Person:William Olmsted (30)

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William Henry Olmsted
b.21 Feb 1827
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Name William Henry Olmsted
Gender Male
Birth[1] 21 Feb 1827
Death[1] At Seaoff the coast of Morocco
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  1. 1.0 1.1 5650, 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)
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    5650, William Henry; b. Feb. 21, 1827. He was a sailor and engaged in the whaling business for several years. Afterwards was Capt. and part owner of a bark which was lost off the coast of Oregon, when his strict discipline and cheerful example were the means of saving his crew from starvation, and of their final delivery. He was finally wrecked on the coast of Morocco.