John Osborne Austin
| John Osborne Austin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 28, 1849 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Died |
October 27, 1918 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery, Providence |
| Occupation | Genealogical author and publisher |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Augusta Whitaker |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Austin and Elizabeth Hanson Osborne |
John Osborne Austin (December 28, 1849 - October 27, 1918) was a genealogist who wrote and published several books, primarily on the families of Rhode Island. The work for which he is best known is the Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, published in 1887.
Life
Austin was the son of Samuel Austin and Elizabeth H. Osborne of Providence, Rhode Island. He was married in 1878 to Helen Augusta Whitaker, and in 1880 he and his wife, with their infant daughter, Rosamond, lived in Providence in the household of his wife's mother, Mrs. William Whitaker. It was during the late 1880s that Austin published his most important works, including the Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island in 1887, The Ancestry of Thirty three Rhode Islanders in 1889, and The Ancestral Dictionary in 1891.[1] Later in life he published some genealogical romances, and other works. He and his wife lived their lives in Providence; they and their two children and are all buried in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence.
References
- ↑ Moore 1951, p. 176.
Bibliography
Books
- Moore, Edith Austin (1951). A Genealogy of the Descendants of Robert Austin of Kingstown, RI. St. Petersburg, Florida.
Online sources
- "John Osborne Austin". Find-a-grave. April 9, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2015.