Display Patriot - P-263386 - Robert ORAM/ORAN

Robert ORAM/ORAN

SAR Patriot #: P-263386

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State of Service: DE      Qualifying Service: Sergeant

Birth: 1750
Death: 14 Nov 1824 Union Twp / Ross / OH

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Robert was a Corporal in Captain Jonathan Caldwell’s Delaware Company, Continental Troops, he enlisted on January 14, 1776
  2. He was quartermaster Sergeant in Colonel David Hall’s Regiment from 1777 through 1779
  3. He was a sergeant in Captain William Mckennan’s Company at Yorktown in 1781 and Camp Ashley River in 1782.

Additional References:
  1. Graves report submitted by Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR - Oct 2018
  2. Colonial Delaware Soldiers and Sailors, pg I61;
  3. Obituary, Scioto Gazatte, 30 Sep I841, reprinted Chil1icothe Ohio Gazette, 6 Mar I976;
  4. Revolutionary Patriots of DE, pg 206.

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Burial:
Springbank Cemetery (C-0371406)
Location:
Yellowbud / Ross / OH / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
206441
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
26801141
Marker Type:

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Comments:

photo used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR



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Author: Dr. Michael Bernard Gunn
ORAM (ORAN), ROBERT  (Ross County)    [39.48306 -83.01613]
 
Born in 1750.  
 
Robert was a Corporal in Captain Jonathan Caldwell’s Delaware Company, Continental Troops, he enlisted on January 14, 1776 and was quartermaster Sergeant in Colonel David Hall’s Regiment from 1777 through 1779 and he was a sergeant in Captain William Mckennan’s Company at Yorktown in 1781 and  Camp Ashley River in 1782. 
 
His marriage is unknown. 
 
He drowned 14 Nov 1824 in Union Township, Ross County, Ohio and his burial unknown.  A memorial stone commemorating Robert"s service has been placed in the Springbank Cemetery, in Union Township, Ross County, Ohio.  
 
Cemetery Notes: Springbank is an active cemetery on route 104 in Ross County. It is well cared for. Close to the Ross and Pickaway County line, just beyond the little community of Yellowbud. The cemetery is located in Union Township, Ross County, Ohio 
 
Colonial Delaware Soldiers and Sailors, p. I61; 
Obituary, Scioto Gazatte, 30 Sep I841, reprinted Chil1icothe Ohio Gazette, 6 Mar I976;
Revolutionary Patriots of DE, p. 206.  
 

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Additional Information:
  • Cemetery Notes: Springbank is an active cemetery on route 104 in Ross County. It is well cared for. Close to the Ross and Pickaway County line, just beyond the little community of Yellowbud. The cemetery is located in Union Township, Ross County, Ohio
  • Has a VA tombstone & 1776 marker
  • No entry found in DAR GRS in Sep 2024


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