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Mary Woolworth “Polly” Colton Olmsted

Birth	:	30 Nov 1802 Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	8 Oct 1838 Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Zion Cemetery, Martinsburg, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1988983, -92.2275009
Plot	:	Row 14 Moore family stone
Description	:	Mary Woolworth "Polly" Colton was born on November 30, 1802 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts to Demas Colton Sr and Mary (Woolworth) Colton. In Longmeadow she grew up surrounded by extended family of many aunts and uncles who lived nearby. Polly married Lathrop Olmsted on December 28, 1826 in the same town where she grew up but soon moved to Enfield with her new husband who was born and raised there. Polly and Lathrop had two children together: Rev Timothy Lathrop Olmsted 1827-1883 Mary Colton (Olmsted) Moore 1830-1910 Page 148 of "A Genealogical Record of... Read More	Mary Woolworth "Polly" Colton was born on November 30, 1802 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts to Demas Colton Sr and Mary (Woolworth) Colton. In Longmeadow she grew up surrounded by extended family of many aunts and uncles who lived nearby. Polly married Lathrop Olmsted on December 28, 1826 in the same town where she grew up but soon moved to Enfield with her new husband who was born and raised there. Polly and Lathrop had two children together: Rev Timothy Lathrop Olmsted 1827-1883 Mary Colton (Olmsted) Moore 1830-1910 Page 148 of "A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton" by George Woolworth Colton available at archive.org: The family moved West in 1836, settling in Iowa where she died on October 14, 1838 in Jones County at the age of almost 36. Her children were ages 11 and 8 at the time of her death. She was buried at the Wilcox Cemetery in Fairview Township, Jones county, Iowa. Page 2, last column, "Hartford Courant," Hartford, Connecticut, dated 14 Dec 1838: Section entitled 'DEATHS:' "In Nelson Co. [I cannot find a Nelson County], Iowa Territory, Oct. 8, Mrs. Mary W. Olmsted, aged 36, wife of Mr. Latrop Olmsted, late of Enfield." Mary's husband, Lathrop Olmsted, bought 80 acres through the Dubuque Land Office, in 1841: Certificate #967 for Lathrop Olmsted of Jones County, Iowa - "The East half of the North West Quarter, of Section Twenty nine, in Township Eighty four, North of Range Four, West of the Fifth principal Meridian, in the District of Lands[?] subject to sale at DuBuque Iowa Territory, containing Eighty Acres,". Lathrop joined the gold rush to California in 1849/1850 to make his fortune and died in his efforts according to page 148 of George Woolworth Colton's above mentioned book which says, "In the early days of the California gold excitement he [Lathrop] joined a party going by the overland route, and d. -----, 1850." Interment record available at ancestry.com for Lathrop Olmstead, dated 1850 in Sacramento, California: Name: Olmstead, LATHROP Died or Buried: 00/00/1850 Buried: City Cemetery County/State: Sacramento, CA

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Mary Woolworth “Polly” Colton Olmsted's memorial is located at: Mount Zion Cemetery, Martinsburg, Keokuk County, USA.
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Mary Woolworth “Polly” Colton Olmsted death on 8 Oct 1838 in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.1988983
Longitude: -92.2275009

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COL George Colton

(1793 - 1839)

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Mary Colton Olmsted Moore

(1830 - 1910)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Zion Cemetery
Martinsburg, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1988983, -92.2275009

2. Jones Cemetery
Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1984190, -92.2238730

3. Skinner Cemetery
Martinsburg, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2139024, -92.2085143

4. Martinsburg Cemetery
Competine, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1528015, -92.2518997

5. Rayburn Cemetery
Hedrick, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1988983, -92.2956009

6. Van Orsdall Cemetery
Ollie, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2355995, -92.1564026

7. Rock Creek Cemetery
Ollie, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1880989, -92.1393967

8. Deuser Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1413994, -92.2752991

9. Competine Cemetery
Competine, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1232986, -92.2249985

10. Hook Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1481018, -92.3052979

11. Pennington Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2769012, -92.2050018

12. Trueblood Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2583462, -92.1501798

13. Brooks Cemetery
Hedrick, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1814003, -92.3375015

14. Ollie Cemetery
Ollie, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1988983, -92.1082993

15. Slagle Cemetery
Benton Township, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1666799, -92.3418510

16. Forrest Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1143000, -92.1797000

17. Forrest Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1142006, -92.1793976

18. Harris Gravesite
Lancaster, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2420030, -92.1182100

19. Abel Cemetery
Hedrick, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2188988, -92.3522034

20. Bethel Cemetery
Delta, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2794000, -92.3107000

21. Akerman Cemetery
Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2202988, -92.3606033

22. Conner Cemetery
Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3050003, -92.2380981

23. Doggett Cemetery
Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2799988, -92.1306000

24. Brater Cemetery
Lancaster, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2543000, -92.0928000