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1780 Daniel Olendorf Jr.


Born: 1779 or 1780  at eastern Canada  (born in captivity)

Died: Feb. 25, 1847 at Hartwick, Otsego County, NY

Buried: unknown

His father was 1755 Daniel Olendorf.

His mother was 1760 Catherine Hilton.

Daniel was born in Canada while in captivity; his parents had both
been kidnapped by indians and taken to Canada and sold as slaves, 
where he was born. The full story of the kidnapping can be found 
on the personal page of his father.

He was an innkeeper in Cooperstown, NY for some years.  He died at
his residence in Hartwick, NY at age 67.  Hartwick is nine miles
from Cooperstown in Otsego County, New York State.