Frederick Oliver

4 August 1830–28 February 1906 (Age 75)
Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

The Life Summary of Frederick

When Frederick Oliver was born on 4 August 1830, in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, his father, David Oliver, was 45 and his mother, Susanna Rogers, was 29. He lived in Maine, United States in 1870 and Arrowsic, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States in 1900. He died on 28 February 1906, in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

David Oliver
1785–1871
Susanna Rogers
1801–1874
Levi Oliver
1827–1904
Frederick Oliver
1830–1906
Jernel Oliver
1833–1838
Jerel Oliver
1833–
Francis J Oliver
1840–1902
Frances R. Oliver
1840–

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World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 2
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1832 · Calais Branch is Chartered
Age 2
The State of Maine chartered the Calais Railway in 1832, one of the first railway charters to be granted by the state. Construction was very long, as the project was reorganized, abandoned, transferred to other companies, and extended several times. It was finally completed in 1898.
1854
Age 24
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

Name Meaning

1 English, Scottish, Welsh, and German: from the Old French personal name Olivier, which was taken to England by the Normans from France. It was popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages as having been borne by one of Charlemagne's paladins, the faithful friend of Roland, about whose exploits there were many popular romances. The name ostensibly means ‘olive tree’ ( see Oliveira ), but this is almost certainly the result of folk etymology working on an unidentified Germanic personal name, perhaps a cognate of Alvaro . The surname is also borne by Jews, apparently as an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.2 Catalan and southern French (Occitan): generally a topographic name from oliver ‘olive tree’, but in some instances possibly related to the homonymous personal name (see 1 above).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Oliveros
Welliver
Oliveira
Woliver
Alvaro
Olver
Olivero
Olive
Boliver
Willever
Wolaver
Woolever
Oliverson
Oliviero
Olivier
Wolever

Sources (7)

  • Frederick Oliver in household of Frank J Oliver, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Frederick Oliver in household of Francis J Oliver, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Fredk Oliver in household of David Oliver, "United States Census, 1860"

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