Brief Life History of Alfred Perrygo
When Alfred Perrygo Safford was born on 6 January 1816, in New Haven, Oswego, New York, United States, his father, William Burslem Safford, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Brazier Colcord, was 33. He married Eunice Eliza Tyler in 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1853. He died on 27 August 1881, in Meadow Creek, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Alfd P Sanford, "United States Census, 1860"
- ALFRED PERRYGO STAFFORD, "BillionGraves Index"
- Alfred Perrygo in entry for Charlotte Ann Safford, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English:
possibly a habitational name from Seaford (Sussex), from Old English sǣ ‘sea’ + ford ‘ford’. Until the 16th century, the Ouse river flowed into the sea at this point.
habitational name from Salford (Lancashire), Salford (Bedfordshire), or Salfords in Horley (Surrey), from Old English salh ‘willow, sallow’ + ford ‘ford, river crossing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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