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** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead 1649–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1649

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 22 Dec 1704

Death Location: Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: *Capt. II

Mother: Elizabeth Immigrant

Spouse(s): Mary Benedict

Children(s): Jane Wilson

** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead was born in 1649 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Capt Richard Olmstead Ii And Elizabeth Whittingham Haugh Puritan Immigrant. ** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead married Mary Benedict, and had children including Jane Olmstead Wilson. ** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead passed away in 1704 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • ** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead was born in 1649 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Capt Richard Olmstead Ii And Elizabeth Whittingham Haugh Puritan Immigrant.
  • ** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead married Mary Benedict, and had children including Jane Olmstead Wilson.
  • ** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead passed away in 1704 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

*Capt. II
1612–1687
Birth Location: Fairsted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Immigrant
1618–1672
Birth Location: Fairstead, Braintree District, Essex, England
EI

Spouses(s)

Mary Benedict
1650–1693
Birth Location: Southhold, Long Island, New York, USA
MB

Children(s)

Jane Wilson
1677–1743
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JW

** Olmstead's Ancestors

Self
** Olmstead
1649–1704
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
*Capt. Richard Olmstead II
1612–1687
Fairsted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Whittingham Haugh Puritan) Immigrant
1618–1672
Fairstead, Braintree District, Essex, England
Grandparents
Atherton Haugh
1579–1650
Odell, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Hough
1560–1610
Elizabeth Meoles
1560–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Meoles
1540–1610
Marion Mackay
1530–

** Olmstead's Descendants

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** (Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land)) Olmstead (30 Dec 1649–22 Dec 1704) m. Mary Benedict (4 December 1650–December 1693)
  1. 1. Jane (Olmstead \) Wilson 1677–1743 m. Benjamin Wilson 1678–1731
    1. 1. Abigail Willson 1721–1810 m. Eli (Northrup) (5R) 1718–1802
      1. 1. Benajah Northrup 1752–1838 m. Sarah Keeler 1754–1812
        1. 1. 🩵Sarah Northrup 1771–1839 m. John (Lyon) Jr 1763–1845

** Olmstead's Timeline

2 Records

1649
30 Dec 1649
Birth of ** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1704
22 Dec 1704
Age 55
Death of ** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1649
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1704
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
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