Alford, Loyal Adolphus
Birth Name | Alford, Loyal Adolphus |
Also Known As | Royal |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 69 years, 6 months, 22 days |
Narrative
"Rev. Oliver Alford entered and bought land and property and first settled in Virginius, Addison County, Vermont and afterwards settled at Ferrisburg, Addison County, Vermont about the year 1805. Oliver was one of the Vermont Patriots in the Second Revolution War or War 1812 to 1815 or close of the ·war as a Minute Man and was unequaled as a fine marksman or sharp-shooter and with strength and might they pulled and pushed the raft out into the lake in darkness of night and captured a British Frigate - near Ferrisburg, May 19, 1814. A cannonball was shot through the house and home of Rev. Oliver Alford on the night that his youngest child was born, Rev. Loyal Adolphus Alford, MD, DD, LLD and the effect of that night appeared to affect him through life, during a thunder storm and he cold not overcome the strange effect. "
http://www.alfordassociation.org/COLLECTIONS/CLA/clasec09.pdf
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | 1814-05-29 | Ferrisburg, Addison Co, VT | ||
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Death | 1883-12-20 | Logansport, Cass, IN | ||
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Alford, Oliver | 1767-10-27 | 1848-12-25 | |
Mother | Porter, Lovina Powers | 1769-09-01 | 1834-11-07 | |
Brother | Alford, Ira | 1788-08-02 | 1854 | |
Sister | Alford, Theodosia | 1790-01-03 | 1881 | |
Sister | Alford, Clarissa | 1791-09-08 | 1865-04-07 | |
Sister | Alford, Lovina | 1793-08-30 | 1795-08-24 | |
Brother | Alford, Oliver Jr | 1795-03-20 | 1859-12-26 | |
Sister | Alford, Lovina | 1797-04-26 | 1814-07-05 | |
Sister | Alford, Rebecca | 1798-11-10 | ||
Brother | Alford, Hiram | about 1801 | 1860 | |
Sister | Alford, Rosetta | 1802-05-24 | ||
Brother | Alford, Martin | 1804-01-03 | 1873-08-16 | |
Brother | Alford, Louis W | 1806-07-18 | 1840-01-18 | |
Brother | Alford, McLancton W | 1810-05-05 | 1873-08-16 | |
Alford, Loyal Adolphus | 1814-05-29 | 1883-12-20 |