Brief Life History of David
When David Hanford was born on 3 February 1813, in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Seth Hanford, was 29 and his mother, Betsey Seeley, was 28. He married Maria North about 1837, in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Unadilla, Unadilla, Otsego, New York, United States for about 30 years. He died on 11 March 1910, in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Delaware, New York, United States.
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- David Hanford, "United States Census, 1860"
- David Hanford, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- David Hanford in entry for Walter M. Hanford and Abbie C. Babcock, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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1818
Post office est. Jan, 19, 1818
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1839
Oldest grave seen in the Memorials list
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Hanford (Staffordshire and Dorset), Handforth (Cheshire), or Hannaford in Swimbridge (Devon).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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