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Olive Downing

Olive Downing

Female 1768 - 1867  (98 years)

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  • Name Olive Downing 
    Born 10 Apr 1768  Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1866-1867  Slocum, Luzerne, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Slocum, Luzerne, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1599  Munro
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2003 

    Father Daniel Downing,   b. 26 May 1739, Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1813, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Hannah Adams,   b. 31 Aug 1742, Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1846, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 104 years) 
    Married 1 Oct 1760  Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F758  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Rosencrans,   b. 1770-1780, , , New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1845, , Luzerne, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married May 1802  Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Tamer Rosencrans,   b. Est 1801, , Luzerne, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Hiram Rosencrans,   b. 23 Aug 1804, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1883, Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +3. Jesse Rosencrans,   b. 10 Sep 1806, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1872, Slocum Twp., Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     4. John Rosencrans, Jr.,   b. Est 1808, , Luzerne, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Cynthia Rosencrans,   b. Est 1810, , Luzerne, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Lucy Rosencrans,   b. Est 1812, , Luzerne, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The family Bible gives death date as 18 Jan 1867 and tombstone gives the death date as 20 Dec 1866.

      Olive and John were married at the First Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

      Olive's husband is found on the the tax list of 1796 in Kingston Township, Pennsylvania, and on the 1800 tax list of Slocum Township (then called Newport Township), Pennsylvania.

      John built a sawmill in about 1836. He was the first postmaster of the post office called Lutsey. He was also the first teacher in the schoolhouse that was built in 1838.

      Ref: Lexington Munroes, 2nd ed. 19-46-6
      Clan Munro files - Dietrich, Earl

      Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  • Sources 
    1. [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), p. 26 (Reliability: 3).