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Dr John Olmstead

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Dr John Olmstead

Birth
Fairstead, Braintree District, Essex, England
Death
2 Aug 1686 (aged 68)
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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The nephew of James Olmsted, he came to Boston in 1632 on the LION, was an orignal proprietor in Hatford "by courtesy of the town" in 1639. He married Elizabeth (Pardee) Gregory, widow of Thomas Gregory. He removed from Hartford to Saybrook and then to Norwich. He served as a surgeon in King Philip's War and was the first physician of Norwich.
Families of Early Hartford, Conn., p. 437
The nephew of James Olmsted, he came to Boston in 1632 on the LION, was an orignal proprietor in Hatford "by courtesy of the town" in 1639. He married Elizabeth (Pardee) Gregory, widow of Thomas Gregory. He removed from Hartford to Saybrook and then to Norwich. He served as a surgeon in King Philip's War and was the first physician of Norwich.
Families of Early Hartford, Conn., p. 437

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