Oliver Wickes | |
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Born | September 29, 1757 Coventry, Rhode Island |
Died | June 22, 1855 East Greenwich, Rhode Island | (aged 97)
Buried | East Greenwich, Rhode Island (Oliver Wickes Lot) |
Service | Rhode Island Line (Continental Army (1775); Rhode Island Militia (1776–1785) |
Years of service | 1775–1785 |
Rank | Private (1775–77), Sergeant (1778), Ensign 1780–1785 |
Battles / wars | |
Other work | Contributing 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.