Brief Life History of Alfred
When Alfred Croff was born about 1805, in Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Nathan Croff, was 30 and his mother, Lois Webster, was 35.
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Family Time Line
Nathan Croff
1776–1826
Lois Webster
1772–1856
Hannah Croff
1795–1870
Alfred Croff
1805–
Croff
–
Lois Croff
1798–1865
John Constant Croff
1801–
Nathan Jerome Croff
1803–1878
William Webster Croff
1804–1861
Abner Alfred Croff
1805–1861
Abby Croff
1805–
Constant Webster Croff
1808–1809
John Croff
1810–1872
Millie Croff
1813–
Elisha Webster Croff
1815–1871
Orlando Riley Croff MD
1817–1891
Croff
1821–
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Parents and Siblings
1776–1826 Male
1772–1856 Female
Siblings (15)
1795–1870 Female
1798–1865 Female
1801– Male
1803–1878 Male
1804–1861 Male
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World Events (3)
1808
Age 3
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
Age 7
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Age 7
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Graf or Graff . Or of Dutch Kroft .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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