Nathaniel Alford, I

Nathaniel Alford, I[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29]

Male 1698 - 1769  (~ 70 years)


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  • Name Nathaniel Alford  [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
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    Birth Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29
    Christening 10 Apr 1698  Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Gender Male 
    Burial 1769  Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 06 Feb 1769  Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 20, 24
    Person ID I312684223451  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father Josiah Alford,   b. 05 Jul 1649, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1722, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Hannah Westover,   b. 08 Apr 1668, Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1753, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 22 May 1693  Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Experience Holcomb,   b. Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1774, Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hannah Alford,   b. 29 Mar 1724, Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1811, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. Rhoda Alford,   b. 28 Dec 1726, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1799, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
     3. Susannah Alford,   b. 14 Oct 1729, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft. 02 Jan 1776, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: unknown]
     4. Benedict Alford,   b. 1730, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1827, Geauga, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
     5. Isabell Alford,   b. 1733, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1753, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
     6. Smith Alford,   b. 1739, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1739, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: unknown]
     7. Mary Alford,   b. 27 Apr 1740, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft. 09 Sep 1768, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)  [Father: unknown]
     8. Nathanial Alford, Jr.,   b. Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1818, Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: unknown]
     9. Lydia Alford,   b. Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1799, Canton Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: unknown]
    Family ID F2519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Biography of Rev. Nathaniel Alford I in Find A Grave
      Rev. Nathaniel Alford I b. 10 FEB 1698 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; d. 06 FEB 1769 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; m. 31 JUL 1724 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; Experience Holcomb b. 06 JAN 1706 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; d. 15 DEC 1774 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. Burial places unknown.
      CHILDREN (all b. Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT):
      1) Hannah Alford b. 1725
      2) Rhoda Alford b. 1726
      3) Susannah Alford b. 1729
      4) Benedict Alford b. 1730
      5) Isabel Alford b. 1733
      6) Lydia Alford b. 1735
      7) Nathaniel Alford II b. 1737
      8) female infant Alford b. 1739
      9) Mary Alford b. 1740

      PARENTS: Hannah Westover m. Josiah Joseph Alford I.

      SIBLINGS (all b. Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT):
      1) Hannah Alford b. 1694
      2) Josiah Alford II b. 1696
      3) Rev. Nathaniel Alford I b. 1698 [SELF]
      4) Elizabeth Alford b. 1703
      5) Dority Alford b. 1709

      [alford-holcomb.FTW] [Brøderbund WFT Vo
      [alford-holcomb.FTW] [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 10, Ed. 1, Tree #3541, Date of Import: Jan 14, 2000] Nathaniel was the son of Josiah Alford & Hannah Westover.

      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM) REPO: @R01@; ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; ;

      !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 !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 !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 !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 !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

      !1. Information source: Conn. C 1 pg. 1
      !1. Information source: Conn. C 1 pg. 1. Orin A. Seager , 284 K. St., Salt Lake City 3, Utah. 2. Child # 1 Hannah md Isaac Messenger. 3. Child # 2 Rhoda md Philip JARVIS. 4. Child # 3 Susannah md Josiah or Joseph TIFF. 5. Child # 4 Isabell md John HILL. 6. Child # 5 Lydia md Solamon THOMAS. 7. Child # 6 Nathaniel md Abigail HILL, 28 Feb 1760. 8. Child # 7 Mary md Mr SMITH.

      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      Nathaniel was the son of Josiah Alford &
      Nathaniel was the son of Josiah Alford & Hannah Westover.

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