Oliver Waterman

1814–1892 (Age 77)
Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of Oliver

When Oliver Waterman was born on 7 November 1814, in Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Oliver Waterman, was 27 and his mother, Mariam Jennings, was 26. He married Lydia Silsby on 18 June 1836. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1850 and Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, United States for about 25 years. He died on 14 January 1892, in Laona, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Portland Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Chautauqua, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oliver Waterman
1814–1892
Lydia Silsby
1820–1893
Marriage: 18 June 1836
Isaac Holden Waterman
1837–1837
Natalia Waterman
1859–1870
Hettie Waterman
1866–
Amanda Chloe Waterman
1839–1916
Hulda Eliza Waterman
1841–1845
Lavina Lydia Waterman
1843–1913
Fidelia Marium Waterman
1848–1930
Sarah Rosanna Waterman
1850–1918
Frank Jason Waterman
1852–1939
Charles Oliver Waterman
1856–1857

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
18 June 1836
children

(10)

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Parents and Siblings

    Oliver Waterman

    Male1787–1864Male

    Mariam Jennings

    Female1788–1863Female

siblings

(5)

    Oliver Waterman

    Male1814–1892Male

    Alanson H. Waterman

    Male1817–1887Male

    Rosanne Waterman

    Female1819–Female

    Sara Freelove Waterman

    Female1822–1902Female

    Lorestus D Waterman

    Male1824–1888Male

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 5

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

Age 13

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 22

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

1 English: occupational name for the servant of a man called Wa(l)ter ( see Water 1).2 English and Dutch: occupational name for a boatman or a water carrier, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of water ( see Water 2).3 Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Wasserman(n), an occupational name for a watercarrier. Compare 2 above.

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

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Sources (3)

  • Oliver Wallerman, "United States Census, 1850"
  • O Waterman, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Oliver Waterman, "United States Census, 1870"

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