Caroline Josephine Ostrander

Brief Life History of Caroline

When Caroline Josephine Ostrander was born on 13 July 1847, in Waterford, Waterford Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States, her father, Walter Ostrander, was 37 and her mother, Esther Eliza Morrison, was 27. She married William Harvey Crosby on 12 February 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Iron City, Iron, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 60 years. She died on 8 July 1922, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Harvey Crosby
1836–1911
Caroline Josephine Ostrander
1847–1922
Marriage: 12 February 1862
William David Crosby
1862–1911
George Harvey Crosby
1865–1867
Byron Robert Crosby Sr
1870–1933
Robert Morrison Crosby
1872–1922
Pearl Elyn Crosby
1875–1961
Gail Crosby
1875–

Sources (74)

  • Caroline Crosby, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Caroline Josephine Ostrander, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1852: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

Hebrew: Feminine form of Joseph—He will add, signifying trust in God.

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