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Thomas Oliver 1787 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 November 1787

Birth Location: Halfland House, 1/2 m. fm Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 03 Sep 1866

Death Location: Delhi, Delaware County, New York, United States of America

Father: Andrew Oliver

Mother: Elspeth Brown

Spouse(s): Sinclair Oliver

Children(s): George Oliver, Thomas Oliver, Margaret Oliver

The story of Thomas Oliver began in 1787 in Halfland House, 1/2 m. fm Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom. Thomas Oliver married Sinclair Oliver, and had children including George Bell Oliver, Thomas Brown Oliver, Margaret Oliver. Thomas Oliver passed away in 1866 in Delhi, Delaware County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Oliver began in 1787 in Halfland House, 1/2 m. fm Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Thomas Oliver married Sinclair Oliver, and had children including George Bell Oliver, Thomas Brown Oliver, Margaret Oliver.
  • Thomas Oliver passed away in 1866 in Delhi, Delaware County, New York, United States of America.

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Thomas Oliver's Ancestors

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Thomas Oliver
1787 – 1866
Birth Place: Halfland House, 1/2 m. fm Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Andrew Oliver
1740 – 1819
Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Elspeth Brown
1744 – 1828
Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Oliver's Descendants

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Thomas Oliver (16 November 1787 – 03 Sep 1866) m. Sinclair Oliver (1794 – 9 December 1874)
  1. 1. George (Bell) Oliver (19 March 1835 – 23 July 1915)
  2. 2. Thomas (Brown) Oliver (June 1837 – 20 October 1906)
  3. 3. Margaret Oliver (20 Sep 1819 – 14 Jun 1906) m. John (S.) Murray (05 May 1821 – 08 Apr 1895)
    1. 1. Ellen (Sinclair) Murray (10 Sep 1852 – 13 Dec 1915) m. Charles (Henry) Burgin (19 Oct 1851 – 14 Apr 1933)
      1. 1. Lizzie (E.) Burgin (Abt 1878 – )
      2. 2. Homer (H) Burgen (abt 1880 – 7 Sep 1946) m. Frances (A) Davis (abt 1887 – )
        1. 1. Bryan (E) Burgin (abt 1909 – 19 September 1986)
        2. 2. Isabel (E) Burgin (abt 1913 – )
        3. 3. Hannah Burgin (abt 1913 – )
        4. 4. Ruth (M) Burgin (abt 1917 – )
      3. 3. John (Henry) Burgin (06 Jan 1885 – 10 Jun 1971) m. Jessie (Belle) Fraser (21 Mar 1884 – 25 Nov 1962)
        1. 1. Charles (Peter) Burgin (19 Sep 1914 – 10 Jan 1982) m. Dorothy (Pearl) Gage (18 Aug 1915 – 8 May 2008)
      4. 4. George (C) Burgen (abt 1887 – December 1969) m. Isabelle (Hotchkiss) Burgin (9 February 1889 – 5 February 1985)
        1. 1. Robert (Penfield) Burgin (26 February 1914 – 22 January 1999)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (B.) Holt (13 May 1916 – 30 September 2008)
        3. 3. John (Ira) Burgin (28 May 1922 – 1 December 2002)
      5. 5. Lottie (E) Burgen (abt 1889 – )
      6. 6. Mervin (L) Bergin (1899 – )
      7. 7. Harman (S) Burgen (abt 1899 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Murray (abt 1855 – )
    3. 3. Marion Murray (Abt 1857 – )
    4. 4. Robert (F.) Murray (Abt 1860 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Murray (abt 1860 – )
    6. 6. Francis (Ellis) Murray (August 1862 – 24 February 1864)
    7. 7. John (W) Murray (abt 1865 – )
    8. 8. Annetta (H.) Murray (Abt 1875 – )

Thomas Oliver's Timeline

2 Records

1787
16 November 1787
Birth of Thomas Oliver in Halfland House, 1/2 m. fm Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Halfland House, 1/2 m. fm Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1866
03 Sep 1866
Age 79
Death of Thomas Oliver in Delhi, Delaware County, New York, United States of America
Delhi, Delaware County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 November 1787
    Event Place: Halfland House, 1/2 m. fm Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Delhi, Delaware County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Delhi, Delaware County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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