Richard Olney (abt. 1769 - 1841)

Born about 1769 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

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Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1841 at about age 72 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Richard Olney Jr. was born the son of Richard Olney and Sibella Leland. His dad died when he was very young, and he was raised by his mother and step-father, John Ballou. John adopted Richard and made him his heir. He grew up to be "a very worthy and enterprising" man. He went into successful trade in Burrillville, and later in Providence, R. I., accumulated a handsome property, and finally settled in Oxford, Mass., where he became an influential citizen. He is the grandfather of U.S. Secretary of State and Presidential Candidate Richard Olney

Children

Children of Richard Olney and Abigail Wilson:

1. Lucina A. Olney (1796 – 1870)
2. Cynthia (Olney) White (1797–1881)
3. Hannah (Olney) Wheeler (1799–1850)​
4. Wilson Olney (1802–1874)
5. Lucinda Olney (1803)
6. Simon Leland Olney (1805 – 1865)
7. Amy Olney (1807)
8. Elisha Olney (1809 – 1877)
9. Moses Olney (1814 – 1820)
10. Abigail Olney (1817 – 1883)
11. William Bond Olney (1819 – 1899)

Burial

Richard Olney was buried at South Cemetery in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #66762733

• Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890. An Elaborate History And Genealogy of the Ballous In America. [Providence: Press of E. L. Freeman & son], 1888. Pages 114-115
• Hurd, Charles Edwin. Genealogy and History of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (New England Historical Publishing Company, Boston, 1902). Page 503-506