Ogden family
Family
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Malin Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-351
Abstract
The collection is largely composed of financial, legal and real estate documents relating to the Malin property in Upper Providence, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Randall Malin of Cheshire, England, purchased 250 acres from William Penn in 1681. The bulk of the papers are related to the tenure of his grandson William Malin (1727-1803). His son Abner Malin (1752-1848) married Rachel Ogden in 1803 and was disowned by Chester Monthly Meeting in 1805. Other papers concern their son Stephen...
Dates:
1685 - 1881
Charles Smith Ogden family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-108
Abstract
Charles Smith Ogden (1822-1904) was a Quaker businessman, genealogist, and civic leader. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, educated in Friends' schools, and married Emma Corbit in 1848. He worked as a wholesale druggist before the Civil War, was active on the committee to elect Abraham Lincoln, and served as Consul to Quebec, Canada, 1860-1864. In 1886, he began a tour around the world, which is recounted in his travel letters, 1886-1891. This collection contains genealogical...
Dates:
1732-1938
Ogden Family Letters
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-02-002
Abstract
Letters of the Ogden family, involved in land transations in Western New York state in the late nineteenth century.
Dates:
1818 - 1860
Collection of John Melchior Ogden papers
Collection — Othertype SC-171
Identifier: SFHL-SC-171
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of John Melchior Ogden, including newspaper clippings, letters and receipts, as well as notices from charitable associations such as the Carpenters' Company and the House of Refuge. Also included are letters to Charles Smith Ogden regarding the book, In Memoriam John Melchior Ogden, as well as reminiscences of Philadelphia in 1800 by Jesse Ogden, and an engraving of Fairhill Meeting House by Joseph Pennell.
Dates:
1825-1885
