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Richard Olmstead 1692–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1692

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 1776

Death Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Lt. Olmstead

Mother: Mary Benedict

Spouse(s): Mary Betts

Children(s): Daniel Olmstead, John Olmsted, Justus Olmstead, Richard Olmsted, Thomas Olmstead, Hepzibah Olmstead, Samuel Olmstead, Mary Olmstead, Jesse Olmstead, Stephen Olmstead

Richard Olmstead was born in 1692 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Lt John Olmstead And Mary Benedict. Richard Olmstead married Mary Betts, and had children including Daniel Olmstead, Hepzibah Olmstead, Jesse Olmstead, John Olmsted, Justus Olmstead, Mary Olmstead, Richard Olmsted, Samuel Olmstead, Stephen Olmstead, Thomas Olmstead. Richard Olmstead passed away in 1776 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Olmstead was born in 1692 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Lt John Olmstead And Mary Benedict.
  • Richard Olmstead married Mary Betts, and had children including Daniel Olmstead, Hepzibah Olmstead, Jesse Olmstead, John Olmsted, Justus Olmstead, Mary Olmstead, Richard Olmsted, Samuel Olmstead, Stephen Olmstead, Thomas Olmstead.
  • Richard Olmstead passed away in 1776 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt. Olmstead
1649–1704
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
LO
Mary Benedict
1650–1693
Birth Location: Southold, Long Island, New York, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary Betts
1694–1786
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
MB

Children(s)

Daniel Olmstead
1731–1806
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Connecticut
DO
John Olmsted
1714–1788
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
JO
Justus Olmstead
1731–1813
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States,
JO
Richard Olmsted
1717–1752
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
RO
Thomas Olmstead
1722–1757
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
TO
Hepzibah Olmstead
1726–1753
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
HO
Samuel Olmstead
1734–1820
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
SO
Mary Olmstead
1738–1746
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
MO
Jesse Olmstead
1739–
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
JO
Stephen Olmstead
1720–1814
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
SO

Richard Olmstead's Ancestors

Self
Richard Olmstead
1692–1776
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Lt. John Olmstead
1649–1704
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Mary Benedict
1650–1693
Southold, Long Island, New York, USA
Grandparents
Richard Olmstead
1612–1687
Fairsted, Essex, England
Elizabeth Haugh
1620–1672
England
Thomas (Benedict) I
1617–1690
Stratton St Michael, Norfolk, England
Mary Brigham
1619–1719
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Olmstead
1579–1641
Frances Slany
1581–1630
Atherton Haugh
1593–1650
Elizabeth Bulkeley
–1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Olmstead
1551–1595
Jane Bristow
1554–
Richard Slany
1547–1599

Richard Olmstead's Descendants

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Richard Olmstead (1692–16 Oct 1776) m. Mary Betts (31 Mar 1694–1786)
  1. 1. Daniel Olmstead 1731–1806
  2. 2. John Olmsted 1714–1788
  3. 3. Justus Olmstead 1731–1813
  4. 4. Richard Olmsted 1717–1752
  5. 5. Thomas Olmstead 1722–1757
  6. 6. Hepzibah Olmstead 1726–1753
  7. 7. Samuel Olmstead 1734–1820
  8. 8. Mary Olmstead 1738–1746
  9. 9. Jesse Olmstead 1739–
  10. 10. Stephen Olmstead 1720–1814

Richard Olmstead's Timeline

2 Records

1692
1692
Birth of Richard Olmstead in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1776
16 Oct 1776
Age 84
Death of Richard Olmstead in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1776
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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