... FIRST TOWN-MEETING IN BATAVIA. (Copy.) "At a Township Meeting held at the House of Wm. Reynolds, in the Town of Batavia, April 4th, 1836, Whereas Alpheus Reynolds, Esq., was called to the chair. Martin Olds chosen Moderator. J. H. Stevens, Jabes Bronson, Clerks, unanimously chosen to form the Board of Election, the following Persons were duly Elected to Office, To Wit Anexed to their Names: ...
... John M. Chapin, John Bassett, Moses Olmsted, School Commissioners; Abel Olds, Moses Olmsted, Directors of Poor:
and on further consideration it was Resolved, that the town be Divided into Districts for the Accommodation of the Path Masters. ... No. 5, Moses Olmsted, Jr., Path Master; ...
... OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. 1836. Abel Olds. Moses Olmstead.
... SCHOOL INSPECTORS. Moses Olmstead. 1837-38.
p 279 - ... In the fall of 1831, Snow sold his claims and improvements to Moses Olmstead, a native of New England, who had been a resident of Oakland County, in this State, for a few years previous to his removal here. For a while this family seems to have been the only one living in the town, but after a little, others began to settle, and in a few years there were a number of families residing in different parts of the township. The names of these settlers, given as nearly as may be in the order of their settlement, with the date of their arrival (where it has been ascertained) following the name in each case, are as follows, viz.: Eleazer Snow, spring of 1830; Moses Olmstead, fall of 1831; ...
... Moses Olmstead, who purchased Snow's improvements, came originally from some of the Eastern States, quite probably from New Jersey, and settled in Oakland County, in Michigan, at an early day. From that county he came here, late in the fall of 1831, with his wife, his sons, Moses, Jr., Philip, Gideon, and Lyman - and his daughters - Abby, Eliza, and Hannah. They moved into the log hut built by Snow, and built another hut of rails, covered with hay, in which the men found a lodging-place while the women occupied the log hut. In this manner the first winter was passed, and then a larger and more convenient house was built for the accommodation of the family. Moses Olmstead was a thorough-going man, resolute and energetic, and carried these qualities into his farming operations. By reason of this he rapidly brought his farm into splendid condition, and his stock was always noted for the sleek and well-fed look that characterized it. He erected the first frame building in the township. It was a large and commodious barn, built in 1834-35. He was prominently connected with the work of organizing the town, but died soon after the first town-meeting, in the spring or summer of 1837. His wife died about a year later. Of his children, ...
... The name "Elizabeth" was selected [for the town], and it is thought most probable that this name was selected by Moses Olmstead, and that the name was taken from that of the town of the same name in New Jersey. It was erected into a separate township under that name by the Legislature of 1836-37 ...
p 287 - ... SCHOOL INSPECTORS. COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS. 1837. Isaac Freeman. Moses Olmstead, Jr. Lauriston Smead. ... 1841. Moses Olmstead. John G. Richardson. Caleb N. Bates. ... OVERS 1837. Moses Olmstead, Sr. Daniel Smead. 1838. Moses Olmstead. Ebenezer Green. ... 1843. Moses Olmstead.
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[cos1776 note: Caution! This source states that Moses Olmstead died in the spring or summer of 1837, but then goes on to list him as town overseer in 1838 and 1843.]
