Lewis Post Osgood (1844 - 1924)

Born 24 Mar 1844 in Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca A (Wilkin) Osgood — married 1866 in New York

Descendants

Died 7 May 1924 at age 80 in Trumansburg, Tompkins, New York, United States

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Biography

The son of Davis Osgood and Sarah (Voorhees) Osgood, Lewis was born in the village of Lodi, New York^{[citation needed]} in 1844. His mother died in 1847, likely in childbirth, and his father remarried, marrying Jane (Carle) Osgood in 1847, making their home in Lodi.^[1][2]

Lewis Post married Rebecca (Wilkin) Osgood, marrying around 1866^{[citation needed]} and having six children together. They made their home in Lodi, where they farmed.^[3][4] The family later moved to Covert, New York.^[5][6] In 1907, Lewis sold a plot of land to Wilmer Farr^[7] and another to Maggie Farr in 1908.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Just before his death, Lewis deeded some or most of his land to his son, Abram.^[12] Lewis Osgood passed away in Covert, New York^[13] at the age of 80 and is buried at Grove Cemetery in Trumansburg, New York.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC12-W89 : 4 April 2020), Lewis P Osgood in household of David Osgood, Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States; citing family 427, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4X-PFK : 19 March 2020), Lewis P Osgood in entry for David Osgood, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8K6-QPD : 18 March 2020), Lewis P Osgood, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZF5-BBS : 20 August 2017), Lewis P Osgood, Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 159, sheet 90B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,931.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSGZ-4WD : accessed 5 August 2020), Lewis P Osgood, Lodi Township Lodi vill., Seneca, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 2B, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,162.
6. ↑ "New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPDF-4XW : 8 May 2020), Lewis Osgood, Covert, E.D. 01, Seneca, New York; citing p. 10, line 24, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 501,963.
7. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTH9-KP2M : 10 July 2020), Lewis P. Osgood, 1907.
8. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTH9-K53Z : 10 July 2020), Lewis P. Osgood, 1908.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5H1-8D6 : accessed 5 August 2020), Lewis P Osgood in household of Abram V Osgood, Covert, Seneca, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 67, sheet 6B, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1081; FHL microfilm 1,375,094.
10. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9PX-1H1 : 8 November 2014), Lewis P Osgood, Covert, Seneca, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 09, line 40, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVSF-79D : accessed 5 August 2020), Lewis P Osgood, Covert, Seneca, New York, United States; citing ED 107, sheet 6B, line 51, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1266; FHL microfilm 1,821,266.
12. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTH9-2SZM : 10 July 2020), Lewis P. Osgood, 1924.
13. ↑ "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR8-Z25D : 4 March 2022), Lewis P Osgood, 1924.
14. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG6-5GL5 : 16 December 2021), Lewis Post Osgood, Burial, Trumansburg, Tompkins, New York, United States of America, Grove Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #119008028