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- From FindaGrave:
William Oakes was one of eight children born to Jonathan Oakes and his 4th wife, Abigail (Rand).
William married his first wife, Susan (Orr), on 5 September 1793, in Canaan, Maine now Skowhegan, ME.
Their 6 children:
Otis, William Jr., Betsy, Fannie, Lamar, Charity Oakes
William's second wife was Martha (Morgridge).
Their 2 children:
1) Araminta T., b. 04/24/1840 Sangerville, ME; d. after 1898 Dexter, ME; married to Fred Page 11/26/1863 ME by Justice Lorenzo Oakes
2) Mortimer Judson, b. 05/06/1837 Sangerville, ME; d. 1856; became a physician; m. Lizzie (Church) in 1856 Lowell, MA; 1 child: Fred Oakes
"William Oakes, Sr. was a robust man, known to be industrious, a skilled lumberman, a good horseman and gifted in speech, although lacking in education. This was cited by some as being the reason for not "settling" him as the first minister in the town of Sangerville, Maine, but there were also questions of morality. Although not grossly immoral, he had once been suspended from the ministry in 1821 for general inconsistency, but was reinstated in 1826. William had become an ordained Baptist preacher in 1815.
He was a very handsome man of great ability, but was inclined to backslide occasionally in matters of faith and practice, quarreling with the church, but both were always willing to forgive."
1850 Census, Sangerville, ME
William Oakes (75) b. ME, "minister"
Martha Oakes (54) b. ME
Mortimer J. Oakes (14) b. ME
Araminta T. Oakes (10) b. ME
Nancy Morgridge (76) b. MA
William Oakes had a paralytic shock, or stroke, which affected his mind in his later years.
*Below info provided by Cemetery Hopper (46953331)
Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer on 8 Jan 1852 pg 3:
"DEATHS — In Sangerville, on the 27th ult. Eld. We. Oakes, aged 77 years.
Elder Oakes was one of the earlier settlers of this County, and has ever been a man most highly beloved and esteemed among a numerous circle of acquaintances. He has ever stood high as a Minister of the Gospel."
Gravesite Details
Death date taken from USGenWeb Archives for Village Cemetery; age 77 years
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1774 - 1851 (77 years)
