When Rachel Abigail Oakes was born on 17 August 1827, in Chesterville, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Jonas Mason Oakes, was 31 and her mother, Sabina Ann Bradbury, was 29. She married John Peter Soliss in 1845, in De Witt, Clinton, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Vesta, Johnson, Nebraska, United States in 1880 and Carr Creek Township, Mitchell, Kansas, United States in 1900. She died on 7 December 1908, in Oak Grove, Clackamas, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery, Milwaukie, Clackamas, Oregon, United States.
Do you know Rachel Abigail? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+1 More Child
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Historical Boundaries: 1838: Jackson, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Jackson, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Jackson, Iowa, United States
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Mary Luelling Meek BIRTH 14 Mar 1833 New Castle, Henry County, Indiana, USA DEATH 10 Dec 1850 (aged 17) BURIAL Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery Milwaukie, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA Show Map PLOT Plot 096, Grave 14, SE Quadrant MEMORIAL ID 31668287 · View Source
English: topographic name, a variant of Oak with either an original plural -s or an excescent -s added later to the surname.
Irish (Louth, Wexford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhdara ‘son of Dubhdara’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘dark’ + dara(ch), genitive of dair ‘oak’, by translation of the main element of the Gaelic name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.