When Daniel Wesley Aldrich was born on 27 November 1813, in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Sands Aldrich, was 34 and his mother, Abigail Aldrich, was 34. He married Sarah Field Thomas on 13 April 1837, in Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1876. He died on 23 June 1876, in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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English: variant of Aldridge 1, from the Middle English personal names Alrich or Elrich and Aldrich or Eldrich.
History: The earliest recorded bearer of this surname in North America is George Alrich, who came from Derbyshire to MA in 1631.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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