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John Dimmick ORCUTT

John Dimmick ORCUTT[1]

Male 1822 - 1884  (62 years)

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  • Name John Dimmick ORCUTT 
    Born 12 Jun 1822  Henrietta, Monroe, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Polk, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause of Death Consumption [tuberculosis] 
    Buried 1884  Willow Lawn Cemetery, Plainfield, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 28 Aug 1884  Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I25535  Main
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2019 

    Father John Dimmick ORCUTT,   b. 13 Mar 1789, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1867, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Betsey MORLEY,   b. 5 Feb 1790,   d. 22 Oct 1858  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1816  [2
    Family ID F6668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah BOSSOM,   b. 6 Nov 1840, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1920, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1859  Plainfield, Will, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marshall Western ORCUTT,   b. 25 Feb 1860, Wheatland, Will, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1931, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +2. Philura Balingal ORCUTT,   b. 26 Aug 1861, Wheatland, Will, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1904, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
    +3. Betsey Morley ORCUTT,   b. 29 Jun 1863, Bremer County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1896, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
    +4. Clarence Meade ORCUTT,   b. 5 Oct 1865, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1939, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     5. Edwin Dwayne ORCUTT,   b. 22 Apr 1867, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1926, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     6. Arthur John ORCUTT,   b. 15 Dec 1868, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1950, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +7. William Benjamin ORCUTT,   b. 23 Feb 1871, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1946, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +8. Clarice “Clara” ORCUTT,   b. 13 Oct 1872, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1954, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     9. Sanford Dimmick ORCUTT,   b. 23 May 1874, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1950, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +10. Ada Louisa ORCUTT,   b. 5 May 1876, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1960, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +11. Charles Leo ORCUTT,   b. 17 Mar 1878, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1923, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F8714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Obituary

      ORCUTT - At his home near Plainfield, August 28th, 1884, of consumption. John Dimmick Orcutt, age 62 years, 2 months and 16 days.

      Deceased was born in Henrietta County, New York June 12th, 1822, was married April 23 (????), to Hannah Bassom and was the father of eleven children all of whom are still living. Mr. O. was a resident of Iowa many years, coming to Bremer at an early day. He was a great sufferer during the latter week of his illness, but bore the pain with markedfortitude and died at last (com????) his family to the protection of God.

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell.

    2. [S95] Correspondence, Various, 235.


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Updated 23 Dec 2023