Jane (Osgood) Van Liew (1817 - 1884)

Born 25 Nov 1817 in Seneca County, New York, United States

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Died 5 Sep 1884 at age 66 in Seneca, New York, United States

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Biography

The daughter of William Osgood and Magdalene (Covert) Osgood, natives of Connecticut and New Jersey, respectively, Jane Osgood was born in Seneca County, New York, in 1817.

She married Henry Van Liew, residing in Seneca County, New York.

The 1850 U.S. Census recorded Henry Van Liew as head of a household in Ovid, Seneca County, New York. Household members were Henry Van Liew, age 37, a farmer; Jane Van Liew, 32; Lucy Van Liew, 11; Sarah Ann Van LIew, 9; Mary Van Liew, 7; William Van Liew, 4; and one-year-old twins James and John Van Liew. All were born in New York; the four older children all had attended school that year.^[1]

The 1860 U.S. Census recorded the family in Lodi, Seneca County, New York. Household members were Henry Van Liew, 46 and a farmer; Jane Van Liew, 41; Lucy Van Liew, 21 and a "Com. S. teacher"; Sarah Van Liew, 19; Mary Van Liew, 17; James Van Liew, 11; John Van Liew, 11; Levina Van Liew, 7; and Solomon Wilson, 27, a farm laborer. All were born in Seneca County. Henry Van Liew reported $7000 real estate and $3500 personal estate.^[2][3]

The 1880 U.S. Census again recorded them in Lodi.^[4] The household consisted of Henry Van Lew, age 66, a farmer; wife Jane Van Lew, 61; son John Van Lew, 31, a farmer; and daughter Lovina Van Lew, 26. All were born in New York. The parents of Henry Van Lew were born in New Jersey. Jane had a father born in Connecticut and a mother born in New Jersey.

Jane Van Liew died on 5 September 1884 and is buried in West Lodi Cemetery in Lodi, New York.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1L-CGF : Mon Jul 17 23:52:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Van Lieu and Jane Van Lieu, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4X-587 : Tue Jul 18 01:42:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Van Liew and Jane Van Liew, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8KD-FDM : Mon Aug 21 21:07:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Vanliew and Jane Vanliew, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZFR-94D : Thu Aug 03 08:32:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Van Lew and Jane Van Lew, 1880.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195651509/jane-vanliew : accessed 13 June 2021), memorial page for Jane Osgood VanLiew (1817–5 Sep 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 195651509, citing West Lodi Cemetery, Lodi, Seneca County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Denise Crawford (contributor 47058042) .