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William Osborn 1709 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1709

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Death Date: 16 Feb 1795

Death Location: Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut

Father: David Osborn

Mother: Dorothy Bulkley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Turney, Martha Lyon

Children(s): Dorothy Osborn, Hezekiah Osborn, William Osborn, Isaac Osborn, Elizabeth Osborn, Hannah Osborn, Grace Osborn, Mary Osborn, Lois Osborn, Comfort Osborn, Mindwell Osborn, Sarah Osborn, Dolly Osborn, Jemimah Osborn

William Osborn was born in 1709 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, the child of David Osborn and Dorothy Bulkley. In 1783, William Osborn resided in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut. William Osborn married Elizabeth Turney, Martha Mary Lyon, and had children including Dorothy Osborn, Hezekiah Osborn, William Osborn, Isaac Osborn, Elizabeth Osborn, Hannah Osborn, Grace Osborn, Mary Osborn, Lois Osborn, Comfort Osborn, Mindwell Osborn, Sarah Osborn, Dolly Osborn, Jemimah Osborn. William Osborn passed away in 1795 in Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • William Osborn was born in 1709 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, the child of David Osborn and Dorothy Bulkley.
  • In 1783, William Osborn resided in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
  • William Osborn married Elizabeth Turney, Martha Mary Lyon, and had children including Dorothy Osborn, Hezekiah Osborn, William Osborn, Isaac Osborn, Elizabeth Osborn, Hannah Osborn, Grace Osborn, Mary Osborn, Lois Osborn, Comfort Osborn, Mindwell Osborn, Sarah Osborn, Dolly Osborn, Jemimah Osborn.
  • William Osborn passed away in 1795 in Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Osborn
1686 – 1727
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Dorothy Bulkley
1686 – 1734
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Turney
1715 – 1741
Birth Location: –
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Martha Lyon
1714 – 1796
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Children(s)

Dorothy Osborn
1734 – 1757
Birth Location: Fairfield, Farfield, Connecticut
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Hezekiah Osborn
1738 –
Birth Location: Fairfield, Farfield, Connecticut
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William Osborn
1738 –
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Isaac Osborn
1740 –
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Elizabeth Osborn
1742 –
Birth Location: Fairfieild, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Hannah Osborn
1744 –
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Grace Osborn
1746 –
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Mary Osborn
1748 –
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Lois Osborn
1751 – 1829
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Comfort Osborn
1753 – 1844
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Mindwell Osborn
1754 – 1826
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Sarah Osborn
1756 –
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Dolly Osborn
1759 – 1847
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Jemimah Osborn
Birth Location: –
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William Osborn's Ancestors

Self
William Osborn
1709 – 1795
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Parents
David Osborn
1686 – 1727
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Dorothy Bulkley
1686 – 1734
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Grandparents
John Osborn
1654 – 1709
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Sarah Bennett
1654 – 1726
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Peter Bulkeley
1643 – 1691
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Margaret Bulkeley
1645 – 1691
Great-Grandparents
James Bennett
1618 – 1659
Anna Wheeler
1617 – 1659
Peter Bulkeley
1583 – 1658
Grace Chetwoode
1602 – 1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wheeler
1580 – 1654
Anne Halsey
1591 – 1659
Dorothy Chetwood
1570 – 1629

William Osborn's Descendants

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William Osborn (16 Apr 1709 – 16 Feb 1795) m. Elizabeth Turney (abt 1715 – 16 Feb 1741) m. Martha (Mary) Lyon (15 Oct 1714 – 06 Jan 1796)
  1. 1. Dorothy Osborn (23 Aug 1734 – 1757)
  2. 2. Hezekiah Osborn (19 Jul 1738 – )
  3. 3. William Osborn (19 Jul 1738 – )
  4. 4. Isaac Osborn (6 Sep 1740 – )
  5. 5. Elizabeth Osborn (2 Jul 1742 – )
  6. 6. Hannah Osborn (30 Mar 1744 – )
  7. 7. Grace Osborn (23 Nov 1746 – )
  8. 8. Mary Osborn (17 Jan 1748 – )
  9. 9. Lois Osborn (20 Dec 1751 – 1829) m. Stephen Andress (21 Dec 1747 – 1820)
    1. 1. William Andress (20 Feb 1770 – 1819)
    2. 2. Lydia (Andress) Andrews (3 Mar 1784 – 1 Apr 1854) m. Eniel Palmer (17 Jul 1773 – 1860)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Palmer (Mar 1810 – 3 Nov 1877)
      2. 2. James (Wellington) Palmer (1815 – 6 Jul 1888) m. Julia (Ann) Palmer (1825 – 1884)
        1. 1. Ladorna (C) Palmer (1856 – )
        2. 2. Wallace (J) Palmer (1858 – )
        3. 3. Julia (Anne) Palmer (6 Oct 1865 – 1 Jul 1947)
      3. 3. Norris (Lovern) Palmer (1818 – 1904)
      4. 4. Lucinda Palmer (14 Mar 1823 – 16 May 1910) m. Addison (C) Pratt (1 Sep 1818 – 15 Sep 1880)
        1. 1. Leffie (Marinda) Pratt (14 Apr 1852 – 7 Sep 1919)
        2. 2. Clarinda Pratt (2 Apr 1857 – 26 Dec 1932) m. Alvin Halladay (1 Jun 1858 – 27 Apr 1933)
        3. 3. Phylena Halladay (15 Dec 1858 – 9 February 1944)
        4. 4. William (Henry) Pratt (16 Jan 1861 – 31 Jan 1941)
        5. 5. Edward (A) Pratt (Abt 1862 – )
        6. 6. James (D) Pratt (Abt 1867 – )
        7. 7. Adelbert Pratt (1868 – 1954)
      5. 5. Robert (Henry) Palmer (1824 – )
  10. 10. Comfort Osborn (10 Mar 1753 – 13 May 1844)
  11. 11. Mindwell Osborn (18 Mar 1754 – 12 May 1826) m. Silliman Godfrey ( – 1 Mar 1829)
  12. 12. Sarah Osborn (8 Aug 1756 – )
  13. 13. Dolly Osborn (12 Oct 1759 – 19 Mar 1847)
  14. 14. Jemimah Osborn

William Osborn's Timeline

6 Records

1709
16 Apr 1709
Birth of William Osborn in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
1709
22 May 1709
William Osborn was baptized in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
1783
Abt 1783
Age 74
William Osborn resided here in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 81
William Osborn resided here in Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut
Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut
1795
16 Feb 1795
Age 86
Death of William Osborn in Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut
Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut
1795
1795
Age 86
William Osborn - Probate in Hartford County, Connecticut
Hartford County, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1709
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1272.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LKO
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 May 1709
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1783
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut; Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 240; Family History Library Film: 0568141

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: The Bulkeley genealogy : Rev. Peter Bulkeley, being an account of his career, his ancestry, the ancestry of his two wives, and

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1795
    Event Place: Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Hartford County, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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