Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Guilford Jr. was born on 24 January 1783, in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Samuel Guilford Sr, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Cranson, was 24. He married Sarah Gray on 2 July 1807, in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 5 May 1857, in Belfast, Belfast, Allegany, New York, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Friendship, Friendship, Allegany, New York, United States.
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- S Guildford, "United States Census, 1840"
- SAMUEL GUILFORD, "BillionGraves Index"
- Samuel Guilford, "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910" (Widow's residence - 1871)
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Guildford in Surrey, which is probably named with Old English gylde ‘golden’ (perhaps used here to denote a sandy hill) + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Sketch
Samuel Guilford, born in Franklin county, Mass., came to Belfast before 1818, settled in the southern part of the town on White Creek, was supervisor and justice many years, and did much for the town. …
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