John Ostrander

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: From History of Oswego County, 1828, Oswego, New York. John Ostrander settled in Oswego village, in 1828, near the first dam.

• Residence: From 1840 Census, 1840, Oswego Town, Oswego, New York. Lists the following:

1 male under 5 years of age
1 male 5 to 10 years of age
1 male 30 to 40 years of age

1 female under 5 years of age
1 female 20 to 30 years of age

• Occupation: Farmer, 1850, Oswego Town, Oswego, New York. Listed with him are his children, Albert, age 18, Elizabeth, age 10, Jane, age 8, and Eliza, age 5. Also living with him are Betsy Van Wick, age 47, and Ulyses Van Wick, age 9, a farm hand, Robert Hall, age 20, and his mother, Rachael Ostrander, age 87, who was born in New York.

• Occupation: Farmer, 1860, Oswego Town, Oswego, New York. From 1860 Census

He appears to have remarried as he has a daughter, Elsie, age 1 and his wife is Delana, age 50. Also living with him are his daughter's Jane, age 18, and Eliza, age 15.

• Occupation: Farmer, 1870, Oswego Town, Oswego, New York. From 1870 Census

He is living with his wife, Delany, age 60, and his daughter, Elsie, age 11.

• Occupation: Retired Farmer, 1880, Oswego Town, Oswego, New York. From 1880 Census

Living with him are his wife, Delaney, age 70, and his daughter, Ella, age 21.

• Obituary: Oswego Daily Times, Monday, Page 4, 7 Nov 1892, Oswego Town, Oswego, New York. Obituary

John Ostrander of Minetto, died Sunday at the advanced ago of eighty three years, Mr. Ostrander was for many years a farmer residing in the Colby neighborhood on the road leading to Sterling from Southwest Oswego, just beyond the Nine Mile Creek, but for twenty years or so has resided at Minetto. He was a brother-in-law of Mr. Schuyler Worden, the well known horticulturist of Minetto, and the father-in-law of Mr. Henry Lewis of this city. He has been for more than an ordinary lifetime a well known citizen of the town of Oswego.

• Funeral: Oswego Daily Times, Wednesday, 9 Nov 1892, Oswego Town, Oswego, New York. Mr. John Ostrander of Minetto was buried at Stevens cemetery Monday, NOV. 7

• Gravestone: From Find a Grave, 1892, Oswego, Oswego, New York. John Ostrander
Birth: May 5, 1806
Oswego County
New York, USA
Death: Nov. 5, 1892
Oswego County
New York, USA

John Ostrander of Minetto, was for many years a farmer residing in the Colby neighborhood on the road leading to Sterling from Southwest Oswego, just beyond the Nine Mile Creek, but for his last twenty years or so resided at Minetto. He was a brother-in-law of Mr. Schuyler Worden, the well known horticulturist of Minetto, and the father-in-law of Mr. Henry Lewis of Oswego. He had been for more than an ordinary lifetime a well known citizen of the town of Oswego.

Family links:
Spouse:
Dalinda Beckwith Ostrander (1812 - 1848)*

Children:
Elizabeth Ostrander (____ - 1852)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Stevens Cemetery
Oswego
Oswego County
New York, USA

Created by: Lynn Ellsworth
Record added: Aug 09, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 115202210

John married Dalinda Beckwith, daughter of Dr. Nathan Beckwith and Elizabeth Rich, in 1831 in Oswego Town, Oswego, New York. (Dalinda Beckwith was born on 10 Sep 1812 in Oswego Town, Oswego, New York and died on 17 Mar 1848 in New York.)

John next married Delana Sheldon on 22 Oct 1850 in Oswego Town, Oswego, New York. (Delana Sheldon was born in Mar 1809 in Vermont and died on 27 May 1903 in Minetto Township, New York.)