Dorothy (Condol) Fossett (abt. 1827 - bef. 1884)

Born about 1827 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before May 1884 before about age 57 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Dorothy (Condol) Fossett is a part of US Black heritage.

Dorothy Condol was born about 1827 in Lyme, Connecticut. She was the child^[1] of Cloe Webster and William Condol. Dorothy's paternal grandparents were of the Nehantic tribe.

The family moved to Geneva, New York, when Dorothy was about sixteen.

She married William Bell Fossett sometime between 1850 and 1855, probably either near her family's home or in the area around Niagara, New York. The Fossetts lived in Niagara Falls, where in 1855 they had twin girls: Edith (aka Edy) and Mary.

After the US Civil War, the Fossetts moved to Cincinatti, Ohio, where her husband had relatives. He was a well-known caterer. His mother, Edy, (enslaved by Thomas Jefferson), had learned to cook from a French chef at the White House in Washington DC.

Death

Her daughter Mary's wedding to George Hamilton occurred on 30 April 1884, soon after Dorothy's death^[2]. Dorothy was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery.^[3]

Residence

• 1850: Seneca, New York with her parents and siblings^[1]

1860 - Niagara, Niagara, New York, Post Office - Niagara Falls.^[4]

• William B Fossett 37, mulatto, born VA. Occupation Waiter
• Dorothy Fossett 31, mulatto, born CT
• Eva Fossett 5, mulatto, born NY
• Mary Fossett 5, mulatto, born NY

1865 - Niagara, Niagara, New York, USA^[5] William's parents had settled in Cincinatti in the 1840s, and his siblings lived there.

• William B Fasset 38, black, born VA
• Dorothea Fasset 36, mulatto, born CT
• Eda Fasset 10, mulatto, born Niagara County NY
• Mary Fasset 10, mulatto, born Niagara County NY

1870 - Cincinnati Ward 14, Hamilton, Ohio^[6]

• Wm Fassett 47, Black, born VA. Occupation: Waiter
• Doratha Fassett 46,
• Mary Fassett 16
• Edith Fassett 16
• Isabella Williams 45
• Smith Williams 42
• Josephine Powell 25
• Wm T Powell 9
• Carrie Vonn 19
• Charles Vonn 14

1880 - 13 Perry Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA^[7] William Condol, son of Dorothy's brother William Condol Sr of Elmira NY, was living with them.

• W, Fossett 52, mulatto, born VA
• D. Fossett 47, mulatto, born CT, wife
• E. Fossett 24, mulatto, born NY, daughter
• Mary Fossett 24, mulatto, born NY, daughter
• Wm. Condol 21, mulatto, born NY, nephew

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1850 federal census
2. ↑ "The Cincinnati Enquirer" Cincinnati, Ohio, 27 Apr 1884, Sun, Page 10M
3. ↑ Find A Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238592361/dorothy-w-fossett
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4B-HNP : 18 February 2021), William B Fossett, 1860.
5. ↑ 1865 NY Census, Niagara County, Niagara, District 1, page 73, Lines 9-12, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-G4J9
6. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census, "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M626-LRK : 29 May 2021)
7. ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89M-97F : 14 January 2022), W, Fossett, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio,

• 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Seneca, Ontario, New York; Roll: 572; Page: 476B