Hannah Alford b. 29 Mar 1724 Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 28 Jan 1811 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States: Oswald Family History

1724 - 1811 (86 years)

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Name	Hannah Alford
Birth	29 Mar 1724	Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Gender	Female
Burial	Jan 1811	North Canton Cemetery, Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Death	28 Jan 1811	Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Person ID	I312684223377	Oswald Genealogy
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Father	Nathaniel Alford, I, c. 10 Apr 1698, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 06 Feb 1769, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (Age ~ 70 years)
Mother	Experience Holcomb, b. Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 15 Dec 1774, Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Family ID	F2519	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Isaac Isaiah Messenger, b. 29 Mar 1717, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States d. 02 Jun 1801, West Simsbury, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 84 years)

Marriage 1740 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Children

	1. Edward Messenger, b. 1738, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	2. Joseph Messenger, Sr., b. 1741, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. Aft. 03 Jan 1812, of DeRuyter, Madison, New York, United States (Age 71 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	3. Hannah Messenger, b. 1743, West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 1793, Connecticut, United States (Age 50 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	4. Isaac Messenger, Jr., b. 25 Aug 1745, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 08 May 1839, Concord, Lake, Ohio, United States (Age 93 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	5. Simeon Messenger, Sr., b. Apr 1746, West Simsbury, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 08 Sep 1821, Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 75 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	6. Moses Messenger, b. 1748, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 30 Dec 1811, Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 63 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	7. Aaron Messenger, b. 1750, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 14 Jun 1842 (Age 92 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	8. Reuben Messenger, Sr., Sr., b. 1753, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States d. 12 Jun 1842, New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 89 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	9. Dorcas Messenger, b. 1754, Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. 27 Mar 1760, Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut (Age 6 years)
	10. Elisha Messenger, b. 1756, West Simsbury, Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 1797, Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age 41 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	11. Abner Messenger, b. 1760, West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. Aft. 04 Mar 1845, Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, United States (Age 85 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	12. Andrew Messenger, b. Abt. 1760, Connecticut, United States [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	13. Dorcas Messenger, b. 1762, West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 14 Jun 1793, Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 31 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	14. Rosy Messenger, b. 1764, West Simsbury, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 11 Mar 1848, Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 84 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	15. Keziah Messenger, b. 1766, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States d. 10 May 1778, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 12 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	16. Carmi Messenger, b. 1771, of Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 20 Jul 1825, Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 54 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]

Family ID F2511 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Jun 2025

Notes

!BURIAL: North Canton Cemetery Hannah Al
!BURIAL: North Canton Cemetery Hannah Alford was born in the "old parrish". In 1739 her family moved to West Simsbury, Connecticut, and resided on what is now known as the Missionary Lot, in East Hill, Conn. In 1740, when she was thirteen years old, Hannah Alford married Isaac Messenger. She had fifteen children.

FamilySearch shows death as January 28,
FamilySearch shows death as January 28, 1811.

source:
Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Name: Eleanor Miller
Spouse: Archibald Dixon
***Parents: John Christian Miller, Hannah Alvord
Birth Place: Simsbury, CT
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1730
Marriage Place: Lebanon, CT
Marriage Date: 1 Oct 1751

!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA