Dr. Edward Evert Ostrander [1] was born on 22 Nov 1769 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States. [2–3] He was baptized on 24 Dec 1769 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States. [4–5] He was witness in 1795 in New York, United States. [6] Edward Ostrander witnessed the will of Samuel Gardenier (of Charleston). …
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More Ostrander Heirs
Have you ever been confused by the records? My Ostrander research is confusing! I have a will for Edward Ostrander that only names Margery as his wife and grants her a lot in Waverly, Ohio. Is this my Edward Ostrander? Records place my Edward Ostrander in Ross and Pike Counties. The will is from Pickaway …
Incorrect Tombstone
Have you ever questioned whether the information on a tombstone was accurate? For the most part, I have not. However, I usually am able to find information that supports the information written in stone. As I was working to update my Ostrander research, I came across data that for Anthony Ostrander (son of Dr. Edward …
Edward Ostrander Will
Do you have filing cabinets full of paper? Have you ever thought about discarding any of it? Several years ago, I scanned a lot of my paper files. While I discarded most of it, I still have three filing cabinet drawers full. As I've been working thru my 3rd great grandparents, I've also been working …
Dear Linda
Are we cousins? Or am I a cousin to your husband? I recently worked with an obituary that identified O. P. Stufflebeam, Morgan Stufflebeam, Miller Stufflebeam and Mrs. Margaret Burberick as cousins of the children of Harriet Foster Fleming. When I read those names, I immediately thought of you and your Empty Branches on the …
Harriet Foster Fleming
Buried in my FOSTER files is an obituary clipping and transcript for Harriet Foster Fleming. I evidently received this from the Iroquois County Genealogical Society in 1982. While I likely would not have thought about requesting an obituary from a genealogical society today, I am thankful that they provide this service, especially since I haven't …
Experimental Search
I'm guessing that most of the readers of this blog also read other genealogy blogs. If so, do you read the 'Tips' from Michael John Neill? One of his recent tips was about FamilySearch Experimental Search. Since I'm spending this week researching Dr. Edward Ostrander, I decided to try out this search to see what …
Ostrander Cousin
Do you live in the same area as your ancestors? Or, are you like me and moved away from your ancestral home? My husband and I moved to northeast Kansas when we took teaching jobs. Neither of us have close relatives in the county. However, I share several surnames with the early settlers of the …
Ostrander Find
Have you ever seen a Facebook post mentioning one of your family surnames that leads to a conversation in the comments? I recently had such a conversation when another genealogist posted a surname roll-call. In the responses to that post, another Facebook user posted the OSTRANDER surname. In that conversation, I was asked if I …