When Captain Ezekiel Hosford was born in 1774, in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Ezekiel Horsford, was 45 and his mother, Mercy Miller, was 35. He married Hannah Foote on 27 March 1794, in Avon, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1800. He died on 6 March 1838, in Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Canton Center Cemetery, Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
English: probably a variant of Horsford . The surname has been established in Ireland (Cork) since the 17th century.
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