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Rebecca Olmstead 1624–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1624

Birth Location: Of, Essex, England

Death Date: 24 Feb 1698

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Richard Olmstead

Mother: Frances Slany

Spouse(s): Thomas Newell

Children(s): Samuel Newell

In 1624, Rebecca Olmstead entered the world in Of, Essex, England, born to Richard Olmstead And Frances Slany. Rebecca Olmstead married Thomas Newell, and had children including Samuel Ensign Newell. Rebecca Olmstead passed away in 1698 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1624, Rebecca Olmstead entered the world in Of, Essex, England, born to Richard Olmstead And Frances Slany.
  • Rebecca Olmstead married Thomas Newell, and had children including Samuel Ensign Newell.
  • Rebecca Olmstead passed away in 1698 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Rebecca Olmstead's Ancestors

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Rebecca Olmstead
1624–1698
Birth Place: Of, Essex, England
Parents
Richard Olmstead
1579–1641
Great Leighs, Essex, England
Frances Slany
1587–1630
Fairsted, Essex, England
Grandparents
James Olmstead
1550–1595
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Jane Bristow
1554–1595
Great Leighs, Essex, England
Thomas Slany
1563–
Great Leighs, Essex, England
Slany
1563–1630
Great Leighs, Essex, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Olmstead's Descendants

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Rebecca Olmstead (1624–24 Feb 1698) m. Thomas Newell (1620–13 Sep 1689)
  1. 1. Samuel (Ensign) Newell 1660–1753 m. Mary Hart 1666–1752
    1. 1. Sarah Newell 1707–1796 m. Hezekiah Gridley 1701–1776
      1. 1. Luke Gridley 1734–1810 m. Mary ((Marah)) Hart 1743–1817
        1. 1. Lott Gridley 1774–1849 m. Dorcas Linsley 1779–1824

Rebecca Olmstead's Timeline

2 Records

1624
1624
Birth of Rebecca Olmstead in Of, Essex, England
Of, Essex, England
1698
24 Feb 1698
Age 74
Death of Rebecca Olmstead in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Of, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Candee genealogy : with notices of allied families of Allyn, Catlin, Cooke, Mallery, Newell, Norton, Pynchon, and Wadsworth

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1698
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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