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Luther Jackson Olmstead 1808–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 FEB 1808

Birth Location: Sharon, Litchfield, CT

Death Date: 5 MAR 1852

Death Location: Tecumseh, Lenawee, MI

Father: Benjamin Olmstead

Mother: Elizabeth Northrop

Spouse(s): Laura Waldo

Children(s): Frederick Olmstead, Lewis Olmstead, Lovina Olmstead, Shubael Olmstead

The story of Luther Jackson Olmstead began in 1808 in Sharon, Litchfield, CT. Luther Jackson Olmstead married Laura Ann Waldo, and had children including Frederick Dwight Olmstead, Lewis Edwin Olmstead, Lovina Scott Olmstead, Shubael Waldo Olmstead. Luther Jackson Olmstead passed away in 1852 in Tecumseh, Lenawee, MI.

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Biography

  • The story of Luther Jackson Olmstead began in 1808 in Sharon, Litchfield, CT.
  • Luther Jackson Olmstead married Laura Ann Waldo, and had children including Frederick Dwight Olmstead, Lewis Edwin Olmstead, Lovina Scott Olmstead, Shubael Waldo Olmstead.
  • Luther Jackson Olmstead passed away in 1852 in Tecumseh, Lenawee, MI.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Olmstead
1777–1856
Birth Location: Sharon, Litchfield, CT
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Elizabeth Northrop
1783–1872
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
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Spouses(s)

Laura Waldo
1815–1853
Birth Location: Batavia, Genesee, NY
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Children(s)

Frederick Olmstead
1841–1842
Birth Location: Tecumseh, Lenawee, MI
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Lewis Olmstead
1837–1893
Birth Location: NY?
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Lovina Olmstead
1839–1898
Birth Location: Tecumseh?, Lenawee, MI
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Shubael Olmstead
1845–1917
Birth Location: Tecumseh, Lenawee, MI
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Luther Olmstead's Ancestors

Self
Luther Olmstead
1808–1852
Birth Place: Sharon, Litchfield, CT
Parents
Benjamin Goodrich Olmstead
1777–1856
Sharon, Litchfield, CT
Elizabeth (Everett) Northrop
1783–1872
Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
Grandparents
Hezekiah Olmstead
1750–1820
Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
Sarah Gale
1755–1812
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Olmstead
1706–1738
Millicent Goodrich
1723–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Olmstead
1682–1749
Hannah Ketchum
1683–1751
Col. Goodrich
1667–1755
Prudence Churchill
1678–1752

Luther Olmstead's Descendants

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Luther (Jackson) Olmstead (26 FEB 1808–5 MAR 1852) m. Laura (Ann) Waldo (3 JUL 1815–21 AUG 1853)
  1. 1. Frederick (Dwight) Olmstead 1841–1842
  2. 2. Lewis (Edwin) Olmstead 1837–1893 m. Cynthia (Marie) Spofford 1843–1880
    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
  3. 3. Lovina (Scott) Olmstead 1839–1898 m. James (Francis) Smiley 1835–1899
    1. 1. Howard (Dwight) Smiley 1877–1940 m. Jessie (Smith) Davison 1875–1908 m. Inez (Loraine) Powers 1889–1920 m. Clover Roe 1880–1944
    2. 2. Kate (Laura) Smiley 1872–1872
    3. 3. Mary (Frances) Smiley 1863–1911 m. Charles (S) Hitchcock 1858–1908
      1. 1. James (Smiley) Hitchcock 1885–1962 m. Helen (Frances) Youngman 1896–1967
        1. 1. Barbara (Jane) Hitchcock 1918–2006 m. Russell Wahmann 1923– m. Charles (Ross) Meyers 1898–1911 m. Walter (Wayne) Osborne 1923–
        2. 2. Mary (Frances) Hitchcock 1916–1918
    4. 4. Robinson (James) Smiley 1867–1877
  4. 4. Shubael (Waldo) Olmstead 1845–1917 m. Mary (Abigail) Hamilton 1834–1890
    1. 1. Frederick (R.) Olmstead 1877–1906
    2. 2. James Olmstead 1874–1875
    3. 3. Ruth (M.) Olmstead 1888–1889
    4. 4. Susan (F.) Olmstead 1879–1880

Luther Olmstead's Timeline

2 Records

1808
26 FEB 1808
Birth of Luther Jackson Olmstead in Sharon, Litchfield, CT
Sharon, Litchfield, CT
1852
5 MAR 1852
Age 44
Death of Luther Jackson Olmstead in Tecumseh, Lenawee, MI
Tecumseh, Lenawee, MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1808
    Event Place: Sharon, Litchfield, CT
    Record Source: 1409.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 MAR 1852
    Event Place: Tecumseh, Lenawee, MI
    Record Source: 1409.FTW
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