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Samuel Olmstead 1715–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 MAR 1715

Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Death Date: 10 JUN 1788

Death Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Daniel Olmstead

Mother: Hannah Ketchum

Spouse(s): Abiah Smith

Children(s): Jared Olmstead, Daniel Olmstead

Samuel Olmstead was born in 1715 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America, the child of Daniel Olmstead And Hannah Lindall Ketchum. Samuel Olmstead married Abiah Smith, and had children including Daniel Olmstead, Jared Olmstead. Samuel Olmstead passed away in 1788 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Olmstead was born in 1715 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America, the child of Daniel Olmstead And Hannah Lindall Ketchum.
  • Samuel Olmstead married Abiah Smith, and had children including Daniel Olmstead, Jared Olmstead.
  • Samuel Olmstead passed away in 1788 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Olmstead
1682–1749
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Hannah Ketchum
1683–1751
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Abiah Smith
1717–1796
Birth Location: Newtown,Fairfield,Connecticut,United States
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Children(s)

Jared Olmstead
1753–1825
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Daniel Olmstead
1737–1814
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Samuel Olmstead's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Olmstead
1715–1788
Birth Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Parents
Daniel Olmstead
1682–1749
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Hannah (Lindall) Ketchum
1683–1751
Norwalk, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Olmstead
1649–1704
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Mary Benedict
1650–1693
Southold, Suffolk, New York, British Colonial America
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 (27 MAR 1715–10 JUN 1788) m. Abiah Smith (1717–30 APR 1796)
  1. 1. Jared Olmstead 1753–1825 m. Hannah Betts 1755–1826
    1. 1. Lewis Olmstead 1774–1847 m. Sarah Bennett 1777–1855
      1. 1. Philo Olmstead 1795–1874 m. Phebe Gray 1794–1850
        1. 1. Hiram Olmstead 1821–1896 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hanford 1827–1917
  2. 2. Daniel Olmstead 1737–1814 m. Jemima (Benedict) Smith 1744–1827

Samuel Olmstead's Timeline

3 Records

1715
27 MAR 1715
Birth of Samuel Olmstead in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1788
10 JUL 1788
Age 73
Samuel Olmstead was christened in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1788
10 JUN 1788
Age 73
Death of Samuel Olmstead in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1715
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 March 2019, 20:44), entry for Samuel Olmsted(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8PJ-JBW
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 February 2019), Samuell Olmstead, 27 Mar 1715; citing Birth, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272242.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Samuell Olmstead in entry for Abiah Olmstead, 19 Jan 1738; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Samuell Olmstead, 27 Mar 1715; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1788
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 March 2019, 20:44), entry for Samuel Olmsted(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8PJ-JBW
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Samuell Olmstead in entry for Abiah Olmstead, 19 Jan 1738; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 March 2019, 20:44), entry for Samuel Olmsted(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8PJ-JBW
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Samuell Olmstead in entry for Abiah Olmstead, 19 Jan 1738; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 March 2019, 20:44), entry for Samuel Olmsted(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8PJ-JBW
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Samuell Olmstead in entry for Abiah Olmstead, 19 Jan 1738; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 March 2019, 20:44), entry for Samuel Olmsted(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8PJ-JBW
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Samuell Olmstead in entry for Abiah Olmstead, 19 Jan 1738; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1788
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 March 2019, 20:44), entry for Samuel Olmsted(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8PJ-JBW
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 February 2019), Samuel Olmsted, 10 Jun 1788; citing Death, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272242.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 11 February 2018), Samuell Olmstead in entry for Abiah Olmstead, 19 Jan 1738; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
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