1852 Canada Census lists her age as 40, 1861 Canada Census lists her age as 45, 1871 Canada Census lists her as 81, 1884 Michigan Census lists her as 76/96 - hard to read.
Her parents (proved through DNA match with 3 siblings) were married in 1804 so she couldn't have been born in 1790 which was determined by the magazine articles.
After her son Jacob Samuel Ostrosser (Ancestry American Civil War records lists him as Samuel Ostrasser) died of Typhoid Fever in July of 1864 in City Point, VA - she suddenly became much older right before she applied for his pension benefits.
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Catherine Ostrosser married Phillip Ostrosser, he was born Abt. 1773, and died in the summer of 1864, in Gainsberry, Canada. Catherine died in Olive Township, Ottawa County, MI
Age 91 at death
children: Daughter b. abt 1814, before Sept. 1899 age 85 at death.
Rebecca Jane b. Nov 1832 d. Mar 4, 1910
Jacob Samuel b. 1835 d. July 14, 1864, Depot Field Hospital, 5th Army Corps, City Point, VA, Military service: Jan 23, 1864, Enlisted in Buffalo, NY, (Private in Company K, 15th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York)
Rosianna (Rosina)Anna b. Feb 18 1837 Pelham Township near Fenwick, Canada. d. July 1, 1931 at daughters home Sarah Kline in Port Sheldon, MI.
John Henry b. Dec 14, 1838 d. Apr 26, 1912
Her parents (proved through DNA match with 3 siblings) were married in 1804 so she couldn't have been born in 1790 which was determined by the magazine articles.
After her son Jacob Samuel Ostrosser (Ancestry American Civil War records lists him as Samuel Ostrasser) died of Typhoid Fever in July of 1864 in City Point, VA - she suddenly became much older right before she applied for his pension benefits.
Contributor: (46886679)
Catherine Ostrosser married Phillip Ostrosser, he was born Abt. 1773, and died in the summer of 1864, in Gainsberry, Canada. Catherine died in Olive Township, Ottawa County, MI
Age 91 at death
children: Daughter b. abt 1814, before Sept. 1899 age 85 at death.
Rebecca Jane b. Nov 1832 d. Mar 4, 1910
Jacob Samuel b. 1835 d. July 14, 1864, Depot Field Hospital, 5th Army Corps, City Point, VA, Military service: Jan 23, 1864, Enlisted in Buffalo, NY, (Private in Company K, 15th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York)
Rosianna (Rosina)Anna b. Feb 18 1837 Pelham Township near Fenwick, Canada. d. July 1, 1931 at daughters home Sarah Kline in Port Sheldon, MI.
John Henry b. Dec 14, 1838 d. Apr 26, 1912
1852 Canada Census lists her age as 40, 1861 Canada Census lists her age as 45, 1871 Canada Census lists her as 81, 1884 Michigan Census lists her as 76/96 - hard to read.
Her parents (proved through DNA match with 3 siblings) were married in 1804 so she couldn't have been born in 1790 which was determined by the magazine articles.
After her son Jacob Samuel Ostrosser (Ancestry American Civil War records lists him as Samuel Ostrasser) died of Typhoid Fever in July of 1864 in City Point, VA - she suddenly became much older right before she applied for his pension benefits.
Contributor: (46886679)
Catherine Ostrosser married Phillip Ostrosser, he was born Abt. 1773, and died in the summer of 1864, in Gainsberry, Canada. Catherine died in Olive Township, Ottawa County, MI
Age 91 at death
children: Daughter b. abt 1814, before Sept. 1899 age 85 at death.
Rebecca Jane b. Nov 1832 d. Mar 4, 1910
Jacob Samuel b. 1835 d. July 14, 1864, Depot Field Hospital, 5th Army Corps, City Point, VA, Military service: Jan 23, 1864, Enlisted in Buffalo, NY, (Private in Company K, 15th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York)
Rosianna (Rosina)Anna b. Feb 18 1837 Pelham Township near Fenwick, Canada. d. July 1, 1931 at daughters home Sarah Kline in Port Sheldon, MI.
John Henry b. Dec 14, 1838 d. Apr 26, 1912
Her parents (proved through DNA match with 3 siblings) were married in 1804 so she couldn't have been born in 1790 which was determined by the magazine articles.
After her son Jacob Samuel Ostrosser (Ancestry American Civil War records lists him as Samuel Ostrasser) died of Typhoid Fever in July of 1864 in City Point, VA - she suddenly became much older right before she applied for his pension benefits.
Contributor: (46886679)
Catherine Ostrosser married Phillip Ostrosser, he was born Abt. 1773, and died in the summer of 1864, in Gainsberry, Canada. Catherine died in Olive Township, Ottawa County, MI
Age 91 at death
children: Daughter b. abt 1814, before Sept. 1899 age 85 at death.
Rebecca Jane b. Nov 1832 d. Mar 4, 1910
Jacob Samuel b. 1835 d. July 14, 1864, Depot Field Hospital, 5th Army Corps, City Point, VA, Military service: Jan 23, 1864, Enlisted in Buffalo, NY, (Private in Company K, 15th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York)
Rosianna (Rosina)Anna b. Feb 18 1837 Pelham Township near Fenwick, Canada. d. July 1, 1931 at daughters home Sarah Kline in Port Sheldon, MI.
John Henry b. Dec 14, 1838 d. Apr 26, 1912
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