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Thomas Olney 1661–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1661

Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1 Mar 1718

Death Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Thomas Jr.

Mother: Elizabeth Marsh

Spouse(s): Lydia Barnes

Children(s): Lydia Olney, Phebe Olney, Sarah Olney, Thomas Olney, Elizabeth Olney, Anne Olney, Mary Olney, Obadiah Olney

The story of Thomas Olney began in 1661 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas Olney married Lydia Barnes, and had children including Anne Olney, Elizabeth Olney, Lydia Olney, Mary Olney, Obadiah Olney, Phebe Olney, Sarah Olney, Thomas Olney. Thomas Olney passed away in 1718 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Olney began in 1661 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Thomas Olney married Lydia Barnes, and had children including Anne Olney, Elizabeth Olney, Lydia Olney, Mary Olney, Obadiah Olney, Phebe Olney, Sarah Olney, Thomas Olney.
  • Thomas Olney passed away in 1718 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Olney's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Olney
1661–1718
Birth Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Olney Jr.
1632–1722
St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Marsh
–1722
Grandparents
Thomas (Olney) Sr.
1600–1682
St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Marie Ashton
1605–
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Olney
1574–1650
James Ashton
1580–1651
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Olney's Descendants

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Thomas Olney (7 May 1661–1 Mar 1718) m. Lydia Barnes (1668–1772)
  1. 1. Lydia Olney 1688–1749 m. Hope Angell 1682–1759
    1. 1. Abiah Angell 1715–
    2. 2. Oliver Angell 1717–1799
    3. 3. Lydia Angell 1718–1802
    4. 4. Elisha Angell 1719–1799
    5. 5. Mary Angell 1722–
    6. 6. Thomas Angell 1724–
    7. 7. James Angell 1731–1806
  2. 2. Phebe Olney 1689–
  3. 3. Sarah Olney 1693– m. Philip Smith 1691–
  4. 4. Thomas Olney 1696–1758
  5. 5. Elizabeth Olney 1698–
  6. 6. Anne Olney 1700–1794 m. Robert Smith 1698–
  7. 7. Mary Olney 1702–
  8. 8. Obadiah Olney 1710–1792

Thomas Olney's Timeline

2 Records

1661
7 May 1661
Birth of Thomas Olney in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1718
1 Mar 1718
Age 57
Death of Thomas Olney in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1661
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 127
    [2] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts
    [3] Rhode Island, U.S., Birth Index, 1636-1930
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4000.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Olney : An Original Proprietor of Providence, R I , Who Ca

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A genealogy of the descendants of Thomas Olney : an original proprietor of Providence, R.I., who came from England in 1635

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1718
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Olney : An Original Proprietor of Providence, R I , Who Ca

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