Willis Olmstead DEFOREST

Willis Olmstead DEFOREST

Male 1866 - 1920  (53 years)

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  • Name Willis Olmstead DEFOREST  [1
    Birth Apr 1866  Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Living with parents in New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1880  Living with parents in New Canaan, Fairfield Co. Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1900  Living with parents in New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1900  Machinist Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1910  Living in Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1920  Living in Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 1920  [6
    Burial Branchville Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I76864  Main Tree
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2015 

    Father Cyrus Ruscoe DEFOREST,   b. 30 Jun 1839, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1918 (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Susan R. OLMSTEAD,   b. 8 Apr 1840, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1911, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F31041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude M. GODFREY,   b. 1876   d. 1944 (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
     1. Willis Olmstead DEFOREST, Jr.,   b. abt. 1901, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F31042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Apr 1866 - Connecticut Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Willis Olmstead DeForest Headstone
    Willis Olmstead DeForest Headstone
    Willis O., the son of Cyrus R. DeForest and Susan Olmstead, is the husband of Gertrude M. Godfrey. He is buried in the Branchville Cemetery in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

    Created by: Gary Boughton
    Photo Added by: Jack Sanders

  • Sources 
    1. [S00488] 1870 Census New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

    2. [S00679] 1880 Census New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

    3. [S5841] 1900 Census New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

    4. [S6819] 1910 Census Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

    5. [S6820] 1920 Census Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

    6. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.