Oliver Franklin Bostwick (1835 - 1913)

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Son of: Medad Bostwick (1760) and Mary W. (1795) GBFA
Born: 4/7/1835 in Brady's Bend, Pa GBFA
Died: 30/10/1913 NY Times
Married: Mary E. (1838) GBFA
Children: Edward Dailey (1858) , George Lincoln (1861) , Homer (1863) , Sadie Jane (1867) , Maud Estlow (1870) , Charles Walter (1872) , Anna May (1876) , Harry Franklin (1880) GBFA

The NY Times announced his death, and mentions that O. F. Bostwick turned out cannon that played an important part in the Civil War. He turned out 2 cannon which formed the armament of the famous 'Monitor'. He also bored th first rifle cannon in America. When the Civil War began he was Chief Officer at the Fort Pitt Machine Shops, Pittsburgh, Pa
NY Times 1/11/1913