1819 - 1864

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• Birth	20 Jan 1819	Becket,Berkshire Co.,Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Jun 1864	Annapolis,Anne Arundel Co.,Maryland
  Person ID	I121829	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	05 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Family	Sarah Dianna SATTERLEE, b. 30 Oct 1822, New York
  Married	18 Mar 1840	Alfred,Allegany Co.,New York
  Children	1. Rowland L. ORMSBY > 2. Lucinda Green ORMSBY, b. 16 Jul 1843, Alfred,Allegany Co.,New York   3. Madelia H. ORMSBY   4. Melissa M. ORMSBY, b. 8 Jan 1847
  Family ID	F47486	Group Sheet

• Notes

  1 NOTE Daniel Orson Ormsby was one of the early settlers of Alfred, NYarea. He came from Beckett, MA in the spring of 1839. He camefrom a long line of pioneers. He was a direct descendent ofSir Richard de Ormesby (one of William theConqueror's knights)who took part in the Norman Invasion of England in 1066. Daniel was a descendent of another pioneer, Richard Ormsby whocame to America on the Abigail in the spring of 1628 and settledon the York River at Saco,ME. Daniel was born on January 20,1819 in Beckett, MA. He was the only son ofDaniel D. and AnnaAlinda (Snow) Ormsby. Both of Daniel's parents passed awaybefore Daniel reached the age of 14. After his father's deathin 1832, he livedwith his grandparents, Elijah and ElizabethOrmsby. In October of 1832, Elijah filed a pension application under theAct of Congress that was passed on June 7, 1832 which outlinedcertain benefits that were available to those men who hadserved in the miltia during the American Revolution. Based onhis serviceduring the war, Elijah Ormsby received substantialbenefits in the form of government land grants which were passedon to his surviving children and grandchildren when he passedaway on June 8, 1834. Daniel Orson's share was 75 acres of landon the Vandemark, a strip of government land in Allegany County,NY. WhenDaniel arrived in the Alfred area in 1839, he built a oneroom log cabin on that75 acres in East Valley, five miles fromAlfred. On March 18, 1840, in Hornellsville, NY, Daniel married SarahDiana Satterlee (born October 21, 1822), thedaughter of Davidand Cynthia Satterlee. (The Satterlee's were direct descendentsof Sir Edmond de Satterlee of Devonshire, England (circa 1200))whose descendents emigrated to New London, CT in 1688. David Satterlee moved to Alfred Center in 1813. He was a nativeof Broadalbin, CT. He came to Alfred with his family inFebruary, 1813 and purchased 50 acres of Lot #7 from NathanGreen and erected a log cabin on the land. The following year,he purchased another 50 acres. After Daniel and Sarah weremarried, they built their homestead near the logcabin thatDaniel erected the year before. Daniel and Sarah were members ofthe Second Seventh Day BaptistChurch. This second house of worship was completed in 1855 andit was located in Alfred Centre. David Satterlee (Sarah'sfather) often preached at this church. No one knows exactly wht prompted Daniel Orson to enlist in theUnion Army. Perhaps the death of his eldest son and theimprisonment of his other son influenced his enlistment on March30, 1864 at Ward, NY. Daniel was in Company B., 179th Infantry;was wounded at the Battle of Petersburg on June 17, 1864 and wastransported to the U.S. Army hospital at Annapolis, MD where hepassed away on June 24, 1864. "First Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church Membership Records,Alfred, New York", by Ilou M. Sanford; HeritageBooks, Inc.;1995, p 63, 76. Admitted abt 1859 - Alfred, New York.