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Lewis Edwin Olmstead 1837–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 FEB 1837

Birth Location: NY?

Death Date: 3 SEP 1893

Death Location: Pontiac, Oakland, MI

Father: Luther Olmstead

Mother: Laura Waldo

Spouse(s): Cynthia Spofford

Children(s): Guernsey Olmstead, Mina Olmstead, Wilmott Olmstead

Lewis Edwin Olmstead was born in 1837 in NY?, the child of Luther Jackson Olmstead And Laura Ann Waldo. Lewis Edwin Olmstead married Cynthia Marie Spofford, and had children including Guernsey Lee Olmstead, Mina Spofford Olmstead, Wilmott Edwin Olmstead. Lewis Edwin Olmstead passed away in 1893 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI.

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Biography

  • Lewis Edwin Olmstead was born in 1837 in NY?, the child of Luther Jackson Olmstead And Laura Ann Waldo.
  • Lewis Edwin Olmstead married Cynthia Marie Spofford, and had children including Guernsey Lee Olmstead, Mina Spofford Olmstead, Wilmott Edwin Olmstead.
  • Lewis Edwin Olmstead passed away in 1893 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI.

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Lewis Olmstead's Ancestors

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Lewis Olmstead
1837–1893
Birth Place: NY?
Parents
Luther Jackson Olmstead
1808–1852
Sharon, Litchfield, CT
Laura (Ann) Waldo
1815–1853
Batavia, Genesee, NY
Grandparents
Benjamin (Goodrich) Olmstead
1777–1856
Sharon, Litchfield, CT
Elizabeth (Everett) Northrop
1783–1872
Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Olmstead
1750–1820
Sarah Gale
1755–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Olmstead
1706–1738
Millicent Goodrich
1723–1749

Lewis Olmstead's Descendants

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Lewis (Edwin) Olmstead (3 FEB 1837–3 SEP 1893) m. Cynthia (Marie) Spofford (6 DEC 1843–21 DEC 1880)
  1. 1. Guernsey (Lee) Olmstead 1871–1872
  2. 2. Mina (Spofford) Olmstead 1868–1893 m. Mathew (L.) Root 1859–1919
  3. 3. Wilmott (Edwin) Olmstead 1873–1876

Lewis Olmstead's Timeline

2 Records

1837
3 FEB 1837
Birth of Lewis Edwin Olmstead in NY?
NY?
1893
3 SEP 1893
Age 56
Death of Lewis Edwin Olmstead in Pontiac, Oakland, MI
Pontiac, Oakland, MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1837
    Event Place: NY?
    Record Source: 1409.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 SEP 1893
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, MI
    Record Source: 1409.FTW

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