Born in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Aaron Olmsted
and Mary Langrell (Bigelow) Olmsted
Sister of
Charles Olmsted, Horace B. Olmsted, Mary (Olmsted) Austin, Harriet Olmsted, Hannah Makin Olmsted, Aaron Franklin Olmsted, Charles Hyde Olmsted, Junius Olmsted, Julia C. Olmsted and Caroline Olmsted
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Caroline (Howell) Sherman
Died
at age 23
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Nov 2015
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Biography
Harriet was born in 1787 the daughter of Aaron and Mary Bigelow Olmsted.
She married George Howell of Philadelphia and they had two children:
- Caroline, b. 1808; m/1 Charles Higbee; m/ 2 James Sherman
- Mary Langrell, d. young
Harriet died in 1811
Sources
- Olmsted, Henry King, M.D. Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America (A.T. De La Mare, New York, 1912); pgs. 36, 60-61, #509
- Olmste(a)d files of Walt Steesy
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup T2b7a2, FTDNA kit #82582, MitoYDNA ID T12623 [compare]
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