1759 - 1848

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• Birth	12 Nov 1759	of Phenix, Oswego, Ny
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Aug 1848
  Person ID	I96656	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	15 May 2000 00:00:00
  Father	James OLMSTED, b. Abt 1715, E. Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
  Mother	Mary WHITE, b. 21 Jun 1728
  Family ID	F41755	Group Sheet
  Family	Alice OLMSTED, b. 14 Feb 1762
  Married	2 May 1782
  Family ID	F42125	Group Sheet

• Notes

  !He marched to Boston with the E. Hartford company in the Lexington Alarm 1775.Served in the Revolutionary War as a musician. Was a fifer in Co. E, 7th Conn. Regt., from May 5, to December 7, 1775, and also in the Ninth Regt. in 1780.Enlisted May 1, 1777, in Col. Webb's regt., Capt. Whiting's company, for threeyears. Was in the battle of White Plains, NY. Served also in the war of 1812, from Aug. 18 to October 28, 1814, in Capt. Erastus Strong's company at New London, CT. He was a celebrated teacher and composer of sacred music. In 1811 published the "Musical Olio" composed of original and selected pieces. Moved toHartland, CT in 1785 and thence to Whitestone, NY.

• Sources

  [S718] GEDCom File from Cassandra Olmstead [CassandraO@msn.com], with information from"Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in Americ, 10 Jun 2002.