Bradford Ormsby

1818 - 1899

Father: Samuel Ormsby
Mother: Rachel Lewis
Date of Birth: March 22, 1818
Place of Birth: Pawlet, VT
First Marriage: About 1836, Caroline Eells
Date of Death: Jan 7, 1899
Place of Death: Peru, Clinton Co., NY
Place of Burial: Peasleeville Cemetery, Peasleeville, N.Y

Spouse: Caroline Eells
Father: John Eells
Mother: Polly Ann Clark
Date of Birth: July 29, 1814
Place of Birth: Peru, NY (Lanesboro, MA)
Date of Death: Oct 26, 1903
Place of Death: Peasleeville, NY

Children:

1. Waterman Ormsby, born 1838
2. Elisha Ormsby, July 22, 1841
3. John Ormsby, born 1843
4. Elizabeth Ormsby, born June 26, 1845
5. Maria Ormsby, born March 28, 1847
6. Franklin Ormsby, born 1849
7. Sarah Ormsby, born 1852
8. James Kinsland Ormsby, born Sept 3, 1854
9. Sanford Ormsby

Additional Facts:

Note: All (GR) refer to burials in Peasleeville Cemetery, Peasleeville, N.Y.

The 1860 census of Town of Peru, Clinton Co., N.Y.
Bradford Ormsby age 42 b. in Vt.
Caroline "          45    N.Y.
(Waterman not listed. Md. And left) in 1850 age 12
Elisha   "          19    "
John     "          17    "
Elizabeth "         15    "
Maria "             13    "
Franklin "          11    "
Sarah "              8    "
James "              6    "

Administration of the estate of Bradford Ormsby is in Surrogate record of Clinton Co., N.Y. Book 7 p. 491. Died intestate Jan. 7, 1899. Mentions; widow Caroline and 6 children (John had died), and grandchildren (Children of Waterman Ormsby who had d. in 1896). Accounting for all 8.
Ormsby family of Peru, Clinton Co., N.Y.

Polly Clark, father Edmund Clark, mother Lois Jacson, born 1790, Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT

John Eells, born June 22, 1760, Pembroke, Ply MA, christened June 22, 1760, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., CT, died 1838, Peru Clinton Co., NY, Father: Waterman Eells, mother Sarah Bonney

The information on this family is from Rev. Earnest E. Eells of North Sebago, Maine, Historian and Editor of the Eells Family Association. (1965)
He gives the line as follows:
1. John Eells from Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England to Dorchester, Mass. (Banks Topo. Dictionary 1620-1650)
2. Samuel Eells
3. Nathaniel Eells, Esq.
4. John Eells of Lanesboro, Mass.
5. John Eells of Lanesboro, Mass. and Peru, N.Y. He was a Rev. soldier. Baptized at Lanesboro, Mass. June 22, 1760. d. at Peru, N.Y. m. Polly Clark, b. in Vt. (Pension file W7071)
6. John Eells b. abt. 1795 at Peru, N.Y. d. Aug. 31, 1868 aged 73 years, at Peru, N.Y. Buried there (GR) m. Prudence Sibley, b. 1811. She d. May 28, 1879 aged 68 years. Buried. Peru, N.Y. (GR)
7. Juliette Eells b. 1832 at Peru, N.Y. She d. Mar. 26, 1857 aged 25 years 11 months. Buried Peru, N.Y. (GR) "Wife of Martin Ormsby" (Sec. 2)
8. John Ormsby, b. June 24, 1848 in Peru, N.Y. d. Jan. 22, 1916 at Peru, N.Y.

Number 5 above had a daughter;
6. Caroline Eells, b. July 29, 1814 at Peru, N.Y. She d. Oct. 26, 1903 at Peru. N.Y.
Buried in Peasleville Cemetery in the Town of Peru. (GR) She m. abt. 1836/7 Bradford Ormsby. He b. Mar. 22, 1818 at Pawlet, Vt., d. Jan. 7, 1899. Buried in Peasleville Cemetery, Town of Peru, N.Y.

Number 4 above had a son:
Waterman Eells; John Eells; Calvin Eells; Seth Eells; who had a dau. Ella Eells who married an Ormsby. (Rev Eells)

I suspect this was John Ormsby for he had sons, Seth and Willard which were Eells names.

PUTNAM FAMILY
Ormsby Family of Peru, Clinton Co., N.Y. Most of this record was prepared from grave stone inscriptions (GR) in Peasleeville Cemetery, Town of Peru, Clinton Co., N.Y. taken by me in 1962.

ARCHELAUS PUTNAM
d. Apr, 15, 1862 aged 75-2- (b. 1787) (GR)
m. Deborah Kimball, wife of Archelaus Putnam, d. Nov. 28, 1868 aged 72-10- (GR)

Children: From grave records
Lorel (Lovel) d. Sept. 14, 1863 aged 47-10- (b. 1815) (GR)
Aaron (1818-1889) m. Jane Ormsby, his wife, (1815-1896) (GR)

Note: In the VRs of Pawlet, Vt., we find Jane, dau. of Samuel and Rachel Ormsby b. Feb. 26, 1815. From Peru, N.Y. VRs, we learn that Bradford Ormsby, of Peru, was b. Mar. 22, 1818 at Pawlet, Vt. but no parents given. This would indicate the possibility that Jane and Bradford Ormsby might be brother and sister.

Children: of Aaron and Jane (Ormsby) Putnam. From (GR) and Mrs. Ralph Ormsby of Peru, N.Y.
Israel d. Apr. 5, 1863 aged 26-10-24 (b. 1836) (GR)
Lyman W., Co. K 118 Regt. N.Y. Vols. "1838-1920" (GR)
Melvin (1850-1917) m. "Elizabeth Ormsby, his wife, 1845 - 1920. (GR) She was the dau. of Bradford and Caroline (Eells) Ormsby. Their children: From Mrs. Ralph Ormsby of Peru, N.Y.
Amoret Putnam m. Henry Summers
Thomas Putnam m. Dora Eells
Myrtle Putnam m. Earl Myers

Note: No record has been found of what became of Samuel and Rachel Ormsby.

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