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.

• Residence: New York Census, 1855, Oswego, Oswego, New York. Name: Albert Ostrander
Age: 23 years (23 years)
Birth Date: 1832
Relationship to Head of Household: Child
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States
Line Number: 3

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Delana Ostrander Mother F 47
John Ostrander Father M 49
Eliza Ostrander Sibling U 10
Wallis Sheldin Step-son M 19
Jane Ostrander Sibling U 13

Digital Folder Number: 005207135
Microfilm Number: 857436
Image Number: 98

Citing this Record
"New York State Census, 1855", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6Q8-4YK : Thu Mar 07 13:14:32 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ostrander and Delana Ostrander, 1855.

• 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

• Residence: From 1860 Census, 1860, Oswego Town, Oswego, New York. Name: John Ostrander
Sex: Male
Age: 54
Birth Year (Estimated): 1806
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Town of Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States
Event Place (Original): The Town Of Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States
Page Number: 19
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Delana Ostrander F 50 New York
Jane Ostrander F 18 New York
Eliza Ostrander F 15 New York
Elsie A Ostrander F 1 New York

Digital Folder Number: 005170428
Microfilm Number: 803837
Image Number: 312
Indexing Batch: N01774-3

Citing this Record
"United States, Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4G-SQG : Mon Jul 08 15:16:20 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ostrander and Delana Ostrander, 1860.

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