Captain Oliver Harding

1774 - 1843  (69 years)

• Name	Oliver Harding
  Birth	3 Jun 1774	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Offices Held	1823 (48 years)	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was a member of the School Committee.
  Offices Held	1823 (48 years)	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was elected a Selectman. He served as a Selectman again in 1827, 1828, 1838 and 1839.
  Death	22 Oct 1843	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Massachusetts   [5]
  In memory of Capt. Oliver Harding who died Oct 22, 1843 age 69
  Siblings	5 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Kezia Harding,   b. 10 Feb 1771, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Aug 1857  (Age 86 years) + 2. Captain Oliver Harding,   b. 3 Jun 1774, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Oct 1843, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years) ▻ Elizabeth Browning,  m. 9 Nov 1803   3. Sybil Harding,   b. 8 Jan 1776, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Dec 1804, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 28 years)   4. Rhoda Harding,   b. 4 Mar 1778, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1848, New York State, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years)   5. Rev. Alpheus Harding,   b. 19 Jan 1780, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Abijah Harding,   b. 5 Oct 1783, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Apr 1816, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 32 years)   7. John Harding,   b. 28 Dec 1788, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Lowell, Orleans County, Vermont, U.S.A.   8. Captain Silas Harding,   b. 179128 Jan 1791, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Sep 1823, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 32 years)   9. Thomas Harding,   b. 4 Jun 1793, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 May 1836, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 42 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Harding   (5 x Great Grandfather)  Ann,   b. Abt 1571, England   (5 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I335	Roy Line
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Captain Abijah Harding,   b. 12 Oct 1750, Medway, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 17 Feb 1826, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sybil Adams,   b. 28 Jan 1753, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Feb 1813, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Browning,   b. 6 May 1777, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Feb 1845, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 67 years)
  Marriage Intent	1 Oct 1803	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6]
  Marriage	9 Nov 1803	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 5 months - She : 26 years and 6 months.
  Children	2 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Sarah Browning Harding,   b. Abt 1800, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Jun 1822, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 22 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Sybil Adams Harding,   b. Abt 1805, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Silas Oliver Harding,   c. 18 Sep 1808, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jul 1884, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Alpheus Harding,   b. 3 May 1809, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Dec 1898, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 89 years) ▻ Catharine Muzzy Wheeler  m. 9 Mar 1837;   Lucy H. Clark  m. 24 Jun 1874     5. Nancy E. Harding,   b. 29 Oct 1811, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Apr 1889, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Captain Oliver Harding(1774 – 1843) 2Captain Abijah Harding(1750 – 1826) 4John Harding, Jr(20 Jan 1723/24 – 1809) 8Lt. John Harding(1694 – 1782) 16Abraham Harding(1655 – 1734) 17Mary Mason(8 Feb 1657/58 – 1731) 9Thankful Bullard(1702 – 1793) 18Lt. John Bullard(1678 – 1754) 19Abigail Leland(1683 – 1761) 5Kezia Pond(1725 – 1797) 10Samuel Pond(1695 – 1746) 20Ephraim Pond(1656 – 1704) 21Deborah Hawes(1666 – 1760) 11Mary Thurstune(1702 – 1754) 22Captain Thomas Thurstune(11 Feb 1658/59 – 1704) 23Esther 3Sybil Adams(1753 – 1813) 6Ensign Thomas Adams(1726 – 1773) 12Daniel Adams(1686 – 1772) 24John Adams(18 Feb 1657/58 – 1751) 25Deborah Partridge(1662 – 1751) 13Sarah Sanford(1694 – 1772) 26Deacon Thomas Sanford(1673 – ) 27Christian(Abt 1670 – ) 7Mary Partridge(1726 – ) 14Jonathan Partridge(1693 – Abt 1758) 28Deacon John Partridge(1656 – 1743) 29Elizabeth Adams(1666 – 1719) 15Elizabeth Learned(1696 – 1738) 30Isaac Learned(1655 – 1737) 31Sarah Bigelow(1659 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Jun 1774 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage Intent - 1 Oct 1803 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 9 Nov 1803 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1823 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1823 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 22 Oct 1843 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S85] Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans volume IV, (Boston: H. W. Dutton & Son, 1864). [S78] Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts, (Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855). [S481] Thompson, James W. A Memorial of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Barre, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of John Wilson and Son, 1875). [S1078] Obituary of Oliver Harding, (Barre, Massachusetts: The Barre Gazette, 27 October 1843). [S482] Roy, Robert A. Gravestone Inscriptions at Riverside Cemetery in Barre, Massachusetts, (Lexington Park, Maryland: manuscript, 1983). [S483] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Barre, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1903). [S480] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905).