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Deacon Oliver Emerson

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Deacon Oliver Emerson

Birth
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
10 Apr 1869 (aged 83)
Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
34
Memorial ID
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Son of Daniel and Lucy (Pratt) Emerson. Born in Reading, Massachusetts. Around 1800, his father moved to Lynnfield where he grew up and remained. He married Elizabeth "Betsey" Brown, daughter of Joseph and Mercy (Southwick) Brown, on 12 Sept 1812. They had 8 children before Betsey died in June of 1830. He then married Eliza Weston on 4 Nov 1830 and they had 5 children.
He was a Baptist and attended church at North Reading and served as deacon for 50 years. He was a farmer and trader. One entry on birth records gives his occupation as "butcher". The house where he lived still stands at Lynnfield, Massachusetts.
Son of Daniel and Lucy (Pratt) Emerson. Born in Reading, Massachusetts. Around 1800, his father moved to Lynnfield where he grew up and remained. He married Elizabeth "Betsey" Brown, daughter of Joseph and Mercy (Southwick) Brown, on 12 Sept 1812. They had 8 children before Betsey died in June of 1830. He then married Eliza Weston on 4 Nov 1830 and they had 5 children.
He was a Baptist and attended church at North Reading and served as deacon for 50 years. He was a farmer and trader. One entry on birth records gives his occupation as "butcher". The house where he lived still stands at Lynnfield, Massachusetts.


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  • Created by: John Davis
  • Added: Feb 16, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65736860/oliver-emerson: accessed ), memorial page for Deacon Oliver Emerson (7 Feb 1786–10 Apr 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65736860, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by John Davis (contributor 47270222).