Peter Delvee

1744 - 1807  (63 years)

• Name	Peter Delvee
  Birth	1744	Netherlands (Holland)   [1, 2]
  History	1753 (9 years)  [1]
  As a small boy, he accompanied his parents and younger brother to the New World. On the voyage, his mother died, not an uncommon occurrence in those days. Upon reaching this shore, his father soon died leaving Peter and his brother orphans. Peter was placed with a family in Oxford, Mass. His brother was also placed, but here he disappears into history. To date, no trace of him has been found.
  History	1767 (23 years)	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  The Spring after his marriage, he went to Warwick, Massachusetts and purchased a tract of land. There he build a house and started a farm. In the fall of 1767, he returned to Oxford, to get his wife and their new baby daughter, Bathsheba. The farm was a prosperous one of over 280 acres.
  Military	1777 (33 years)  [1, 3]
  Peter served in the Revolution in the company of Capt. Agrippa Wells, Col. Samuel Brewers's regiment. Peter served for three months at Fort Ticonderoga starting 1 September 1777. He mustered out of the army at Deerfield on 10 December 1777.
  Death	23 Feb 1807	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Burial	Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  Mr. Peter Delvee 23 Feb. 1807 in his 63 yr Each one who walks the solemn road behold my body here prepare to stand before your God and see my spirit there
  Person ID, Branch	I185	Roy Line
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lucy Town,   b. 2 Nov 1744, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 May 1824, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 79 years)
  Marriage Intent	7 Jun 1766	Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Marriage	10 Jul 1766	Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 7 months - She : 21 years and 8 months.
  Children	2 sons and 5 daughters
  1. Bathsheba Delvee,   b. 14 Nov 1766, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Lucy Delvee,   b. 8 Oct 1768, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Jonathan Delvey,   b. 21 Aug 1770, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Dec 1850, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 80 years) ▻ Hannah Johnson  m. 10 Oct 1792     4. Polly Delvee,   b. 4 May 1773, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 Apr 1851, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Hannah Delvee,   b. 6 Apr 1776, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Dec 1805, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 29 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Abigail Delvee,   b. 22 Jun 1780, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Samuel Town Delvee,   b. 18 May 1782, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Peter Delvee(1744 – 1807) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1744 - Netherlands (Holland) Marriage Intent - 7 Jun 1766 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 10 Jul 1766 - Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - 1767 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 23 Feb 1807 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin 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

  [S487] Whitney, Anna E. Delva. The Name "Delvar", (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1968). [S460] Fiske, Arthur D. Cemetery Records of Orange, Franklin Co., Mass., (Seattle, Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1963). [S1109] Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, (Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1898). [S489] Amidon, Ryan M. Warwick Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Rt. 78., (Gardner, Massachusetts: manuscript, 2001). [S661] Daniels, George F. History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts, (Oxford, Massachusetts: by the author, 1892).