Elizabeth (Olmsted) Butler (1642 - 1681)

Born 20 Nov 1642 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1681 at age 38 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Descendant of James Olmsted.

"(16) ELIZABETH OLMSTED, b. at Hartford, Conn.; d. Oct. 12, 1681; m. Samuel Butler; d. Dec. 20, 1692, in Wethersfield, Conn.; son of (Deacon) Richard and Elizabeth (Bigelow) Butler."^[1]

Elizabeth Olmsted is an ancestor of President Millard Fillmore^[2]

• The surname is correctly spelled without the "a", i.e., Olmsted.
• Elizabeth's brother, Joseph Olmsted, married Elizabeth Butler (sister to Daniel Butler)
• Elizabeth's sister, Mabel Olmsted, married Daniel Butler (brother to Samuel Butler)

Birth

20 Nov 1642, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT, United States^[3]

Death

17 Oct 1681, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States^[4][5][6]

Research Notes

Elizabeth is listed as Mary in New England Marriages Prior to 1700 By Clarence Almon Torrey, pg 127^[7]

Butler, Samuel (1639-1692) and Mary [Olmstead] (1646-17 Oct 1681, Weathersfield), Haddam, CT; b. 1665; Hartford/Weathersfield

I believe Torry confused Elizabeth with an older sister, Mary, who was born and died in 1646. Of course, the family might have reused the name and she could be "Mary Elizabeth" but no other records have led to that conclusion.

Sources

1. ↑ Olmsted: Page 17
2. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.
3. ↑ Family Data Collection-Individual Records. Edmund West, comp. Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,4725::0 tid=55305322&pid=780
4. ↑ Millennium File. Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7249::0
5. ↑ Family Data Collection-Deaths. Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,5771::0
6. ↑ International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,60541::0
7. ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004 [available on ancestry--subscription required]

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, ancestry.com
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Olmsted, Henry King, M.D. Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America (A.T. De La Mare, New York, 1912); pgs. 12, 17, #16