Deacon John Oakes

John was the son of Nathan Oakes and Amy Wyman Buckman.

Deacon Oakes was known as the man with 24 children. He is reported to have had 153 grandchildren. He was deacon and founding member of the Temple Congregational Church. A house he built still stands in Temple.

John is most likely buried in Staples Cemetery aka Potato Hill Cemetery. His second wife was Susannah Staples. His daughter Sarah married Gideon Staples, Susannah's brother, and they buried here. John's daughter Abigail married Nathaniel Staples, sibling of Susannah and Gideon. There are over a half-dozen stones that have decomposed on the right side of the cemetery near his daughter Sarah Oakes Staples and her husband Gideon Staples. Two of these are presumed to be the stones of John and his 2nd wife Susannah Staples.

Patience Mason 1764–1799, 1st wife m. 16 Jan 1781
Their children:
Abigail Oakes 1781–1856
John Oakes 1783–1865
Sarah (aka Sally) Oakes 1785–1877
David M Oakes 1788–1861
Amy (aka Anne) Oakes 1790–
Edward Oakes 1792–1863
Samuel Oakes 1794–1816
Jonas Mason Oakes 1796–1847

Susannah P Staples 1780–1838, 2nd wife m. 9 Oct 1800
Their children:
Nathan Oakes 1801–1867
Gideon Oakes 1803–
Peter K Oakes 1804–1882
William Oakes 1805–
Ezra Oakes 1807–
Ebenezer Oakes 1808–1809
Ebenezer Oakes 1810–1860
Thaddeus Oakes 1811–1812
Susannah P Oakes 1813–1888
Thaddeus Oakes 1815–1816
Samuel Oakes 1817–1881
Silvester Oakes 1820–1887
Mary Oakes 1821–1898
Martin Oakes 1823–1824
Abijah Martin Oakes 1825–1873

Gravesite Details
There are over a half-dozen stones that have decomposed on the right side of the cemetery near his daughter Sarah Oakes Staples and her husband Gideon Staples. Two of these are presumed to be the stones of John and his 2nd wife Susannah Staples.