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 1744 - 1827 (83 years)
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| Name |
Nathan OLMSTED [1, 2] |
- The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record:
Nathan enlisted in the 7th Military Company, Col. John Mead's 9th regiment of Connecticut Militia, in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, 15 May 1777. Capt. Nathan Olmsted was captured in the Battle of White Plains, and imprisoned in the "Sugar House" in New York City. Lorina and Nathan had three known children: Nathan, Catherine, and Mary Olmsted. [1]
- He was a captain in Col. Thomas Thomas's 2d Regt., Westcheser militia, served at the Battle of White Plains and later was a British prisoner in the sugar house, New York City. He was moderator of the Ridgefield meeting called to approve the Articles of Confederation of Congress on 8 Jan. 1778, and was an important man in the Ridgefield-Westchester section throughout his life. It is tradition that while Sarah Ambler Olmsted's body lay in their house at Pound Ridge after her death 27 Sept., 1782, cowboys raided he farm and drove away the stock which, however, was recovered by Sheldon's Dragoons. [2]
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Capt |
| Birth |
8 May 1744 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Fact |
Son of Deacon Nathan Olmsted and Millicent Goodrich  [1] |
| Death |
7 Dec 1827 |
Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York [1, 2] |
| Burial |
Pound Ridge Cemetery, Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York [3] |
| Person ID |
I74535 |
Main Tree |
| Last Modified |
11 Aug 2020 |
| Family 1 |
Sarah AMBLER, b. 25 Aug 1752, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 27 Sep 1782 (Age 30 years) |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F31583 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Jun 2022 |
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| Sources |
- [S6104] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 2014 Vol. 145 No. 2 April.
- [S03472] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1933 Vol. 64 No. 2 April.
- [S02329] Find A Grave Website.
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