Hester Esther Oliver

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Children of Hester Gallaudet and Reuben Oliver are: 10. i. Samuel Oliver was born 15 Sep 1757 in , Sussex, Delaware, and died 3 Jun 1819 in , Lewis, Virgina. He married Mrs. Lydia Oliver ABT 1782 in of , , Delaware. She was born ABT 1760 in of , , Delaware, and died in , , Virgina.

      ii.    Gallaudet Oliver was born 5 Oct 1759 in , Kent, Delaware, and died 3 Apr 1846.

      iii.    Elisha Oliver was born 13 Sep 1762 in , Sussex, Delaware.

      iv.    Mary Oliver was born 2 Jun 1765 in , Sussex, Delaware.

      v.    Deborah Oliver was born 15 Nov 1767 in , Sussex, Delaware.

      vi.    Thomas Oliver was born 23 May 1770 in , Sussex, Delaware.

      vii.    Levi Oliver was born ABT 1772 in , Sussex, Delaware.

      viii.    Elizabeth Oliver was born ABT 1774 in , Sussex, Delaware.

ESTHER / HESTER GALLAUDET. Christened 5 Nov 1738,

Reformed Dutch Church, Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richland, New York. Died 1775, New Rochelle, Westchester, New York. Married 1756, REUBEN OLIVER. Born abt. 1730. Died 1774. Administration of Reuben’s estate was assigned to Hester in Kent County, Delaware on 10 Dec 1774. Reuben Oliver was a tailor. Moved from New York to Delaware. After Reuben’s death, Hester returned to New York where she died the following year in New Rochelle. According to the Kent Co., Delaware Gazeteer, following Esther’s death, “her brother-in-law Joseph Oliver took her younger children to Delaware and reared them at Milford.” Reuben and Hester Oliver became the ancestors of a noted military family. Best known among their descendants is Brigadier General Paul Ambrose Oliver, who distinguished himself fighting to preserve the Union in the Civil War. General Oliver was a Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

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