Reverend Edward Oldrin (1802-1874) of the Methodist Episcopalian Church. (b. February 21, 1802; Wissett, Suffolk, England - d. February 20, 1874; Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA)
Ancestors:
Edward Oulldron I and Edward Oulldron II.
Name:
Reverend Edward Oldrin, Edward Oldrin I.
Parents:
John Oldrin (1770-1827) and Tabitha Garrould (1775-1804). His father died on July 28, 1827 and left him the family bible on his deathbed.
Birth:
February 21, 1802 in Wissett, Suffolk, England.
Methodist Episcopal Church:
As a young man he became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society.
Migration:
In 1829, at age 26, he migrated from England to the United States aboard the ship "Lima" which arrived in New York City on August 5, 1829.
Marriage:
Catherine X (1814–1887) around 1832.
Children:
Mary Oldrin (1834), John Merwin Oldrin (1836-1903), Rebecca Oldrin (1845), Edward Oldrin II (1845), Phebe Ann E. Oldrin (1847), Catherine Oldrin (1848), Hannah Amelia Oldrin (1856-1918) who married Hiram Bedell, and Sarah Helen Eudora Oldrin (1859) who married George Howard Bachelder.
Minister:
He was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1830-1831 in the Suffolk Circuit; 1832-1833 in the Hempstead Circuit; 1834-1835 in Westhampton, New York; 1836-1837 in King's Bridge and Yonkers; 1838-1839 in Stamford Circuit; 1840-1841 in Marlborough Circuit, New York; 1842-1843 in Paltz and Plattekill, New York; 1844-1845 in Sugar Loaf; 1846-1847 in Montgomery Circuit; 1848-1849 in the Marlborough Circuit; 1850-1851 in the Marbletown Circuit; 1852-1853 in the Bloomingburg Circuit; 1854-1855 in Southold, New York; 1856-1857 in Pound Ridge, New York; 1858 in Greenwich, Connecticut; 1859-1860 in Eastchester; 1861-1862 in Newtown and East Village, Connecticut.
Civil War veteran. Enlisted in the 127th New York Infantry Company H on Aug 20, 1862 at Cutchogue.
Mustered in on Sept 8, 1862 as a Private
Mustered out Discharged for disability Dec 14, 1863 at Hospital, Washington DC
[Source: Report of the Adjutant General New York 127th New York Volunteers by Franklin McGrath]
Retirement:
He retired in 1863 because of poor health.
Death:
He died on February 20, 1874 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. His death was reported in the Hartford Daily Courant on Saturday, February 28, 1874. "The venerable Edward Oldrin, who has been a Methodist preacher for fifty years, died in Stamford on the 20th."
Funeral notice:
His funeral notice was published in the New York Tribune on Monday, February 23, 1874. "Oldrin. - At Stamford, February 20. Reverend Edward Oldrin, aged 73 years. His funeral will be attended from the Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 24, at 2 p.m."
Biography:
Methodism In Westchester County. Rev. E. Oldrin writes us :— "Twenty-five years ago last July, I preached in a schoolhouse here; we then had no meeting-house. The circuit at that time embraced Tuekahoe, Yonkers, King's Bridge, East Chester, West Farms, West Chester, Mile Square, Fordham, and Birch Mills. The preachers' salaries amounted to five hundred and eleven dollars. During the first Conference year we were favored with a glorious revival at Yonkers. More than one hundred experienced religion. At that time there was an old tavern stand for sale, which was secured for two thousand dollars, and converted into a parsonage. Afterwards a church was built in East Chester It was dedicated by Dr. N. Bangs; Dr. S. Luckey preached the second sermon. The society was at first small, but it continued to prosper. During the second year a revival began, which resulted in the conversion of twenty-one persons, of whom the majority, I think, were heads of families. That year, my colleague, J. D. Bangs, married a lovely wife, but they both died a short time after moving from the circuit, and were buried the same week. He was a nephew of the Rev. Herman Bangs, the present Presiding Elder of the district. Shortly after we left the circuit, the work was divided, and there are now six preachers, where there were then only two. About five years since a church was built at Mount Vernon, and the greater part of the members who were formerly attached to East Chester went there, so that when I was returned to what is now embraced in this charge, I found in East Chester only thirty-seven members. Seventeen years ago the parsonage was built, and a mortgage given which has remained till the present year. Early in the present Conference year a subscription was circulated for the purpose of removing this encumbrance, and on the 18th of the present month, the money was paid, and in addition to this, the small society have made their pastor a donation of about $82, promptly paid their apportionment towards the preacher's salary, and near a hundred dollars for repairs, $140 towards the Colonization Society, and $32 for the Missionary Society. The amount for the worn-out preachers has also been raised. But, better than all, we have been blessed with an outpouring of the Spirit, which has resulted in the conversion of many souls." (Source: The Methodist of New York City, New York on Saturday, April 13, 1861)
Biography:
Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Volume 7 (1896) by John McClintock and James Strong: "Edward Oldrin, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Wessell [sic], Suffolk County, England, Feb. 13, 1802. In his youth he became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society. He was early licensed as a local preacher, and he labored successfully in the home work. In 1829 he came to this country, and began his labors on the Stamford Circuit. In 1830 he was received on trial in the New York Conference, and appointed to the Suffolk Circuit. From that time till the conference of 1863 — a period of thirty-three years — he was uninterruptedly engaged in ministerial work in the following pastoral appointments: 1830-1, Suffolk Circuit; 1832-3, Hempstead Circuit; 1834-5, Westhampton; 1836-7, King's Bridge and Yonkers; 1838-9, Stamford Circuit; 1840-1, Marlborough Circuit, N.Y.; 1842-3, Paltz and Plattekill; 1844-5, Sugar Loaf; 1846-7, Montgomery Circuit; 1848-9, Marlborough Circuit; 1850-1, Marbletown Circuit; 1852- 3, Bloomingburg Circuit; 1854-5, Southold; 1856-7, Pound Ridge; 1858, Greenwich; 1859-60, Eastchester; 1861-2, Newtown and East Village. In 1863 poor health obliged him to desist from the pastoral relation, but he continued preaching until near the time of his death, which took place at Stamford, Conn., Feb. 22, 1874. He was an earnest, faithful, and successful minister of Christ. He was a man of great faith and much prayer. 'During the active portion of his life he was emphatically a man of one work. Whatever his text, his theme always was Christ. His sermons were like huge blocks of rugged truth quarried from the Book of God. His gifts were varied and of marked character.' (W. C. Hoyt, in Christ. Adv. March 5, 1874)."
Family bible:
The St. John Daily Sun on September 6, 1898 published: "An Old Family Bible. Stamford, Conn., Aug. 10, [1898] — Mrs. Billard, the daughter of the late Rev. Edward Oldrin, who lives on Bank street in this city, owns, probably, the oldest Bible in existence in the state. The Bible came into her possession by inheritance from her father, who was pastor of the Methodist church here, when the Hoyt brothers, two of them, Oliver and William, famous as millionaire leather merchants in the 'Swamp,' New York, became members of that church. The book is in the original binding and well preserved, the Old Testament part having been printed in 1591 and the New Testament In 1596. The covers are of wood, and the book is the size of the family Bible seen in the house of almost every New England family. Inscribed on the yellow flyleaf are the words: 'Edward Oulldron own this book, and after his death to his son Edward Oulldron, given by his grandmother - 1651.' Later on it appears that the spelling of the family some had been changed, for below the name 'John Oldrin' is the inscription: 'Edward Oldrin's book, given by his father on his deathbed in the 1827. July 23, to be kept in the family.' "
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 23, 2013. Updated on March 25, 2014 with his biography from the Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Volume 7 (1896) by John McClintock and James Strong. Updated on March 26, 2014 with information on his migration and more information on his children. Updated on September 14, 2018 with the text of the article from The Methodist of April 13, 1861.
Ancestors:
Edward Oulldron I and Edward Oulldron II.
Name:
Reverend Edward Oldrin, Edward Oldrin I.
Parents:
John Oldrin (1770-1827) and Tabitha Garrould (1775-1804). His father died on July 28, 1827 and left him the family bible on his deathbed.
Birth:
February 21, 1802 in Wissett, Suffolk, England.
Methodist Episcopal Church:
As a young man he became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society.
Migration:
In 1829, at age 26, he migrated from England to the United States aboard the ship "Lima" which arrived in New York City on August 5, 1829.
Marriage:
Catherine X (1814–1887) around 1832.
Children:
Mary Oldrin (1834), John Merwin Oldrin (1836-1903), Rebecca Oldrin (1845), Edward Oldrin II (1845), Phebe Ann E. Oldrin (1847), Catherine Oldrin (1848), Hannah Amelia Oldrin (1856-1918) who married Hiram Bedell, and Sarah Helen Eudora Oldrin (1859) who married George Howard Bachelder.
Minister:
He was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1830-1831 in the Suffolk Circuit; 1832-1833 in the Hempstead Circuit; 1834-1835 in Westhampton, New York; 1836-1837 in King's Bridge and Yonkers; 1838-1839 in Stamford Circuit; 1840-1841 in Marlborough Circuit, New York; 1842-1843 in Paltz and Plattekill, New York; 1844-1845 in Sugar Loaf; 1846-1847 in Montgomery Circuit; 1848-1849 in the Marlborough Circuit; 1850-1851 in the Marbletown Circuit; 1852-1853 in the Bloomingburg Circuit; 1854-1855 in Southold, New York; 1856-1857 in Pound Ridge, New York; 1858 in Greenwich, Connecticut; 1859-1860 in Eastchester; 1861-1862 in Newtown and East Village, Connecticut.
Civil War veteran. Enlisted in the 127th New York Infantry Company H on Aug 20, 1862 at Cutchogue.
Mustered in on Sept 8, 1862 as a Private
Mustered out Discharged for disability Dec 14, 1863 at Hospital, Washington DC
[Source: Report of the Adjutant General New York 127th New York Volunteers by Franklin McGrath]
Retirement:
He retired in 1863 because of poor health.
Death:
He died on February 20, 1874 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. His death was reported in the Hartford Daily Courant on Saturday, February 28, 1874. "The venerable Edward Oldrin, who has been a Methodist preacher for fifty years, died in Stamford on the 20th."
Funeral notice:
His funeral notice was published in the New York Tribune on Monday, February 23, 1874. "Oldrin. - At Stamford, February 20. Reverend Edward Oldrin, aged 73 years. His funeral will be attended from the Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 24, at 2 p.m."
Biography:
Methodism In Westchester County. Rev. E. Oldrin writes us :— "Twenty-five years ago last July, I preached in a schoolhouse here; we then had no meeting-house. The circuit at that time embraced Tuekahoe, Yonkers, King's Bridge, East Chester, West Farms, West Chester, Mile Square, Fordham, and Birch Mills. The preachers' salaries amounted to five hundred and eleven dollars. During the first Conference year we were favored with a glorious revival at Yonkers. More than one hundred experienced religion. At that time there was an old tavern stand for sale, which was secured for two thousand dollars, and converted into a parsonage. Afterwards a church was built in East Chester It was dedicated by Dr. N. Bangs; Dr. S. Luckey preached the second sermon. The society was at first small, but it continued to prosper. During the second year a revival began, which resulted in the conversion of twenty-one persons, of whom the majority, I think, were heads of families. That year, my colleague, J. D. Bangs, married a lovely wife, but they both died a short time after moving from the circuit, and were buried the same week. He was a nephew of the Rev. Herman Bangs, the present Presiding Elder of the district. Shortly after we left the circuit, the work was divided, and there are now six preachers, where there were then only two. About five years since a church was built at Mount Vernon, and the greater part of the members who were formerly attached to East Chester went there, so that when I was returned to what is now embraced in this charge, I found in East Chester only thirty-seven members. Seventeen years ago the parsonage was built, and a mortgage given which has remained till the present year. Early in the present Conference year a subscription was circulated for the purpose of removing this encumbrance, and on the 18th of the present month, the money was paid, and in addition to this, the small society have made their pastor a donation of about $82, promptly paid their apportionment towards the preacher's salary, and near a hundred dollars for repairs, $140 towards the Colonization Society, and $32 for the Missionary Society. The amount for the worn-out preachers has also been raised. But, better than all, we have been blessed with an outpouring of the Spirit, which has resulted in the conversion of many souls." (Source: The Methodist of New York City, New York on Saturday, April 13, 1861)
Biography:
Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Volume 7 (1896) by John McClintock and James Strong: "Edward Oldrin, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Wessell [sic], Suffolk County, England, Feb. 13, 1802. In his youth he became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society. He was early licensed as a local preacher, and he labored successfully in the home work. In 1829 he came to this country, and began his labors on the Stamford Circuit. In 1830 he was received on trial in the New York Conference, and appointed to the Suffolk Circuit. From that time till the conference of 1863 — a period of thirty-three years — he was uninterruptedly engaged in ministerial work in the following pastoral appointments: 1830-1, Suffolk Circuit; 1832-3, Hempstead Circuit; 1834-5, Westhampton; 1836-7, King's Bridge and Yonkers; 1838-9, Stamford Circuit; 1840-1, Marlborough Circuit, N.Y.; 1842-3, Paltz and Plattekill; 1844-5, Sugar Loaf; 1846-7, Montgomery Circuit; 1848-9, Marlborough Circuit; 1850-1, Marbletown Circuit; 1852- 3, Bloomingburg Circuit; 1854-5, Southold; 1856-7, Pound Ridge; 1858, Greenwich; 1859-60, Eastchester; 1861-2, Newtown and East Village. In 1863 poor health obliged him to desist from the pastoral relation, but he continued preaching until near the time of his death, which took place at Stamford, Conn., Feb. 22, 1874. He was an earnest, faithful, and successful minister of Christ. He was a man of great faith and much prayer. 'During the active portion of his life he was emphatically a man of one work. Whatever his text, his theme always was Christ. His sermons were like huge blocks of rugged truth quarried from the Book of God. His gifts were varied and of marked character.' (W. C. Hoyt, in Christ. Adv. March 5, 1874)."
Family bible:
The St. John Daily Sun on September 6, 1898 published: "An Old Family Bible. Stamford, Conn., Aug. 10, [1898] — Mrs. Billard, the daughter of the late Rev. Edward Oldrin, who lives on Bank street in this city, owns, probably, the oldest Bible in existence in the state. The Bible came into her possession by inheritance from her father, who was pastor of the Methodist church here, when the Hoyt brothers, two of them, Oliver and William, famous as millionaire leather merchants in the 'Swamp,' New York, became members of that church. The book is in the original binding and well preserved, the Old Testament part having been printed in 1591 and the New Testament In 1596. The covers are of wood, and the book is the size of the family Bible seen in the house of almost every New England family. Inscribed on the yellow flyleaf are the words: 'Edward Oulldron own this book, and after his death to his son Edward Oulldron, given by his grandmother - 1651.' Later on it appears that the spelling of the family some had been changed, for below the name 'John Oldrin' is the inscription: 'Edward Oldrin's book, given by his father on his deathbed in the 1827. July 23, to be kept in the family.' "
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 23, 2013. Updated on March 25, 2014 with his biography from the Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Volume 7 (1896) by John McClintock and James Strong. Updated on March 26, 2014 with information on his migration and more information on his children. Updated on September 14, 2018 with the text of the article from The Methodist of April 13, 1861.
Reverend Edward Oldrin (1802-1874) of the Methodist Episcopalian Church. (b. February 21, 1802; Wissett, Suffolk, England - d. February 20, 1874; Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA)
Ancestors:
Edward Oulldron I and Edward Oulldron II.
Name:
Reverend Edward Oldrin, Edward Oldrin I.
Parents:
John Oldrin (1770-1827) and Tabitha Garrould (1775-1804). His father died on July 28, 1827 and left him the family bible on his deathbed.
Birth:
February 21, 1802 in Wissett, Suffolk, England.
Methodist Episcopal Church:
As a young man he became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society.
Migration:
In 1829, at age 26, he migrated from England to the United States aboard the ship "Lima" which arrived in New York City on August 5, 1829.
Marriage:
Catherine X (1814–1887) around 1832.
Children:
Mary Oldrin (1834), John Merwin Oldrin (1836-1903), Rebecca Oldrin (1845), Edward Oldrin II (1845), Phebe Ann E. Oldrin (1847), Catherine Oldrin (1848), Hannah Amelia Oldrin (1856-1918) who married Hiram Bedell, and Sarah Helen Eudora Oldrin (1859) who married George Howard Bachelder.
Minister:
He was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1830-1831 in the Suffolk Circuit; 1832-1833 in the Hempstead Circuit; 1834-1835 in Westhampton, New York; 1836-1837 in King's Bridge and Yonkers; 1838-1839 in Stamford Circuit; 1840-1841 in Marlborough Circuit, New York; 1842-1843 in Paltz and Plattekill, New York; 1844-1845 in Sugar Loaf; 1846-1847 in Montgomery Circuit; 1848-1849 in the Marlborough Circuit; 1850-1851 in the Marbletown Circuit; 1852-1853 in the Bloomingburg Circuit; 1854-1855 in Southold, New York; 1856-1857 in Pound Ridge, New York; 1858 in Greenwich, Connecticut; 1859-1860 in Eastchester; 1861-1862 in Newtown and East Village, Connecticut.
Civil War veteran. Enlisted in the 127th New York Infantry Company H on Aug 20, 1862 at Cutchogue.
Mustered in on Sept 8, 1862 as a Private
Mustered out Discharged for disability Dec 14, 1863 at Hospital, Washington DC
[Source: Report of the Adjutant General New York 127th New York Volunteers by Franklin McGrath]
Retirement:
He retired in 1863 because of poor health.
Death:
He died on February 20, 1874 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. His death was reported in the Hartford Daily Courant on Saturday, February 28, 1874. "The venerable Edward Oldrin, who has been a Methodist preacher for fifty years, died in Stamford on the 20th."
Funeral notice:
His funeral notice was published in the New York Tribune on Monday, February 23, 1874. "Oldrin. - At Stamford, February 20. Reverend Edward Oldrin, aged 73 years. His funeral will be attended from the Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 24, at 2 p.m."
Biography:
Methodism In Westchester County. Rev. E. Oldrin writes us :— "Twenty-five years ago last July, I preached in a schoolhouse here; we then had no meeting-house. The circuit at that time embraced Tuekahoe, Yonkers, King's Bridge, East Chester, West Farms, West Chester, Mile Square, Fordham, and Birch Mills. The preachers' salaries amounted to five hundred and eleven dollars. During the first Conference year we were favored with a glorious revival at Yonkers. More than one hundred experienced religion. At that time there was an old tavern stand for sale, which was secured for two thousand dollars, and converted into a parsonage. Afterwards a church was built in East Chester It was dedicated by Dr. N. Bangs; Dr. S. Luckey preached the second sermon. The society was at first small, but it continued to prosper. During the second year a revival began, which resulted in the conversion of twenty-one persons, of whom the majority, I think, were heads of families. That year, my colleague, J. D. Bangs, married a lovely wife, but they both died a short time after moving from the circuit, and were buried the same week. He was a nephew of the Rev. Herman Bangs, the present Presiding Elder of the district. Shortly after we left the circuit, the work was divided, and there are now six preachers, where there were then only two. About five years since a church was built at Mount Vernon, and the greater part of the members who were formerly attached to East Chester went there, so that when I was returned to what is now embraced in this charge, I found in East Chester only thirty-seven members. Seventeen years ago the parsonage was built, and a mortgage given which has remained till the present year. Early in the present Conference year a subscription was circulated for the purpose of removing this encumbrance, and on the 18th of the present month, the money was paid, and in addition to this, the small society have made their pastor a donation of about $82, promptly paid their apportionment towards the preacher's salary, and near a hundred dollars for repairs, $140 towards the Colonization Society, and $32 for the Missionary Society. The amount for the worn-out preachers has also been raised. But, better than all, we have been blessed with an outpouring of the Spirit, which has resulted in the conversion of many souls." (Source: The Methodist of New York City, New York on Saturday, April 13, 1861)
Biography:
Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Volume 7 (1896) by John McClintock and James Strong: "Edward Oldrin, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Wessell [sic], Suffolk County, England, Feb. 13, 1802. In his youth he became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society. He was early licensed as a local preacher, and he labored successfully in the home work. In 1829 he came to this country, and began his labors on the Stamford Circuit. In 1830 he was received on trial in the New York Conference, and appointed to the Suffolk Circuit. From that time till the conference of 1863 — a period of thirty-three years — he was uninterruptedly engaged in ministerial work in the following pastoral appointments: 1830-1, Suffolk Circuit; 1832-3, Hempstead Circuit; 1834-5, Westhampton; 1836-7, King's Bridge and Yonkers; 1838-9, Stamford Circuit; 1840-1, Marlborough Circuit, N.Y.; 1842-3, Paltz and Plattekill; 1844-5, Sugar Loaf; 1846-7, Montgomery Circuit; 1848-9, Marlborough Circuit; 1850-1, Marbletown Circuit; 1852- 3, Bloomingburg Circuit; 1854-5, Southold; 1856-7, Pound Ridge; 1858, Greenwich; 1859-60, Eastchester; 1861-2, Newtown and East Village. In 1863 poor health obliged him to desist from the pastoral relation, but he continued preaching until near the time of his death, which took place at Stamford, Conn., Feb. 22, 1874. He was an earnest, faithful, and successful minister of Christ. He was a man of great faith and much prayer. 'During the active portion of his life he was emphatically a man of one work. Whatever his text, his theme always was Christ. His sermons were like huge blocks of rugged truth quarried from the Book of God. His gifts were varied and of marked character.' (W. C. Hoyt, in Christ. Adv. March 5, 1874)."
Family bible:
The St. John Daily Sun on September 6, 1898 published: "An Old Family Bible. Stamford, Conn., Aug. 10, [1898] — Mrs. Billard, the daughter of the late Rev. Edward Oldrin, who lives on Bank street in this city, owns, probably, the oldest Bible in existence in the state. The Bible came into her possession by inheritance from her father, who was pastor of the Methodist church here, when the Hoyt brothers, two of them, Oliver and William, famous as millionaire leather merchants in the 'Swamp,' New York, became members of that church. The book is in the original binding and well preserved, the Old Testament part having been printed in 1591 and the New Testament In 1596. The covers are of wood, and the book is the size of the family Bible seen in the house of almost every New England family. Inscribed on the yellow flyleaf are the words: 'Edward Oulldron own this book, and after his death to his son Edward Oulldron, given by his grandmother - 1651.' Later on it appears that the spelling of the family some had been changed, for below the name 'John Oldrin' is the inscription: 'Edward Oldrin's book, given by his father on his deathbed in the 1827. July 23, to be kept in the family.' "
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 23, 2013. Updated on March 25, 2014 with his biography from the Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Volume 7 (1896) by John McClintock and James Strong. Updated on March 26, 2014 with information on his migration and more information on his children. Updated on September 14, 2018 with the text of the article from The Methodist of April 13, 1861.
Ancestors:
Edward Oulldron I and Edward Oulldron II.
Name:
Reverend Edward Oldrin, Edward Oldrin I.
Parents:
John Oldrin (1770-1827) and Tabitha Garrould (1775-1804). His father died on July 28, 1827 and left him the family bible on his deathbed.
Birth:
February 21, 1802 in Wissett, Suffolk, England.
Methodist Episcopal Church:
As a young man he became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society.
Migration:
In 1829, at age 26, he migrated from England to the United States aboard the ship "Lima" which arrived in New York City on August 5, 1829.
Marriage:
Catherine X (1814–1887) around 1832.
Children:
Mary Oldrin (1834), John Merwin Oldrin (1836-1903), Rebecca Oldrin (1845), Edward Oldrin II (1845), Phebe Ann E. Oldrin (1847), Catherine Oldrin (1848), Hannah Amelia Oldrin (1856-1918) who married Hiram Bedell, and Sarah Helen Eudora Oldrin (1859) who married George Howard Bachelder.
Minister:
He was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1830-1831 in the Suffolk Circuit; 1832-1833 in the Hempstead Circuit; 1834-1835 in Westhampton, New York; 1836-1837 in King's Bridge and Yonkers; 1838-1839 in Stamford Circuit; 1840-1841 in Marlborough Circuit, New York; 1842-1843 in Paltz and Plattekill, New York; 1844-1845 in Sugar Loaf; 1846-1847 in Montgomery Circuit; 1848-1849 in the Marlborough Circuit; 1850-1851 in the Marbletown Circuit; 1852-1853 in the Bloomingburg Circuit; 1854-1855 in Southold, New York; 1856-1857 in Pound Ridge, New York; 1858 in Greenwich, Connecticut; 1859-1860 in Eastchester; 1861-1862 in Newtown and East Village, Connecticut.
Civil War veteran. Enlisted in the 127th New York Infantry Company H on Aug 20, 1862 at Cutchogue.
Mustered in on Sept 8, 1862 as a Private
Mustered out Discharged for disability Dec 14, 1863 at Hospital, Washington DC
[Source: Report of the Adjutant General New York 127th New York Volunteers by Franklin McGrath]
Retirement:
He retired in 1863 because of poor health.
Death:
He died on February 20, 1874 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. His death was reported in the Hartford Daily Courant on Saturday, February 28, 1874. "The venerable Edward Oldrin, who has been a Methodist preacher for fifty years, died in Stamford on the 20th."
Funeral notice:
His funeral notice was published in the New York Tribune on Monday, February 23, 1874. "Oldrin. - At Stamford, February 20. Reverend Edward Oldrin, aged 73 years. His funeral will be attended from the Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 24, at 2 p.m."
Biography:
Methodism In Westchester County. Rev. E. Oldrin writes us :— "Twenty-five years ago last July, I preached in a schoolhouse here; we then had no meeting-house. The circuit at that time embraced Tuekahoe, Yonkers, King's Bridge, East Chester, West Farms, West Chester, Mile Square, Fordham, and Birch Mills. The preachers' salaries amounted to five hundred and eleven dollars. During the first Conference year we were favored with a glorious revival at Yonkers. More than one hundred experienced religion. At that time there was an old tavern stand for sale, which was secured for two thousand dollars, and converted into a parsonage. Afterwards a church was built in East Chester It was dedicated by Dr. N. Bangs; Dr. S. Luckey preached the second sermon. The society was at first small, but it continued to prosper. During the second year a revival began, which resulted in the conversion of twenty-one persons, of whom the majority, I think, were heads of families. That year, my colleague, J. D. Bangs, married a lovely wife, but they both died a short time after moving from the circuit, and were buried the same week. He was a nephew of the Rev. Herman Bangs, the present Presiding Elder of the district. Shortly after we left the circuit, the work was divided, and there are now six preachers, where there were then only two. About five years since a church was built at Mount Vernon, and the greater part of the members who were formerly attached to East Chester went there, so that when I was returned to what is now embraced in this charge, I found in East Chester only thirty-seven members. Seventeen years ago the parsonage was built, and a mortgage given which has remained till the present year. Early in the present Conference year a subscription was circulated for the purpose of removing this encumbrance, and on the 18th of the present month, the money was paid, and in addition to this, the small society have made their pastor a donation of about $82, promptly paid their apportionment towards the preacher's salary, and near a hundred dollars for repairs, $140 towards the Colonization Society, and $32 for the Missionary Society. The amount for the worn-out preachers has also been raised. But, better than all, we have been blessed with an outpouring of the Spirit, which has resulted in the conversion of many souls." (Source: The Methodist of New York City, New York on Saturday, April 13, 1861)
Biography:
Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Volume 7 (1896) by John McClintock and James Strong: "Edward Oldrin, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Wessell [sic], Suffolk County, England, Feb. 13, 1802. In his youth he became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society. He was early licensed as a local preacher, and he labored successfully in the home work. In 1829 he came to this country, and began his labors on the Stamford Circuit. In 1830 he was received on trial in the New York Conference, and appointed to the Suffolk Circuit. From that time till the conference of 1863 — a period of thirty-three years — he was uninterruptedly engaged in ministerial work in the following pastoral appointments: 1830-1, Suffolk Circuit; 1832-3, Hempstead Circuit; 1834-5, Westhampton; 1836-7, King's Bridge and Yonkers; 1838-9, Stamford Circuit; 1840-1, Marlborough Circuit, N.Y.; 1842-3, Paltz and Plattekill; 1844-5, Sugar Loaf; 1846-7, Montgomery Circuit; 1848-9, Marlborough Circuit; 1850-1, Marbletown Circuit; 1852- 3, Bloomingburg Circuit; 1854-5, Southold; 1856-7, Pound Ridge; 1858, Greenwich; 1859-60, Eastchester; 1861-2, Newtown and East Village. In 1863 poor health obliged him to desist from the pastoral relation, but he continued preaching until near the time of his death, which took place at Stamford, Conn., Feb. 22, 1874. He was an earnest, faithful, and successful minister of Christ. He was a man of great faith and much prayer. 'During the active portion of his life he was emphatically a man of one work. Whatever his text, his theme always was Christ. His sermons were like huge blocks of rugged truth quarried from the Book of God. His gifts were varied and of marked character.' (W. C. Hoyt, in Christ. Adv. March 5, 1874)."
Family bible:
The St. John Daily Sun on September 6, 1898 published: "An Old Family Bible. Stamford, Conn., Aug. 10, [1898] — Mrs. Billard, the daughter of the late Rev. Edward Oldrin, who lives on Bank street in this city, owns, probably, the oldest Bible in existence in the state. The Bible came into her possession by inheritance from her father, who was pastor of the Methodist church here, when the Hoyt brothers, two of them, Oliver and William, famous as millionaire leather merchants in the 'Swamp,' New York, became members of that church. The book is in the original binding and well preserved, the Old Testament part having been printed in 1591 and the New Testament In 1596. The covers are of wood, and the book is the size of the family Bible seen in the house of almost every New England family. Inscribed on the yellow flyleaf are the words: 'Edward Oulldron own this book, and after his death to his son Edward Oulldron, given by his grandmother - 1651.' Later on it appears that the spelling of the family some had been changed, for below the name 'John Oldrin' is the inscription: 'Edward Oldrin's book, given by his father on his deathbed in the 1827. July 23, to be kept in the family.' "
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 23, 2013. Updated on March 25, 2014 with his biography from the Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Volume 7 (1896) by John McClintock and James Strong. Updated on March 26, 2014 with information on his migration and more information on his children. Updated on September 14, 2018 with the text of the article from The Methodist of April 13, 1861.
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