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John A Alford 1791–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1791

Birth Location: shipboard, Atlantic Ocean, NJ

Death Date: 2 June 1877

Death Location: New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Michael Alford

Mother: Martha McCready

Spouse(s): Ruth Eckles

Children(s): Silas Alford, Ruth Alford, Thomas Alford, Eleanor Alford, Arthur Alford, John Alford, Rebecca Alford, Stewart Alford, Sylvester Alford, Martha Alford

John A Alford was born in 1791 in shipboard, Atlantic Ocean, NJ, the child of Michael Alford And Martha Bridget Mccready. John A Alford married Ruth Eckles, and had children including Arthur E Alford, Eleanor Nellie Alford, John Alford, Martha Alford, Rebecca Elizabeth Alford, Ruth Alford, Silas Woolford Alford, Stewart G Alford, Sylvester Alford, Thomas J Alford. John A Alford passed away in 1877 in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John A Alford was born in 1791 in shipboard, Atlantic Ocean, NJ, the child of Michael Alford And Martha Bridget Mccready.
  • John A Alford married Ruth Eckles, and had children including Arthur E Alford, Eleanor Nellie Alford, John Alford, Martha Alford, Rebecca Elizabeth Alford, Ruth Alford, Silas Woolford Alford, Stewart G Alford, Sylvester Alford, Thomas J Alford.
  • John A Alford passed away in 1877 in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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John Alford's Ancestors

Self
John Alford
1791–1877
Birth Place: shipboard, Atlantic Ocean, NJ
Parents
Michael Alford
1760–1801
Ireland
Martha (Bridget) McCready
1764–1850
Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Alford's Descendants

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John (A) Alford (1791–2 June 1877) m. Ruth Eckles (15 Aug 1792–30 OCT 1856)
  1. 1. Silas (Woolford) Alford 1838–1865 m. Elizabeth (A.) Lorain 1838–1914
    1. 1. Mary (Florence) Alford 1861–1952
    2. 2. Tacy (R) Alford 1859–1860
  2. 2. Ruth Alford 1815–1887
  3. 3. Thomas (J) Alford 1822–1874
  4. 4. Eleanor (Nellie) Alford 1823–1902
  5. 5. Arthur (E) Alford 1827–1885
  6. 6. John Alford 1831–
  7. 7. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Alford 1834–
  8. 8. Stewart (G) Alford 1836–
  9. 9. Sylvester Alford 1844–
  10. 10. Martha Alford 1818–1889 m. Thomas (B) Rigby 1822–1898
    1. 1. Samuel (Sheldon) Rigby 1867–1936
    2. 2. Alfred Rigby 1853–1898
    3. 3. James (S) Rigby 1849–1910
    4. 4. Ellen Rigby 1852–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Rigby 1855–1886
    6. 6. Thomas (B) Rigby 1860–
    7. 7. Simson Rigby 1864–
    8. 8. William (Stewart) Rigby 1868–

John Alford's Timeline

2 Records

1791
1791
Birth of John A Alford in shipboard, Atlantic Ocean, NJ
shipboard, Atlantic Ocean, NJ
1877
2 June 1877
Age 86
Death of John A Alford in Slippery Rock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Slippery Rock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: shipboard, Atlantic Ocean, NJ
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1877
    Event Place: Slippery Rock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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