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Generation No. 1
1. STEPHEN1 OLMSTEAD, CAPT. was born Abt 1731 in Willaimstown, MA, and died July 10, 1812 in Benson, Rutland Co., VT. He married FEAR ?.
Children of Stephen Olmstead and Fear ? are:
2. i. ASHER2 OLMSTEAD, CAPT., b. 1772, Connecticut; d. February 17, 1851.
3. ii. JESSE OLMSTEAD, b. Abt 1770.
4. iii. STEPHEN OLMSTEAD, b. Abt 1768.
Generation No. 2
2. ASHER2 OLMSTEAD, CAPT. (STEPHEN1) was born 1772 in Connecticut, and died February 17, 1851. He married SALLY ?.
Children of Asher Olmstead and Sally ? are:
5. i. JOEL3 OLMSTEAD, b. July 08, 1803, Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont; d. January 19, 1889, Montgomery Co., MO.
ii. WILLIAM BARBER OLMSTEAD, b. June 30, 1799.
iii. ASHER AGUSTUS OLMSTEAD, b. May 24, 1801.
iv. SALLY MARIA OLMSTEAD, b. May 12, 1805.
3. JESSE OLMSTEAD (STEPHEN1) was born Abt 1770. He married ?.
Children of Jesse Olmstead and ? are:
i. CHANDLER OLMSTEAD, b. March 09, 1789, Benson, Rutland Co., VT.
ii. REUBEN OLMSTEAD, b. November 06, 1790, Benson, Rutland Co., VT.
iii. CYNTHIA OLMSTEAD, b. December 20, 1792, Benson, Rutland Co., VT.
iv. LEWISTER OLMSTEAD, b. December 09, 1795, Benson, Rutland Co., VT.
v. JESSE OLMSTEAD, b. January 10, 1799, Benson, Rutland Co., VT.
vi. RUFUS HICKOX OLMSTEAD, b. April 04, 1802, Benson, Rutland Co., VT.
vii. JULIA OLMSTEAD, b. July 29, 1804, Benson, Rutland Co., VT.
4. STEPHEN OLMSTEAD (STEPHEN1) was born Abt 1768. He married JERUSHA (?).
Children of Stephen Olmstead and Jerusha (?) are:
i. DORCAS OLMSTEAD, b. December 29, 1782, Benson, Rutland Co., VT.
ii. JERUSHA OLMSTEAD, b. December 03, 1785, Benson, Rutland Co., VT; d. Bef 1798, Benson, Rutland Co., VT.
iii. WILLIAM B. OLMSTEAD, b. January 31, 1788.
iv. ANICE OLMSTEAD, b. May 13, 1790.
v. NATHAN OLMSTEAD, b. January 29, 1792.
vi. STEPHEN OLMSTEAD, 3RD, b. December 10, 1793.
vii. JERUSHA OLMSTEAD, b. March 24, 1798.
Generation No. 3
5. JOEL OLMSTEAD (ASHER2, STEPHEN1) was born July 08, 1803 in Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont, and died January 19, 1889 in Montgomery Co., MO. He married MARILLA M. HOWARD January 23, 1829 in Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont.
Children of Joel Olmstead and Marilla Howard are:
i. MAY M. OLMSTEAD, b. 1830.
ii. JULIAN K. OLMSTEAD, b. 1836.
iii. ELIZA. A. OLMSTEAD, b. March 10, 1839, Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont; d. February 10, 1925, Dayton, Iowa; m. JAY DANA MORSE, April 21, 1858, Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont.
For children of Elizabeth A. Olmstead and Jay Dana Morse please refer tp Jay Dana in the Morse Genealogy section.
Last updated 09/26/1998.
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