Lt
Eleazer
Osborn
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of David Osborn
and Dorothy (Bulkeley) Osborn
Brother of
David Osborn, William Osborn, Sarah (Osborn) Sherwood, John Osborn, Dorothy (Osborn) Thorp, Hannah Osborn, Grace (Osborn) Stratton and David Osborn
Husband of
Hannah (Bulkeley) Bulkley
— married
29 Jun 1738 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Eleazer Osborn Jr, Sarah (Osborn) Burr, David Osborn, Gershom Osborn, Hannah Osborn, Grizzel Osborn, Ellen Osborn and Ebenezer Osborn
Died
at age 73
in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Nov 2014
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Biography
Eleazar was born in 1716. He passed away in 1788.
"Eleazer Osborn, son of David, was married June 29, 1738, to Hannah Bulkley, and their children were Eleanor, born April 11, 1739; Sarah, May 27, 1741; David, September 3, 1743; Gershom, April 23, 1746; Hannah, November 21, 1748; Grissel, March 14, 1751; Ellen, December 18, 1754; and Ebenezer (no date given). The father of this family died May 20, 1788. He served as a lieutenant in the French and Indian war."[1]
His will is dated 30 July 1787 and proved on 2 June 1788 in Fairfield.[2]
His inventory was completed on 11 December 1812 after his widow's death.[3]
Shortly, after his widow Hannah died in 1812, his estate distribution was recorded and set out to David Osborn, Gershom Osborn, Ebenezer Osborn, Sarah, wife of Nehemiah Burr, Grizzel Osborn, Hannah Osborn, and Ellen Osborn.[4][5]
Sources
- ↑ Bio. of Edward Osborn, in Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Chicago, J.H. Beers & Co., 1899. Page 912. (excerpt from full transcript of bio on Osborne-origins.org)
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 24-25, 1787-1798”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-BFHL : 10 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627289, image 39-40, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 24, 1787-1792, Pages 40-42.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TLLN : 16 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 515, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 29, 1803-1818, Pages 413.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 26-27, 1795-1819”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y44B : 20 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627303, image 116, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 26, 1795-1819, Pages 223-224.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 26-27, 1795-1819”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y4Q7 : 20 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627303, image 137-138, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 26, 1795-1819, Pages 264-265.
- Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Genealogical Publishing Company, Vol. 1, page 461; Vol. 2, pages 159, 727
- Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Bulkeley Genealogy. New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1933. Page 144.
- Osborne Origins, "Eleazer OSBORN-3308" (citing Jacobus, inter alia)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #9069041 Lieut Eleazer Osborn
- Old Osborn bible found at "Bible, family and miscellaneous records from New York state", Vol. 4-7, Image 674 found on FamilySearch.org
- Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) for Eleazer Osborn
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~0.39%
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