Clarissa (Hurd) Olmsted (abt. 1796 - abt. 1886)

Born about 1796 in Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Harry Olmsted — married 1811 in Monroe County, New York

Descendants

Died about 29 Oct 1886 at about age 90 in Greece, Monroe County, New York

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Biography

Clarissa Hurd was born about 1796. The Olmsted Genealogy gives her parents as Jabez and Abigail (Rice) Hurd. However, a Monroe County biography claims she was the daughter of Asa Hurd. ^{[1] [2]} Her birth location is not clear. She reported that her father was born in Connecticut and her mother in New Hampshire. ^[3]

She married Harry Olmsted about 1811. ^[4] They made their home in Monroe County, New York, where fourteen children were born to them. ^[5]

In 1880, Clarissa was in the household of her son-in-law, “Wm Merels.” ^[6]

Clarissa died in 1886. A family sketch in a Monroe County history book gives her death as October 29, 1886, while Probate records give a date of November 30, 1886. ^{[7] [8]}

She is buried in Falls Cemetery, Greece, Monroe County, New York. ^[9]

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Sources

1. ↑ Olmsted Family Genealogy, by Henry King Olmsted, 1912, page 244; #4506 Harry Olmsted.
2. ↑ Genealogies from “Early Rochester Family Records” by Anah Babcock Yates; June 3, 1911.
3. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1880, Greece, Monroe County, New York.
4. ↑ Olmsted Genealogy, referenced above.
5. ↑ Landmarks of Monroe County, New York, Part 1, William Farley Peck, Herman Le Roy Fairchild, 1895, page 85.
6. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1880, Greece, Monroe County, New York.
7. ↑ Landmarks of Monroe County, New York, Part 1, William Farley Peck, Herman Le Roy Fairchild, page 85.
8. ↑ New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Clarissa Olmsted; Monroe Wills, Vol 041, 1886-1888; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
9. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 19504018