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Samuel Olmstead 1706–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1706

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 31 MAR 1761

Death Location: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Nathan Olmstead

Mother: Sarah Keeler

Spouse(s): Sarah Fairchild

Children(s): Samuel Olmstead

Samuel Olmstead was born in 1706 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Nathan Olmstead And Sarah Keeler. Samuel Olmstead married Sarah Fairchild, and had children including Samuel Olmstead. Samuel Olmstead passed away in 1761 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Olmstead was born in 1706 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Nathan Olmstead And Sarah Keeler.
  • Samuel Olmstead married Sarah Fairchild, and had children including Samuel Olmstead.
  • Samuel Olmstead passed away in 1761 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Samuel Olmstead's Ancestors

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Samuel Olmstead
1706–1761
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Nathan Olmstead
1678–1716
Norwalk, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Sarah Keeler
1678–1706
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Grandparents
James Olmstead
1645–1731
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Phebe Barlow
1650–1727
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Olmstead
–1687
Elisabeth Haugh
1618–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Atherton Hough
1579–1650
Elizabeth Bulkeley
1579–1643

Samuel Olmstead's Descendants

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Samuel Olmstead (1706–31 MAR 1761) m. Sarah Fairchild (1709–1776)
  1. 1. Samuel Olmstead 1747–1829 m. Anna Dunning 1747–1801
    1. 1. Samuel (Dunning) Olmstead 1775–1863 m. Marcy Keeler 1775–1817
      1. 1. Lewis Olmstead 1797–1861 m. Sarah (De) Forest 1794–1867
        1. 1. Maria Olmstead 1822–1861 m. Charles Seymour 1816–1875

Samuel Olmstead's Timeline

2 Records

1706
1706
Birth of Samuel Olmstead in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1761
31 MAR 1761
Age 55
Death of Samuel Olmstead in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 19:49), entry for Samuel Olmstead(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTM7-TJQ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Samuel Olmsted, 31 Mar 1761; citing , reference v 56 p 2; FHL microfilm 3,372.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
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    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Samuel Olmstead, 1761; Burial, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Sharp Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 43163533, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Samuel Olmsted, 31 Mar 1761; citing Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,177.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sharp Hill Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 19:49), entry for Samuel Olmstead(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTM7-TJQ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Samuel Olmsted, 1761; Burial, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Sharp Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 24563522, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Samuel Olmsted, 31 Mar 1761; citing , reference v 56 p 2; FHL microfilm 3,372.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Samuel Olmstead, 1761; Burial, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Sharp Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 43163533, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 MAR 1761
    Event Place: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 19:49), entry for Samuel Olmstead(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTM7-TJQ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Samuel Olmsted, 1761; Burial, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Sharp Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 24563522, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Samuel Olmsted, 31 Mar 1761; citing , reference v 56 p 2; FHL microfilm 3,372.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Samuel Olmstead, 1761; Burial, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Sharp Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 43163533, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Samuel Olmsted, 31 Mar 1761; citing Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,177.

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