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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: (Lieut.) Olmsted

Mother: Mary Benedict

Spouse(s): Mary Betts

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

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

Immediate Family

Parents

(Lieut.) Olmsted
1649–1704
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Benedict
1656–1693
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary Betts
1693–1786
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
MB

Children(s)

John Olmstead
1715–1807
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
JO
Samuel Olmstead
1734–1820
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
SO
jesse Olmstead
1739–
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
jO
Mary Olmstead
1738–1746
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
MO
Hepzibah Olmsted
1726–1753
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
HO
Daniel Olmsted
1731–1806
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
DO
justus Olmstead
1729–1782
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
jO
Thomas Olmsted
1722–1757
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
TO
Stephen Olmsted
1720–1814
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
SO
Richard Olmsted
1717–1752
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Richard Olmstead's Ancestors

Self
Richard Olmstead
1692–1776
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
(Lieut.) John Olmsted
1649–1704
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary Benedict
1656–1693
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Olmsted) II
1612–1687
Fairsted, Essex, England
Elizabeth Haugh
1616–1672
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Benedict
1617–1690
Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Bridgum
1620–1719
New York, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Olmsted
1579–1641
Frances Slany
1587–1630
Atherton Haugh
1579–1650
Elizabeth Bulkeley
1579–1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Olmsted
1550–1595
Jane BRISTOW
1554–1595
Thomas Slany
1563–1595
Frances
1563–1630

Richard Olmstead's Descendants

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Richard Olmstead (1692–16 Oct 1776) m. Mary Betts (10 Sep 1693–31 Jan 1786)
  1. 1. John Olmstead 1715–1807 m. Phebe 1717–1743 m. Joanna 1725–1821
    1. 1. joanna Olmstead 1748–1807
    2. 2. Benjamin Olmsted 1770–
    3. 3. darius Olmstead 1750–1842
    4. 4. stephan Olmstead 1745–
    5. 5. Sarah Olmsted 1744–1793
    6. 6. Richard Olmsted 1735–1810 m. Eunice Noble 1750–1820
      1. 1. Elizabeth Olmsted 1779–
      2. 2. Stephen (Richard) Olmsted 1781–1834 m. Cornelia VanBuren 1784–1846
        1. 1. Stephen (Samuel) Olmsted 1811–1897 m. Sarah (N) McMorris 1811–1887 m. Clarissa McMorris 1813–1885
        2. 2. Martha Olmsted 1804–1877 m. Ruben (C) Wetmore 1798–
        3. 3. Lorinda Olmsted 1806–1807
        4. 4. Gideon (Noble) Olmsted 1808–1884 m. Mary Merrill 1811–1865 m. Elizabeth Olmsted 1831–
        5. 5. Henry (Benjamin) Olmsted 1809–1894 m. Sarah (F) Bemis 1810–1838 m. Catherine Wilder 1815–1890
        6. 6. John Olmsted 1818–1886 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Gurnsey 1822–1870
        7. 7. Richard Olmsted 1816–1847 m. Louisa Crabbe 1816–1900
        8. 8. Martin (Van Buren) Olmsted 1816–1878 m. Catherine (Maria) Shellman 1826–1906
        9. 9. Sarah (Ann) Olmsted 1821–1887 m. Daniel (Tanner) Brown 1811–1873
        10. 10. Elizabeth (Maria) Olmsted 1823–1856 m. Cyrus (T.) Haywood 1822–
        11. 11. Eunice Olmsted 1825–1904 m. Jacob Beltz 1822–1863
      3. 3. Anna Olmsted 1776–
      4. 4. Martha Olmsted 1774–
      5. 5. Sarah Olmsted 1772–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Olmsted 1770–
      7. 7. Laura Olmsted 1768–
  2. 2. Samuel Olmstead 1734–1820
  3. 3. jesse Olmstead 1739–
  4. 4. Mary Olmstead 1738–1746
  5. 5. Hepzibah Olmsted 1726–1753
  6. 6. Daniel (Captain) Olmsted 1731–1806
    1. 1. Rebecca Olmstead –1850
  7. 7. justus Olmstead 1729–1782
  8. 8. Thomas Olmsted 1722–1757
  9. 9. Stephen Olmsted 1720–1814
  10. 10. Richard Olmsted 1717–1752

Richard Olmstead's Timeline

6 Records

1692
1692
Birth of Richard Olmstead in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1692
1692
Birth of Richard Olmstead in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1692
1692
Birth of Richard Olmstead
None
1776
16 Oct 1776
Age 84
Death of Richard Olmstead in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1776
16 Oct 1776
Age 84
Death of Richard Olmstead in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1776
16 Oct 1776
Age 84
Death of Richard Olmstead
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: Norwalk; Birth state: CT
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1776
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: Norwalk; Birth state: CT
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1776
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1776
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