Charlotte (Hull) Olmsted (1800 - 1826)

Born 9 Sep 1800 in Connecticut, USA

Ancestors

Wife of John Olmsted — married 5 Jun 1821 in USA

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1826 at age 25 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

From FInd A Grave:

Charlotte was the daughter of Samuel Hull of Cheshire, CT and Abigail Doolittle.

She was later adopted by Jonathan Law of Hartford CT.

On June 5, 1821 Charlotte and John Olmstead, Esq were married in Hartford.

Charlotte and John were the parents of Fredrick Law Olmstead the world famous landscape architect who designed many of America's Notable parks and estate gardens including designing New York City's Central Park. fredrick is considered to be the father of American landscape architecture. _________________

"DIED, In this city, Mrs. Charlotte L. Olmsted, 25, wife of Mr. John Olmsted." ~ Connecticut Courant newspaper (Hartford, Connecticut), Tuesday, March 7, 1826, p. 3, col. 3.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143895513/charlotte-olmsted
• Doolittles of America web site – 918. Abigail Ann Doolittle - http://doolittlesofamerica.com/Genealogy/D5.html#i16157
• William Frederick Doolittle, M.D, The Doolittle Family in America, Vols 1-7 (Cleveland, 1901-1908), p 319.
• Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven (Rome, New York, Clarence D. Smith, 1923), p 888.
• Wikipedia - Fredrick Law Olmstead - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Law_Olmsted
• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011- https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NEGenReg&h=316244&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2557
• Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) - Charlotte Law Hull and John Olmstead on 5 Jun 1821 in Hartford, Connecticut - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1062&h=313673&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=lQp5870&_phstart=successSource
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 - Child John Hill Olmstead - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&h=3846473&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 - Child Fredrick Law Olmstead - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&h=3846476&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=61157
• Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSConnecticutDeath&h=1262391&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=61157