Person:James Olmstead (23)

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James H Olmstead
b.Abt 1828 Queens County, New York
d.Abt 1861 At Sea
Parents and Siblings
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m. 8 Aug 1824
  1. Lewis Scheiner Olmstead1825 - 1900
  2. John Adams Olmstead1826 - 1897
  3. James H OlmsteadAbt 1828 - Abt 1861
  4. Mary Magdalena Olmstead1830 - Bef 1920
  5. Ann Maria Olmstead1832 -
  6. George Washington Olmstead1834 - Bef 1840
  7. Jane Eliza Olmstead1836 - Abt 1856
  8. Thomas Jefferson Olmstead1838 - Abt 1852
  9. George Washington Olmstead1840 - 1908
  10. Robert Dewitt Clinton Sharp Olmstead1844 - 1916
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 1861
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Facts and Events
Name James H Olmstead
Alt Name James H Olmsted
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] Abt 1828 Queens County, New York
Education[3] 28 Oct 1833 Queens County, New Yorkage 5 - admitted to Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church school
Census[2] 1840 Queens County, New Yorkage 11 - Ward 14, lives with parents
Education[3] 30 May 1842 Queens County, New Yorkage 14 - left school without graduating
Census[3] 1850 Hempstead, Queens, New York, United Statesage 21 - single ; shoemaker ; living in household of older brother Lewis
Marriage Bef 1861 New York City, New York, United Statesto Margaret Glover
Death[1] Abt 1861 At Seaage 33 -
Burial? [unknown]
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Research Notes

  • Per Dunshee 4, James attended the Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church school for 9 years, from 28 Oct 1833 to 30 May 1842 with his brothers and sisters. He did not graduate and left school at the age of 14.
  • POSSIBLE MATCH: Per 1850 Fed census 3, at age 22 he lived in Hempstead, Queens, NY (aka Long Island) in the household of his older brother, Lewis and worked as a shoemaker.
  • Per GOFA1, James married a woman named Margaret Glover and died at sea at approximately 33 years of age. He left no issue.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 9968, in Olmsted, Henry King (1824-1896), and George Kemp Ward (1848-1937). Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America: Embracing the Descendants of James and Richard Olmstead and Covering a Period of Nearly Three Centuries, 1632-1912. (New York: A. T. DeLaMare, 1912)
    424 .

    9968, James; b. 1828; d. at sea, 1861; m. Margaret Glover.
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    [NOTE OF CAUTION: Supposedly this information was given to the compiler by Mrs. Mary Ann Olmstead before her death in 1887. Based on family research done since the 1912 publication of this book, it has become evident that some of the information is incorrect.]

  2. ↑ New York, New York, United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: New York Ward 14, New York, New York; Roll: 307; Page: 414; Image: 839; Family History Library Film: 0017197.
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    Name: Lewis Olarsted [Lewis Olmstead] [Lewis Olmsted] Home in 1840 (City, County, State): New York Ward 14, New York, New York
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 --- [Thos J, 2]
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 --- [Geo Washington, 6]
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2 --- [John Adams, 14, James, 13]
    Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 --- [Lewis, Jr., 15]
    Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 --- [father Lewis]
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 --- [Jane Eliza, 4]
    Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 --- [Anna Amanda, 8]
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 --- [Mary Magdalena, 10]
    Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 --- [mother Mary Ann]
    Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1 --- [father Lewis]
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 --- [parents, Lewis and Mary Ann]
    Total Free White Persons: 10
    Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 10
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    [Note: of course, the unnamed entries are just guesses, but it all fits]

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 POSSIBLE MATCH - Family Recorded, in Queens, New York, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    Year: 1850; Census Place: Hempstead, Queens, New York; Roll: M432_583; Page: 201A; Image: 305.
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    Name: James Olmstead
    Age: 21
    Birth Year: abt 1829
    Birthplace: New York
    Home in 1850: Hempstead, Queens, New York
    Gender: Male
    Family Number: 973

    Household Members: Name Age
    Lewis Olmstead 45
    Hannah A Olmstead 44
    James Olmstead 21 [shoemaker]
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    [cos1776 Note: likely match, but I am not 100% sure.]

  4.   Dunshee, Henry Webb. History of the school of the Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church in the city of New York, from 1633 to 1883: 2d ed., rev. and enl. by authority of consistory. (New York: Print of the Aldine Press, 1883).

    [CATALOGUE OF SCHOLARS-Continued.]
    Page / No. / Pupil / Age / Admitted / Withdrawn / Parent / Residence / Graduated
    146 / 1331 / Schiener, Lewis / 8 / Oct. 28, 1833 / Sept. 27, 1841 / Lewis Olmsted / 148 Elizabeth / ...
    146 / 1332 / Olmsted, James H / 5 / Oct. 28, 1833 / May 30, 1842 / Lewis / 148 Elizabeth / ...
    146 / 1333 / Olmsted, John / 7 / Oct. 28, 1833 / Nov. 25, 1833 / Lewis / 148 Elizabeth / Sept. 27, 1841

    147 / 1381 / Olmsted, Mary M / 4 / June 29, 1835 / Sept. 26, 1842 / Mary Ann / 148 Elizabeth / ...
    151 / 1505 / Olmsted, Ann Maria / 7 / Nov. 25, 1839 / Jan. 30, 1843 / Lewis / 148 Elizabeth / ...
    152 / 1554 / Olmsted, Jane E / 5 / Sept. 27, 1841 / Jan. 30, 1843 / Lewis / 79 Mercer / ...
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    [cos1776 note: Information on siblings is provided for context.]

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