Oliver Wickes

Oliver Wickes
BornSeptember 29, 1757
Coventry, Rhode Island
DiedJune 22, 1855(1855-06-22) (aged 97)
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Buried
East Greenwich, Rhode Island (Oliver Wickes Lot)
Service / branchRhode Island Line (Continental Army (1775);
Rhode Island Militia (1776–1785)
Years of service1775–1785
RankPrivate (1775–77), Sergeant (1778), Ensign 1780–1785
Battles / wars
Other workContributing properties to East Greenwich Historic District
* Oliver Wickes House (ca. 1785)
* Kent County Courthouse (ca. 1804)

Oliver Wickes (September 29, 1757 – June 22, 1855) was a skilled carpenter who became an enlisted soldier and military officer serving with the Rhode Island Militia during the Revolutionary War.