William Ober (1735 - 1813)

Born 13 Apr 1735 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Poland (Monroe) Ober — married 18 Oct 1760 in Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1813 at age 77 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private William Ober served with Capt. Nathaniel Fales' Company, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

William Ober is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A085520.

William Ober is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 262566
Rank: Private

OBER, William MA b Beverly, MA 1735 d Sedwick 1813 m Hannah CL-4, 1: 502; MOCA page 586 Soldiers Sailors & Patriots of the Revolutionary War Maine by Carlton & Sue Fisher

William Ober; b. 13 Apr 1735 at Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts the son of Samuel Ober & Elizabeth Butman;

m1. Hannah P. Monroe, daughter of Joseph Monroe and Hannah (--?--), 18 Oct 1760 at Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Hannah P. Monroe was born on 10 Apr 1740 at Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She died before 1795 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine.

m2. Sarah (--?--) 18 Oct 1795 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine;

He died 5 Mar 1813 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, at age 77.

Known children of William Ober and Hannah P. Monroe were as follows:

• i. William J. Obear; b. 13 Nov 1762 at Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; m. Rebecca Stone 1784; d. 4 May 1791 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, at age 28.

• ii. Nicholas Ober; b. 17 May 1764 at Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; m. Hannah Herrick, daughter of Ebenezer Herrick and Rebecca Stanley, 13 Aug 1789 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; d. 21 Aug 1841 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, at age 77.

• iii. Hannah Ober; b. 25 Aug 1765 at Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; m. William Hiram Harper 8 Mar 1791 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; d. 23 Mar 1841 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, at age 75.

• iv. Elizabeth Obear; b. 3 Jan 1768 at Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; m. Shadrack Herrick, son of Ebenezer Herrick and Joanna Woodbury, 1791 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; d. 10 Jun 1821 at age 53; she was buried at Brooklin Village Cemetery, Brooklin, Hancock, Maine.

• v. Joanna Ober; b. 22 Jul 1770 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. John Osgood, son of Ezekial Osgood and Mary Barker, 3 Aug 1791 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine; d. 4 Jan 1796 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, at age 25.

• vi. Joseph Monroe Ober; b. 7 Oct 1772 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Elizabeth Black, daughter of Daniel Black and Mary (--?--), 30 Sep 1793 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; d. 7 May 1840 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, at age 67.

• vii. Isaac Wilkins Ober; b. 6 Jun 1775 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Marriage intentions for him and Joanna Milliken were published 27 Oct 1798 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Joanna Milliken, daughter of Samuel Milliken and Susanna Beals, 11 Dec 1798; d. 17 Mar 1861 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, at age 85.
• viii. Samuel Ober; b. 26 May 1778 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Martha Allen Freeman, daughter of Reuben Freeman and Catherine Thorne, 1 Nov 1800 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Mary Kidder 13 Feb 1837 at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; d. 1 Nov 1869 at age 91; Æ 91y 5m 5d; he was buried at Rural Cemetery, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine.

Revolutionary War Service

Private, Capt. Nathaniel Fale's co; enlisted Aug. 3, 1779; discharged Aug. 15, 1779; service, 13 days; company marched on expedition to Majorbagaduce by order of Gen. Lovell^[1][2][3]

Research Notes

Ship Rambler, same tonnage and force. Letter of marque. Petition of J. & A. Cabot, February 14, 1782, Benjamin Lovett commissioned master. The Beverly men on the Rambler in 1780 were Benjamin Lovett captain, and William Ober, H. Hair, Robert Haskell, Robert Stanly, Nathan Gage, John Ellingwood, and William Poland mariners. (Revolutionary Rolls, xl. 70.) https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/370

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers Sailors Rev. War: Vol. 11, Page 719. Image 721 of 1040.
2. ↑ Payroll: Muster/payrolls, and various papers (1763-1808) of the Revolutionary War (Massachusetts and Rhode Island). Vol. 37, Sea coast defense, Penobscot Expedition 1775-1781. A Pay Roll of Capt. Nathaniel Fales and his Company in the State pay on the Expedition to Penobscot from the 6th of July 1779 to the 26th of August following. Film #008092198. Image 171-72 of 628.
3. ↑ Muster roll: Muster/payrolls, and various papers (1763-1808) of the Revolutionary War (Massachusetts and Rhode Island). Vol. 37, Sea coast defense, Penobscot Expedition 1775-1781. A Pay Roll of Capt. Nathaniel Fales and his Company in the State pay on the Expedition to Penobscot from the 6th of July 1779 to the 26th of August following. Film #008092198. Image 118 of 628.

• Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-PJW4 : 25 September 2017), William Ober, 13 Apr 1735; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604.
• Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQ3-Z45 : 9 February 2018), William Ober and Hannah Munroe, 18 Oct 1760; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0874026 IT 2.
• MA Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988
• www.genealogyofnewengland.com
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-PK33 : 25 September 2017), William Ober in entry for William Ober, 04 Oct 1754; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934217