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Captain Nicholas Olmstead 1611–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 FEB 1611/12

Birth Location: Cambridge, England or Fairstead, Essex, England

Death Date: 31 AUG 1684

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, CT

Father: James Olmstead

Mother: Joyce Cornish

Spouse(s): Sarah Loomis

Children(s): Sarah Olmstead, Joseph Olmstead, Mary Olmstead, Mary Olmstead, Mary Olmstead, Rebecca Olmstead

Captain Nicholas Olmstead was born in 1611 in Cambridge, England or Fairstead, Essex, England, the child of James Olmstead And Joyce Cornish. Captain Nicholas Olmstead married Mary Lord, Sarah Loomis, and had children including Joseph Olmstead, Mary Elizabeth Olmstead, Mary Olmstead, Rebecca Olmstead, Sarah Olmstead. Captain Nicholas Olmstead passed away in 1684 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT.

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Biography

  • Captain Nicholas Olmstead was born in 1611 in Cambridge, England or Fairstead, Essex, England, the child of James Olmstead And Joyce Cornish.
  • Captain Nicholas Olmstead married Mary Lord, Sarah Loomis, and had children including Joseph Olmstead, Mary Elizabeth Olmstead, Mary Olmstead, Rebecca Olmstead, Sarah Olmstead.
  • Captain Nicholas Olmstead passed away in 1684 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Olmstead's Ancestors

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Captain Olmstead
1611–1684
Birth Place: Cambridge, England or Fairstead, Essex, England
Parents
James Olmstead
1580–1640
Great Leighs, Essex Co., England
Joyce Cornish
–1621
Grandparents
James Olmsted
1555–1595
England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Olmstead
1521–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Olmstead
1496–

Captain Olmstead's Descendants

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Captain (Nicholas) Olmstead (15 FEB 1611/12–31 AUG 1684) m. Sarah Loomis (1617–28 AUG 1689)
  1. 1. Sarah Olmstead 1641–1709 m. George Gates 1634–1724
    1. 1. Thomas Gates 1664–1734 m. Hannah Brainerd 1667–1750
      1. 1. Joshua Gates 1708–
      2. 2. Timothy Gates 1710–
      3. 3. Hannah Gates 1699–1713
      4. 4. George Gates 1705–
      5. 5. Thomas Gates 1693–
      6. 6. Jeremiah Gates 1696– m. Mary Emmons 1704–
      7. 7. Mary Gates 1703–
      8. 8. Daniel Gates 1695–
      9. 9. Esther Gates 1700–1720
  2. 2. Joseph Olmstead 1654–1726 m. Elizabeth Butler 1654–
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Olmstead 1642–1681 m. Samuel Butler 1641–1692
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Rose) Butler 1667– m. Samuel Emmons 1671–1767
      1. 1. Nathaniel ((Major)) Emmons 1703–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Emmons 1732–
      2. 2. Samuel Emmons 1696–
        1. 1. Ebenezer Emmons 1725–
        2. 2. Samuel Emmons 1727–
        3. 3. Dorothy Emmons 1722–
        4. 4. Mary Emmons 1728–
        5. 5. Daniel Emmons 1731–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Emmons 1723–
        7. 7. infant Emmons 1733–
        8. 8. Jonathan Emmons 1735–
      3. 3. Jonathan (Emmons) I 1698–1777 m. Rachel Griswold 1705–1767
        1. 1. Hannah Emmons 1734–
        2. 2. Jeremiah Emmons 1748–1790
        3. 3. Abigail Emmons 1726–
        4. 4. Jonathan (Emmons) II 1737–
        5. 5. Joseph Emmons 1739–1810 m. Lois Gilbert 1745–1801
        6. 6. Lydia Emmons 1742–
        7. 7. Rachel Emmons 1729–
        8. 8. Sarah Emmons 1732–1771
        9. 9. Benjamin Emmons 1743–
      4. 4. Ebenezer Emmons 1705–
      5. 5. Mary Emmons 1704– m. Jeremiah Gates 1696–
    2. 2. Dorothy Butler 1672–1709 m. Joseph Kilbourn 1672–1744
  4. 4. Mary Olmstead 1646–
  5. 5. Mary Olmstead 1646–1646
  6. 6. Rebecca Olmstead 1646–

Captain Olmstead's Timeline

2 Records

1611
15 FEB 1611/12
Birth of Captain Nicholas Olmstead in Cambridge, England or Fairstead, Essex, England
Cambridge, England or Fairstead, Essex, England
1684
31 AUG 1684
Age 73
Death of Captain Nicholas Olmstead in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
Wethersfield, Hartford, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 FEB 161112
    Event Place: Cambridge, England or Fairstead, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 FEB 161112
    Event Place: Fairsted, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 AUG 1684
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, CT

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