Roswell
Olmsted
Born in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Olmstead
and Mary (Cadwell) Olmstead
Brother of
Daniel Olmstead Jr., Timothy Olmsted, Lydia (Olmstead) Gilbert, Sarah (Olmsted) Webster and Abigail (Olmsted) Butler
Husband of
Elizabeth (Stanley) Olmsted
— married
about 1755 [location unknown]
Husband of
Hannah (Bidwell) Olmsted
— married
1780 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Olmsted, Elizabeth (Olmsted) Welsh II, Lucy (Olmsted) Watson, Elihu Olmsted and Stanley Olmsted
Died
at age 65
in Harwinton, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jul 2016
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Biography
Corporal Roswell Olmsted served with 17th Continental Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Roswell Olmsted is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A086310.
Birth year is 1733/34 due to date shift.
Baptized at W. Hartford, Conn., Mar. 17, 1734; d. Feb. 15, 1800; m. (1) Elizabeth Stanley; bap. May 2, 1736; dau, of Samuel and Anne (Bracey) Stanley; (2) Mrs. Hannah (Bidwell) Foote; b. Oct. 11, 1741; d. Apr. 15, 1804; dau. of Jonathon and Hannah (Hubbard) Bidwell, of Farmington, Conn., and widow of Samuel Foote. Roswell Olmsted served in the Revolutionary War.[1]
Husband of Elizabeth Stanley with whom had three children: Elizabeth (1758-died at less than one month old), Elizabeth (c.1760), and Lucy (1764).
Following Elizabeth's death, Roswell married Mrs. Hannah Bidwell, widow of Samuel Foote. Together, they had two sons, Elihu (1782), and Stanley (1784).
Roswell died 15 February 1800 and is buried next to his wife in the Torringford Cemetery, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut.[2]
Research Note
Roswell is DAR Patriot A-086310 with the comment "Treat as New Ancestor."
Sources
- ↑ 1912 genealogy "Olmsted Family in America"; p. 20, 28, #121.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #122914611
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 18, 2016; "treat as new ancestor"), "Record of Roswell Olmstead", Ancestor # A086310.
- Olmste(a)d files of Walt Steesy
- Record of Deaths in Torringford, Torrington, 1777-1884 (Connecticut State Library)
- Warren, Israel P., 1887, The Stanley families of America: as descended from John, Timothy, and Thomas Stanley of Hartford, Conn., 1636. https://archive.org/details/stanleyfamilieso00byuwarr/page/73/
- Olmsted, Henry King, M.D. Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America (A.T. De La Mare, New York, 1912); pgs. 20, 28, #121
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Walt Steesy
William Stanley
Looks like a match to me. Sorry i missed the original as i was build on Elizabeth (Stanley) line.
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by William Stanley
Walt Steesy
Olmsted-4001 and Olmsted-1170 appear to represent the same person because: Same person.
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by Walt Steesy
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