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Oliver W. Meeker 1837 - 1871

Oliver W. Meeker was born on August 4, 1837 in New York United States to Samuel H. Meeker and Sarah (Finch) Meeker, and had siblings Analiza (Meeker) Spafard, Stephen VanRennsalear Meeker, Alpheus K. Meaker, Eli Samuel Meeker, Deborah C. (Meeker) Rulison, Elijah Meeker, Andrew Meaker, Lorenzo Dow Meeker, Elvira Sarah (Meaker) Vosburg, and Samuel Meeker Jr. Oliver Meeker died at age 33 years old on June 4, 1871.
Oliver W. Meeker
August 4, 1837
New York, United States
June 4, 1871
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    Oliver W. Meeker began military service (US Civil War) on 26 November 1861 at Hawleyton, Town of Binghamton, Broome Co., NY, when he enlisted in the 89th NY Infantry Regiment as a corporal, listing his age as 24. He ended military service before 3 August 1865; Regiment Muster Date.
  • 08/4
    1837

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    August 4, 1837
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    New York United States
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  • 06/4
    1871

    Death

    June 4, 1871
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    Oliver W. Meeker lived 40 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 33.
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In 1837, in the year that Oliver W. Meeker was born, on February 25th, in Philadelphia, the Institute for Colored Youth (ICY) - the oldest African-American university in the United States - was founded. It was the first institution for the higher education of black people in the United States. Founded by Quaker Richard Humphreys who gave $10,000 to establish the school, it still exists today - although the location has moved and it has been renamed Cheyney University. Humphreys was concerned about the struggles of free African Americans to make a living.
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In 1847, Oliver was only 10 years old when on July 1st, the first official postage stamps were issued in the US (not in the world - that was the UK). They were a nickel and a dime and showed Ben Franklin and George Washington.
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