Alfred Cecil ALFORD

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January 1842 , Barkhamsted, Connecticut, USA

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19 September 1864 , Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA

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Born: January 1842 in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, USA

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Alfred Cecil was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Alfred Cecil ALFORD died 19 September 1864 in Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA.

Son of Alfred A Alford & Celia Hitchcock

Enlisted 7 May 1861, Reenlisted 28 July 1862 Co. F, Connecticut 2nd Heavy Artillery Reg. Civil War
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Birth — 1842
January 1842
Barkhamsted, Connecticut, USA

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

Civil War
Alford, C. Alfred
BATTLE UNIT NAME:
2nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry
SIDE:
Union
COMPANY:
K
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:
Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:
Private
ALTERNATE NAME:
Alfred C./ Alford
FILM NUMBER:
M535 ROLL 1
PLAQUE NUMBER:
NOTES:

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1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

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Name: Alfred C. Alford
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 19 Sep 1864
Death Place: Barkhamsted, Connecticut
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1842
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03221-1
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3077
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'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7CN-MY4 : 3 December 2014), Alfred C. Alford, 19 Sep 1864; citing Barkhamsted, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,077.'

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