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Samuel Dunning Olmstead 1774 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1774

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1863

Death Location: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Samuel OLMSTED

Mother: Anne Dunning

Spouse(s): Mercy Keeler

Children(s): Smith Olmsted

The story of Samuel Dunning Olmstead began in 1774 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Samuel Dunning Olmstead married Mercy Keeler, and had children including Smith Walter Olmsted. Samuel Dunning Olmstead passed away in 1863 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Dunning Olmstead began in 1774 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Samuel Dunning Olmstead married Mercy Keeler, and had children including Smith Walter Olmsted.
  • Samuel Dunning Olmstead passed away in 1863 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel OLMSTED
1746 – 1816
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA
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Anne Dunning
1750 – 1801
Birth Location: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Keeler
1775 – 1817
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Smith Olmsted
1807 – 1863
Birth Location: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Olmstead's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Olmstead
1774 – 1863
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel OLMSTED
1746 – 1816
Ridgefield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA
Anne Dunning
1750 – 1801
Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Olmstead Olmsted) (Fairchild)
1706 – 1761
Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Sarah FAIRCHILD
1722 – 1776
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
David Dunning
1722 – 1777
Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Comstock)
1678 – 1715
Mercy Comstock
1676 – 1752
John Dunning
1681 – 1734
Sarah Lambert
1689 – 1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Olmsted
1645 – 1731
Benjamin Dunning
1647 – 1708
Mary Jewett
1654 – 1710
Jesse Lambert
1658 – 1718
Deborah Lambert
1658 – 1719

Samuel Olmstead's Descendants

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Samuel (Dunning) Olmstead (17 Dec 1774 – 20 Feb 1863) m. Mercy Keeler (14 Jan 1775 – 8 June 1817)
  1. 1. Smith (Walter) Olmsted (01 Jun 1807 – 06 Jun 1863) m. Hester Grumman (20 Nov 1808 – 1892)
    1. 1. Daniel (Grumman) Olmstead (13 Nov 1831 – 05 Jan 1922) m. Mary (Belinda) Pratt (28 Jun 1847 – 1911)
      1. 1. Sarah (Hester (Sadie)) Olmstead (26 FEB 1867 – 11 MAY 1949) m. Jesse (Covert) Joralemon
        1. 1. Walter (C) Joralemon m. Mary Hightower

Samuel Olmstead's Timeline

2 Records

1774
17 Dec 1774
Birth of Samuel Dunning Olmstead in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1863
20 Feb 1863
Age 89
Death of Samuel Dunning Olmstead in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1774
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1863
    Event Place: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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