James Elmendorf Ostrander1,2

#29033, (14 October 1829 - 10 April 1895)
Relationship3rd cousin 2 times removed of Nelle Belle Bridges
Father*Jonathan Dubois Ostrander3 (c 1797 - 1854)
Mother*Catherine Hertenbergh Elmendorf3 (c 1807 - 1872)

Family 1

Janet R Russell b. 1828, d. 1876
Children 1.Jonathan D Ostrander2 (1853 - )
 2.Catherine E Ostrander+1 (1855 - 1914)
 3.Carlton Ledyard Ostrander12 (1857 - )
 4.Janet Russell Ostrander13 (1861 - )
 5.Andrew Ostrander13 (1864 - )
 6.Louis Baldwin Ostrander14 (1867 - )
 7.Clara S Ostrander15 (1870 - )

Family 2

Virginia Caster Ellis b. 1850, d. 1926
Children 1.James Elmendorf Ostrander Jr.16 (1880 - )
 2.Remsen B Ostrander16 (1891 - )
Birth*14 October 1829He was born on 14 October 1829 at Ulster Co., New YorkG.3 
Baptism27 November 1829He was baptized on 27 November 1829 at Old Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster Co., New YorkG.3 
1840He appeared on the census of 1840 in the household of Jonathan Dubois Ostrander and Catherine Hertenbergh Elmendorf at Kingston, Ulster Co., New YorkG; (neis. Jonathan Hasbrouck, Lucas Elmendorf, Abraham Van Kuren.)4 
Marriage*circa 1852He married Janet R Russell circa 1852.5 
22 June 1860He and Janet R Russell appeared on the census of 22 June 1860 at Kingston, Ulster Co., New YorkG.6 
7 July 1870He and Janet R Russell appeared on the census of 7 July 1870 at Kingston, Ulster Co., New YorkG.7 
17 June 1875He and Janet R Russell appeared on the census of 17 June 1875 at 1st Ward, Kingston, Ulster Co., New YorkG.8 
Marriage*12 February 1877He married Virginia Caster Ellis, daughter of John Ellis and Isabella _____, on 12 February 1877 at East Brunswick, Middlesex Co., New JerseyG.9 
12 June 1880He and Virginia Caster Ellis appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 at Main Street, Kingston, Ulster Co., New YorkG.10 
Death*10 April 1895He died on 10 April 1895 at Dannemora, Clinton Co., New YorkG, at age 65.11 

Citations

  1. [S2262] The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, New York.
  2. [S1315] Baptisms of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, New York, 1810-1877, compiler Lila James Roney (1942, typed manuscript), online Ancestry.com, p. 100. Jonathan Ostrander, son of James Elmendorf Ostrander and Janet Russell, b. 9 Nov 1853, bapt. 17 Jan 1854.
  3. [S1315] Lila James Roney, Baptisms of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, New York, 1810-1877, p. 57. James Elmendorf Ostrander, son of Jonathan D Ostrander and Catharine H Elmendorf, b. 14 Oct 1829, bapt. 27 Nov 1829.
  4. [S54] 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Jon. D (40-49); F (30-39) [Catherine H]; M (60-69) [poss. James Elmendorf who appears also in the 1850 census in this house]; m (5-9) [prob. James E], m (<5) (Joseph P); 2 f (15-19) [Mary C, Charlotte]; 2 f (5-9) [Elizabeth, __d1].
  5. [S1315] Lila James Roney, Baptisms of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, New York, 1810-1877, p. 103. Catharine Elmendorf Ostrander, dau. of James E Ostrander and Janet R Russell, b. 15 Nov 1855, bapt. 10 Jun 1856.
  6. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. James E (30), b. NY, bank teller, real estate value $5000, personal estate $5000; Janet R (31), b. NY.
  7. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. James E (40), b. NY, banker, real estate value $7,000, personal estate $20,000; Jennette R (42), b. NY.
  8. [S1225] 1875 New York State Census. James E (45), b. Ulster Co. NY, banker; Jeannette (44), b. Ulster Co.; also servants Bridget Granahan (23) and Mary Bannan (19).
  9. [S1872] New Jersey Marriages, 1670-1980, online FamilySearch.com, James E Ostrander and Virginia Ellis, dau. of Hannah [sic] Ellis, marr. E. Brunswick, Middlesex Co., 12 Feb 1877; citing New Jersey Marriages, New Jersey State Archives, Film No. 494159.
  10. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Jas. E (50), b. and parents b. NY, savings bank treasurer; Virginia (30), b. and mother b. NY, father b. England.
  11. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, Standing stone grave marker. James E Ostrander, d. 10 Apr 1896, age 66y 5m, 26d. Narrative: James E Ostrander, b. Kingston NY 14 Oct 1829, son of Jonathan DuBois Ostrander and Catharine Hartenberg Elmendorf; husb. of Janet Russell (1829-1876) and Virginia Ellis (1850-1926); father of Kenneth Smith Ostrander ( –1888), Catherine Elmendorf Ostrander Tremper (1856–1914), Louis B Ostrander (1867–1940), Clara Louise Ostrander (1870–1885), James Elmendorf Ostrander (1880–1940), Charles Bostwick Ostrander (1884–1885), and Remsen Bleecker Ostrander (1891–1959); bro. of Mary Catharine Ostrander Ledyard (824–1845), Charlotte Ostrander Hasbrouck (1826–1894), Eliza Gosman Ostrander (1833–1908) and Joseph Paulding Ostrander (1836–1866). Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kingston, Ulster Co. NY. Memorial 132928901, created by and photo added by Donna.
  12. [S1315] Lila James Roney, Baptisms of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, New York, 1810-1877, p. 104. Carlton Ledyard Ostrander, son of James E Ostrander and Janet Russell, b. 25 Dec 1857, bapt. 11 Jan 1858.
  13. [S1315] Lila James Roney, Baptisms of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, New York, 1810-1877, p. 109. Janet Russell Ostrander, b. 23 Dec 1861, and Andrew Ostrander, b. 28 Sep 1864, dau. and son of James E Ostrander and Janet Russell, bapt. 30 Sep 1864.
  14. [S1315] Lila James Roney, Baptisms of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, New York, 1810-1877, p. 111. Louis Baldwin Ostrander, son of James Ostrander and Janet Russell, b. 7 Apr 1867, bapt. 29 Dec 1867.
  15. [S1315] Lila James Roney, Baptisms of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, New York, 1810-1877, p. 112. Clara Ostrander, dau. of James Ostrander and Janet R Russell, b. 28 Jul 1870, bapt. 24 Sep 1870.
  16. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Virginia (49), wid., b. NJ Aug 1850, parents b. NY, 4 children, 2 living.