Obadiah Platt, >

Abt 1745 - 1829  (84 years)

• Name	Obadiah Platt  [1]
  Suffix	>
  Birth	Abt 1745	Huntington, Suffolk, NY   [2, 3]
  Birth	1745	Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Christening	23 Mar 1745	FIRST CHURCH, HUNTINGTON, SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Old Burying Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Christening	23 Mar 1745	First Church,Huntington,Suffolk,New York
  Death	7 Dec 1829	Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Name	Obadiah Platt
  Death	7 Dec 1829	Huntington, Suffolk, NY   [3, 4]
  	[His death date is as found on his gravestone. The Charles Platt genealogy records 29 December 1829 .]
  Burial	Huntington (Old Burial Ground), Suffolk, NY   [4]
  Person ID	I5939	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Isaac Platt, >,   b. 1723, Huntington, Suffolk, NY d. 18 Dec 1772, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Esther Ketcham, >,   b. 1720, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, Colonial America d. 1 Dec 1772, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1744	Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Family ID	F2864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Platt, >,   b. 25 Oct 1741, Huntington, Suffolk, NY d. 7 Jun 1825, Huntington, Suffolk, NY (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1769
  Children	1. Elkanah Platt,   b. 12 Sep 1770, Huntington, Suffolk, NY d. 1 Jan 1842, Huntington, Suffolk, NY (Age 71 years)   2. Esther Platt,   b. 1772, Huntington, Suffolk, NY d. Yes, date unknown   3. Philetus Platt, >,   b. 7 Apr 1774, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States d. Huntington, Suffolk, NY   4. Daniel Platt,   b. 16 Jun 1776, Huntington, Suffolk, NY d. Yes, date unknown   5. Rebecca Platt,   b. 1778, Huntington, Suffolk, NY d. Yes, date unknown   6. Phebe Platt,   b. 1780, Huntington, Suffolk, NY d. Yes, date unknown   7. Sarah Platt,   b. 1783, Huntington, Suffolk, NY d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Obadiah Platt, a farmer, and took the "Oath of Allegiance and Peaceable Behavior in 1778". After the Revolution, Obadiah made his home on his farm at West Hills.

  
  

• Sources

  [S134] p. 86-87. [S103] Age 84. John H. Jones. Inscriptions Taken from the Old Cemetery at Huntington, Suffolk Co., L.I.--1701-1850. v31:248 (October 1900). [S134] p. 101-102. [S103] John H. Jones. Inscriptions Taken from the Old Cemetery at Huntington, Suffolk Co., L.I.--1701-1850. v31:248 (October 1900).