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Oliver was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, enlisting May 19, 1775 and discharged Dec 20, 1775. In Jun 1776, he re-enlisted in Capt. Nathaniel Johnson's Co., Col. William Douglas' Regiment, 5th Battalion, and served until Dec 25, 1776. He later served in the company with Lieut. Jabez Pritchard. He served as a Private in the Third Company of General Wooster's Regiment at the Seige of Boston, marching to "The Relief at Boston in the Lexington Alarm" in Apr 1775, under the command of Capt. John Thompson's Co., Col. David Wooster's Reg.

D.A.R. says Oliver served as a Pvt. under Capt.'s Thompson and Johnson; and Col.'s Wooster and Douglas' Connecticut Troops. He was b. 1730 in Derby, New Haven, CT and d. at Oxford, New Haven, CT. His descendants are eligible for membership in D.A.R.

The will of Oliver, dated Jun 30, 1788 and proved Dec 15, 1788, names his wife Zerviah, his sons Benajah, Isaac, Eli, Oliver, Dan, Abijah, and Joseph. Also, his dau.'s Patience Gilbert and Elizabeth Chatfield.