Individual Details
John OBER
(1 Jun 1673 - 29 May 1744)
Events
| Birth | 1 Jun 1673 | Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  | ||
| Baptism | 23 Nov 1673 | First Church, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Birth | 23 Nov 1673 | Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Birth | 1 Jun 1675 | Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Marriage | 5 Jul 1694 | Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America - Hannah WOODBURY | | ||
| Election | 1722 - 1733 | town clerk - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Election | 1735 | town clerk - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Death | 29 May 1744 | "aged 71 years wanting 2 days" - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Probate | 18 Jun 1744 | who died intestate | | ||
| Probate | 6 Aug 1744 | inventory of estate filed - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  | | |
| Alt name | John OBER 2 (Clough numbering) | ||||
| Burial | Abbott Street Burial Ground, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | |||
| Occupation | cooper | |
Families
| Spouse | Hannah WOODBURY (1672 - 1714) |
| Child | Hannah OBER (1695 - ) |
| Child | Abigail OBER (1697 - 1701) |
| Child | John OBER Jr. (1699 - 1767) |
| Child | Israel OBER (1702 - 1734) |
| Child | Hannah OBER (1704 - 1704) |
| Child | Hannah OBER (1705 - 1738) |
| Child | Abigail OBER (1708 - ) |
| Child | Susanna OBER (1710 - 1754) |
| Child | Elizabeth OBER (1712 - 1714) |
| Child | Mary OBER (1714 - 1740) |
| Father | Richard OBER (1641 - 1715) |
| Mother | Abigail WOODBURY (1655 - 1741) |
| Sibling | Anna OBER (1675 - 1702) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth OBER (1677 - 1731) |
| Sibling | Abigail OBER (1679 - 1752) |
| Sibling | Hezekiah OBER (1681 - 1739) |
| Sibling | Richard OBER (1683 - 1725) |
| Sibling | Nicholas OBER (1686 - 1730) |
| Sibling | Benjamin OBER (1689 - 1723) |
| Sibling | Samuel OBER (1693 - 1725) |
Notes
Probate
Arthaud says 2 AugustEndnotes
1. Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Massachusetts Vital Records, Beverly 1653-1892 (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, 1989), p. 29 (handwritten annotation in upper left); page images, Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 1 January 2021) > Beverly > Family Records, image 321 of 552.
2. Mary Walton Ferris, compiler, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, 2 vols., consecutively paginated (Milwaukee: self-published (Cuneo Press), 1943), vol. 2, pp. 605-6; online page images, Ancestry, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11708/ : accessed 27 October 2022) , image 1446-7 of 1773.
3. Betsey Warren David, The Warren, Jackson, and Allied Families: Being the Ancestry of Jesse Warren and Betsey Jackson (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1903), p. 83 (image 101); online digital page images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/15234/ : accessed 5 January 2024.
4. John Bradley Arthaud, "The Richard and Anna (Woodbury) Ober Family of Essex County, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist 39 (#4, Nov. 2019), specifically p. 176; digital page images, AmericanAncestors ( : accessed 2 February 2024).
5. John Bradley Arthaud, "The Richard and Anna (Woodbury) Ober Family of Essex County, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist 39 (#4, Nov. 2019), specifically p. 177; digital page images, AmericanAncestors ( : accessed 2 February 2024).
6. Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Massachusetts Vital Records, Beverly 1653-1892 (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, 1989), p. 29 (handwritten annotation in upper left); page images, Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 1 January 2021) > Beverly > Family Records, image 321 of 552.
7. Mary Walton Ferris, compiler, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, 2 vols., consecutively paginated (Milwaukee: self-published (Cuneo Press), 1943), vol. 2, pp. 605-6; online page images, Ancestry, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11708/ : accessed 27 October 2022) , image 1446-7 of 1773.
8. Betsey Warren David, The Warren, Jackson, and Allied Families: Being the Ancestry of Jesse Warren and Betsey Jackson (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1903), p. 83 (image 101); online digital page images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/15234/ : accessed 5 January 2024.
9. John Bradley Arthaud, "The Richard and Anna (Woodbury) Ober Family of Essex County, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist 39 (#4, Nov. 2019), specifically p. 177; digital page images, AmericanAncestors ( : accessed 2 February 2024).
10. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
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13. Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Massachusetts Vital Records, Beverly 1653-1892 (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, 1989), p. 29 (handwritten annotation in upper left); page images, Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 1 January 2021) > Beverly > Family Records, image 321 of 552.
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15. "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database index of page images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/: accessed 26 October 2022) > Ipswich > "Church Records, Earmarks, with Births, Marriages, and Deaths", image 256 of 326, "John Ober, Son of Richard Ober of Beverly, was married to Hanah Woodbary, daughter to Tho. Woodbary of Beverly, July 5th 1694"; citing Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
16. Mary Walton Ferris, compiler, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, 2 vols., consecutively paginated (Milwaukee: self-published (Cuneo Press), 1943), vol. 2, pp. 605-6; online page images, Ancestry, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11708/ : accessed 27 October 2022) , image 1446-7 of 1773.
17. Betsey Warren David, The Warren, Jackson, and Allied Families: Being the Ancestry of Jesse Warren and Betsey Jackson (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1903), p. 83 (image 101); online digital page images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/15234/ : accessed 5 January 2024.
18. John Bradley Arthaud, "The Richard and Anna (Woodbury) Ober Family of Essex County, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist 39 (#4, Nov. 2019), specifically p. 177; digital page images, AmericanAncestors ( : accessed 2 February 2024).
19. John Bradley Arthaud, "The Richard and Anna (Woodbury) Ober Family of Essex County, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist 39 (#4, Nov. 2019), specifically p. 177; digital page images, AmericanAncestors ( : accessed 2 February 2024).
20. John Bradley Arthaud, "The Richard and Anna (Woodbury) Ober Family of Essex County, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist 39 (#4, Nov. 2019), specifically p. 177; digital page images, AmericanAncestors ( : accessed 2 February 2024).
21. Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Massachusetts Vital Records, Beverly 1653-1892 (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, 1989), p. 29 (handwritten annotation in upper left); page images, Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 1 January 2021) > Beverly > Family Records, image 321 of 552.
22. Mary Walton Ferris, compiler, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, 2 vols., consecutively paginated (Milwaukee: self-published (Cuneo Press), 1943), vol. 2, pp. 605-6; online page images, Ancestry, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11708/ : accessed 27 October 2022) , image 1446-7 of 1773.
23. Betsey Warren David, The Warren, Jackson, and Allied Families: Being the Ancestry of Jesse Warren and Betsey Jackson (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1903), p. 83 (image 101); online digital page images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/15234/ : accessed 5 January 2024.
24. John Bradley Arthaud, "The Richard and Anna (Woodbury) Ober Family of Essex County, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist 39 (#4, Nov. 2019), specifically p. 177; digital page images, AmericanAncestors ( : accessed 2 February 2024).
25. "Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840," database index, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4592/: accessed 26 October 2022), John Ober, probate 18 Jun 1744, referencing file # 19928.
26. "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9069/: accessed 5 January 2024) > Essex > "Probate Records, Obear, I-Ober, J, 1828-1991", image 56 of 216, "Inventory of estate of John Ober late of Beverly deceased, 1744 August 6, 11928"; citing Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts.
27. John Bradley Arthaud, "The Richard and Anna (Woodbury) Ober Family of Essex County, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist 39 (#4, Nov. 2019), specifically p. 178; digital page images, AmericanAncestors ( : accessed 2 February 2024).
28. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 February 2023), John Ober, memorial # 48426262.
29. John Bradley Arthaud, "The Richard and Anna (Woodbury) Ober Family of Essex County, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist 39 (#4, Nov. 2019), specifically p. 176; digital page images, AmericanAncestors ( : accessed 2 February 2024).