Daniel Osborn (1736 - 1818)

Born 23 Jun 1736 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, New England

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Died 18 Mar 1818 at age 81 in East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Minute Man Daniel Osborn served with Lexington Alarm - April 1775, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Daniel Osborn is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A084402.

This profile is part of the East Windsor, Connecticut One Place Study.

Daniel Osborn was born in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony on 23 Jun 1736. He was the son of Samuel Osborn and Mary Phelps.^[1]

Daniel married Hannah Ely,^[2][3] probably in about 1764, based on the birth of their first known child in February of 1765. After their marriage, they settled in Windsor (from 1768, East Windsor), where they registered the births of their first four children. They had at least four additional children, probably born in East Windsor between about 1774 and perhaps 1790, when Hannah would have been in her 40s. Those children are known from other sources, but not listed in the published Vital Records of the town.

1. Daniel Osborn (b. 25 Feb 1765, Windsor)^[4]
2. Elijah Osborn (b. 13 Jul 1768, East Windsor)^[5]
3. Stephen Osborn (b. 4 Jun 1770, East Windsor)^[6]
4. Moses Osborn (b. 10 Nov 1772, East Windsor)^[7]
5. Mary Osborn (b. 26 Jan 1777, East Windsor)^[8]
6. Asahel Osborn (b. ca. 1780, probably East Windsor)
7. Henry Osborn (b. ca. 1785, probably East Windsor)^[9]
8. Hannah Osborn (b. ?, probably East Windsor)^[10]

Revolutionary War Service:^[11]

CONNECTICUT Rank: MINUTE MAN

Birth: 6-23-1736 WINDSOR CONNECTICUT

Death: 3-18-1818 EAST WINDSOR CONNECTICUT

Service Description: 1) LEXINGTON ALARM

Daniel Osborn died in East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut on 18 Mar 1818. He was buried there in the Scantic Cemetery.^[12]

Probate

Register copy of refusal and reassignment of executorship in Enfield and of Last Will and Testament of Daniel Osborn, dated 5 Jun 1817, presented for probate 17 Apr 1818.

Sources

1. ↑ "Osborn, Daniel, s. Samuel, Jr. & Mary, b. June 23, 1736," citing "The Loomis Copy," Volume 2, Page 76: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Windsor, p. 209, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 23 Nov 2023); also available online at Ancestry.com (accessed 23 Nov 2023 - subscription required).
2. ↑ DAR database.
3. ↑ Stiles, The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Volume 2, p. 541, Family No, 18: "... m. Hannah Ely who d. 31 Jan., 1825, æ 79 ...."
4. ↑ "Osborn, Daniel, s. Daniel & Hannah, b. Feb. 25, 1765," citing East Windsor Vital Records, Page 21: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, East Windsor, p. 65, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 24 Nov 2023 - subscription required).
5. ↑ "Osborn, Elijah, s. Daniel & Hannah, b. July 13,, 1768," citing East Windsor Vital Records, Page 21: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, East Windsor, p. 65, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 24 Nov 2023 - subscription required).
6. ↑ "Osborn, Stephen, s. Daniel & Hannah, b. June 4, 1770." citing East Windsor Vital Records, Page 21: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, East Windsor, p. 65, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 24 Nov 2023 - subscription required).
7. ↑ "Osborn, Moses, s. Daniel & Hannah, b.Nov. 10, 1772.." citing East Windsor Vital Records, Page 21: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, East Windsor, p. 65, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 24 Nov 2023 - subscription required).
8. ↑ Existence attested by "Mrs. M. J. Fitts," but without birth date: Stiles, The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Volume 2, p. 541, Family No, 18.
9. ↑ Appointed executor of Daniel Osborn's estate; co-heir to Daniel Osborn's estate: Appointment of Executor and Last Will and Testament, Daniel Osborn, probate date: 5 Jun 1818: Connecticut, Probate Court (East Windsor District), Probate Records, 1782-1922, [Register, pp. 387-389, Ancestry.com (accessed 26 Nov 2023 - subscription required).
10. ↑ Existence attested by "Mrs. M. J. Fitts," but without birth date: Stiles, The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Volume 2, p. 541, Family No, 18.
11. ↑ DAR database.
12. ↑ See photo of gravestone: Find A Grave: Memorial #120270894, Daniel Osborn (accessed 23 Nov 2023).

• Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928 (subscription required).
• Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-N24 : 11 February 2018), Daniel Osborn, 23 Jun 1736; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• Connecticut, Probate Court (East Windsor District), Probate Records, 1782-1922, Hartford, Connecticut, Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015 (subscription required). [Refusal and reassignment of executorship, Last Will and Testament, estate of Daniel Osborn, presented for probate 17 Apr 1818.] (subscription required).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120270894/daniel-osborn: accessed 23 November 2023), memorial page for Daniel Osborn (23 Jan 1736–18 Mar 1818), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120270894, citing Scantic Cemetery, East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by wobie (contributor 47066288). [Has photo of gravestone.]
• Stiles, Henry Reed. The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut (Hartford, Connecticut, Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1891). Volume 2, p. 541, Family No. 18.

See also:

• Osborne Origins, "Daniel OSBORN-8081" (citing several sources)