Samuel Oviatt
1806-1866
Michelle’s 3rd Great-Grandfather
Samuel Oviatt (Isaac7, Isaac6, Thomas5, Thomas4, Thomas3, John2, Alfrodosie1) was born April 16, 1806 in New York and died November 7, 1866 in Jackson, Washington County, New York. Samuel was the son of Isaac Oviatt and Nancy Miner. He married (1) Lydia Loudon McMillan March 22, 1833 in Coila, Washington County, New York, daughter of John McMillan and Elizabeth Livingston. She was born March 28, 1814 in Washington County, New York and died January 5, 1841. He married (2) Harriet Hedges April 12, 1842, daughter of Abel Hedges and Hannah. She was born June 6, 1811 in New York and died May 19, 1884 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York.
Samuel was a farmer, according to census records. He was buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington County, New York.
Census:
- 1840 Federal Census: 1840, Jackson, Washington County, New York ( M704-348, page 45, line 27.)
- 1850 Federal Census: August 8, 1850, Jackson, Washington County, New York (M432-611, page 338-2, line 1)
- 1860 Federal Census: July 20, 1860, Jackson, Washington County, New York (M653-874, page 18 (566), line 13)
Children of Samuel Oviatt and Lydia McMillan are:
- Margaret Oviatt, born October 17, 1836; died June 10, 1855. She married Russell Coon December 31, 1856 in Salem, Washington County, New York.
- Thomas D. Oviatt, born July 22, 1838 in Jackson, Washington County, New York; died October 6, 1887 in Jackson, Washington County, New York. He married Isabelle R. Arnott December 7, 1869
Child of Samuel Oviatt and Harriet Hedges is:
- Lydia Ann Oviatt, born November 1, 1849 in Jackson, Washington County, New York and died June 29, 1877 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York.
Sources:
- McMillan, W.F. and C.E. McMillan, McMillan Genealogy & History, (1908), page 26.
- Oviatt, Margaret Arnott, DAR Application 67744, (Cambridge, Washington County, New York, July 13, 1908).
- Grave Stone in Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington County, New York.
- Jackson, Mary S. and Edward F. Jackson, Marriage Notices from Washington County, New York Newspapers, 1799-1880, (Heritage Books, 1995).
- Jackson, Mary S. and Edward F. Jackson, Death Notices from Washington County, New York Newspapers, 1799-1880, (Heritage Books, 1995), page 359, OVIATT Samuel age 60y in Jackson, NY November 7, 1866.
- Parish Records from the Colia, N.Y. United Presbyterian Church, 1785-1897.
- Woodlands Cemetery Interment Records, Burials 1361, 2088, 2152.
- Hulslander, Laura Penny, Washington County, New York Vital Records: 1847-1849, (The Sleeper Company, 1993), page 113.