Person:Louisa Olmstead (2)

Louisa H Olmstead

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m. 14 Jun 1843

Facts and Events

Name	Louisa H Olmstead
Gender	Female
Birth^[1]	Abt 1829	New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Marriage	14 Jun 1843	Connecticut, United Statesto William E Brockway
Census^[1]	1850	Hudson, Columbia, New York, United Statesliving in a boarding house with her daughter in the town where her husband is jailed

Notes

her ancestry is still a mystery
in 1843, in CT, when barely 15 years old, she married "William E Brockway", later a notorious counterfeiter (aka "Long Bill Brockway" or "Edward W Spencer")
in 1846, first son, William, was born ; he died a year later
in 1848, first and only daughter, Louisa was born
Abt 1849, her husband was arrested and jailed in Hudson, NY
in 1850 census, Louisa and daughter were in a boarding house in Hudson, NY
in 1853, second son, Francis, was born in Manhattan, NY
Louisa has not been found in any records after this and daughter Louisa was sent to Europe for schooling
Bef 1857, her husband remarried and began using the name "Edward W Spencer"

a biography for her husband, William E Brockway [1], states that she was "a cousin of the landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted" - I haven't investigated this claim yet. --cos1776 21:43, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 GXF6-L2K, in FamilySearch Family Tree
includes sources, last accessed Jun 2022.