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Jane Olmstead \ Wilson 1677 – 1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1677

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1743

Death Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: ** Olmstead

Mother: Mary Benedict

Spouse(s): Benjamin Wilson

Children(s): Abigail Willson

Jane Olmstead \ Wilson was born in 1677 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of ** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead and Mary Benedict. Jane Olmstead \ Wilson married Benjamin Wilson, and had children including Abigail Willson. Jane Olmstead \ Wilson passed away in 1743 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Jane Olmstead \ Wilson was born in 1677 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of ** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead and Mary Benedict.
  • Jane Olmstead \ Wilson married Benjamin Wilson, and had children including Abigail Willson.
  • Jane Olmstead \ Wilson passed away in 1743 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

** Olmstead
1649 – 1704
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Mary Benedict
1650 – 1693
Birth Location: Southhold, Long Island, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Wilson
1678 – 1731
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Abigail Willson
1721 – 1810
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Jane Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Jane Wilson
1677 – 1743
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
** Lt. John (so)(gave freedom & land) Olmstead
1649 – 1704
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Mary Benedict
1650 – 1693
Southhold, Long Island, New York, USA
Grandparents
*Capt. (Richard) Olmstead
1612 – 1687
Fairsted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Whittingham) Haugh
1618 – 1672
Fairstead, Braintree District, Essex, England
Thomas (Benedict,) Benedictk
1617 – 1689
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Bridgum
1618 – 1679
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Atherton Haugh
1579 – 1650
William Benedict
1585 – 1629
Elizabeth 10GG
1584 – 1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hough
1560 – 1610
Elizabeth Meoles
1560 – 1604
Anna Markham
1566 – 1636

Jane Wilson's Descendants

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Jane (Olmstead \) Wilson (1677 – 1743) m. Benjamin Wilson (6 Oct 1678 – Abt 1731)
  1. 1. Abigail Willson (28 Mar 1721 – 1810) m. Eli (Northrup) (5R) (1 May 1718 – 14 Jul 1802)
    1. 1. Benajah Northrup (27 Mar 1752 – 17 May 1838) m. Sarah Keeler (14 Apr 1754 – 17 Jul 1812)
      1. 1. 🩵Sarah Northrup (December 10 1771 – April 03 1839) m. John Lyon (July 07 1763 – April 04 1845)
        1. 1. 🩵David (Alonson) Lyon (27 January 1807 – 12 December 1873) m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Flewelling (1808 – 23 July 1877)

Jane Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1677
1677
Birth of Jane Olmstead \ Wilson in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1743
1743
Age 66
Death of Jane Olmstead \ Wilson in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1677
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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