Captain Lewis Morris Olcott

(12 January 1812 - )
Captain Lewis Morris Olcott|b. 12 Jan 1812|p1049.htm|John Olcott|b. 24 Jun 1786\nd. 15 Nov 1858|p826.htm|Rocksene Wright|b. 29 Jun 1790\nd. 12 Aug 1866|p1048.htm|Deacon, Captain Elias Olcott|b. 28 Feb 1744/45\nd. 29 Oct 1794|p430.htm|Sybil Dutton|b. 9 Dec 1747\nd. 27 Aug 1823|p431.htm|||||||

First cousin 5 times removed of Darrell Allen Martin.
Lewis was born in Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, on 12 January 1812.1,2,3 He was the son of John Olcott and Rocksene Wright. He was "of" Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, on 28 November 1836.4 He married Jane F. Cambridge in Rockingham on 28 November 1836.5 He was the Rockingham postmaster 1834-1841. At his marriage in 1836, he used the title "Captain."6 It is of uncertain origin.

Cited documentation

  1. [S93] Thomas Bellows Peck, compiler, Vital Records of Rockingham, Vermont, From the Beginning of the Records to January 1, 1845; and, Records of the First Church of Rockingham, Vermont, From its Organization, October 27, 1773 to September 25, 1839 (Pittsford, VT: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1994 republication in one volume (originally 1908 and 1902, respectively)), pg. 157, "Lewis Morris, son of John and Rocksene Olcott, born in Rockingham, Jan. 12, 1812."
  2. [S77] Scott A., ed Bartley., Vermont Families in 1791, Volume 1 (Camden, ME: Picton Press/Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1992), pg. 207, "Lewis M."
  3. [S94] Lyman Simpson Hayes, History of the town of Rockingham Vermont 1753-1907 (Bellows Falls, Vt.: Published by the town [Rockingham], 1907), pg. 722, "Child: i. Lewis M."
  4. [S93] Peck, Vital and Church Records, Rockingham, Vt., pg. 192.
  5. [S93] Peck, Vital and Church Records, Rockingham, Vt., pg. 186, "November 28, 1836. Capt. Lewis M. Olcott of Rockingham, and Miss Jane F. Cambridge of Saxtons River Village, married by Jos. Hemphill, Minister of the Gospel."
  6. [S93] Peck, Vital and Church Records, Rockingham, Vt., pg. 192, "Capt. Lewis M. Olcott."
 
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