Peter Morris Ostrander

4 April 1815–16 August 1904 (Age 89)
South Bay, Prince Edward, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

The Life Summary of Peter Morris

When Peter Morris Ostrander was born on 4 April 1815, in South Bay, Prince Edward, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, his father, Samuel Ostrander, was 32 and his mother, Isabella Elizabeth Collier, was 26. He married Rebecca Ann Ackerman on 5 June 1837, in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Athol, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada in 1871 and Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada in 1881. He died on 16 August 1904, in Marysburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 89, and was buried in South Bay, Prince Edward, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Peter Morris Ostrander
1815–1904
Rebecca Ann Ackerman
1820–1912
Marriage: 5 June 1837
ISABELLA Ostrander
1838–1924
William Ostrander
1843–1901
Henry Hollenbeck Ostrander
1845–1920
Melvina H. Ostrander
1847–1875
Isaac D. Ostrander
1849–1870
Peter J Ostrander
1852–1892
Emma Ostrander
1854–1874
Charles Merritt Ostrander
1856–1921
Edward R Ostrander
1860–1888
Lydia Ann Ostrander
1862–1892
Garret G. Ostrander
1865–1870

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 June 1837Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 4
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
    Age 12
    During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
    1846
    Age 31
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of Dutch Van Ostrande, which is most likely a variant of Van Nostrand formed by misdivision of the preposition van ‘from, of’ and the placename. The surname (Van) Ostrande is not found in the Netherlands.Swedish: probably of the same etymology as Ostrand , the addition of the suffix -er giving the appearance of a name formed with the suffix -ander, derived from Greek anēr (genitive andros) ‘man’. This surname is very rare in Sweden.In some cases reportedly also a shortened and altered form of Swedish Sjöstrand (see Sjostrand ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Van Nostrand

    Sources (12)

    • Peter Ostrander, "Canada Census, 1881"
    • Peter Ostrander in entry for Edward Ostrander and Martha Sayers, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
    • Peter Ostrander in entry for Isabel Bongard, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

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