG 1729
Birth of Obadiah (Ens.) Platt in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
1784
5 NOV 1784
Age 55
Death of Obadiah (Ens.) Platt in Easton, Fairfield, CT
Easton, Fairfield, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 AUG 1729
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 NOV 1784
    Event Place: Easton, Fairfield, CT
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