Display Patriot - P-168278 - Obadiah/Obediah GORE Sr
Obadiah/Obediah GORE Sr
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P-168278
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State of Service: CT
Qualifying Service: Civil Service
Birth: 26 Jul 1714 Roxbury / Suffolk / MA Death: 10 Jan 1779 / Westmoreland / CT
Qualifying Service Description:
DAR NOTE - there are potential issues regarding his SERVICE - Dec 2019
1778, he paid a supply tax
Additional References:
Proceedings and Collections of the Wyoming Historical and Genealogical Society, Vol 5, 1900, pg 231-232
Hoadly, Charles J, State Librarian, The Public Records of the State of Connecticut: With the Journal of the Council of Safety, Vol 1, Connecticut. Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1894, pg 530-531
Abbott, John Howard The Courtright (Kortright) Family: Descendants of Bastian Van Kortryk, a Native of Belgium who Emigrated to Holland About 1615, New York City: Tobias A Wright, 1922, pg 107-108
Captain Obadiah Gore Sr. was born on 26 July 1714, the son of Samuel and Hannah (Draper) Gore.
He was the husband of Hannah Parke, and they were married on 4 November 1742. Obadiah was a blacksmith by trade, and legend credits him as the first American to burn anthracite in his forge in 1768 successfully. However, anthracite as an energy source would not be widely used for another forty years. He and his sons served as prominent members of the Susquehanna Company and were active with the Wyoming Committee of Settlers. In 1776, Gore raised a company of 20 men for service in the Continental Army.
By the summer of 1778, American Colonel Nathan Denison was informed by scouts that a force of approximately seven hundred Tories, Rangers, and Native American warriors under the command of Major John Butler and Chief Sayenqueraghta of the Seneca were gathering near Pittston at Fort Wintermute. On Friday, 3 July 1778, at about 2:00 P.M., some three hundred and seventy-five men marched out of Forty Fort toward Fort Wintermute, which had been set ablaze by the British.
In total, Obadiah had four sons present at the Wyoming Valley Massacre. Ensigns Silas Gore and Asa Gore, as well as Private George Gore, all perished in the battle, while Lieutenant Daniel Gore was shot in the arm. The eldest son, Obadiah Gore Jr., was not present at the massacre as he served in the Third Regiment, Connecticut Line, under General Gates at White Plans, New York. Obadiah Jr. would go on to serve the fledgling nation as a judge, helping settle the disputed boundaries between the states of Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Captain Obadiah Gore Sr. would survive most of the conflict until he contracted smallpox and passed on 10 January 1779. He is buried in the Gore Family Cemetery in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
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