PRIVATE HEZEKIAH HANFORD

DOB/DOD: 1722 (Norwalk, CT) – May 2, 1812 (Norwalk, CT); 89 or 90 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Deborah Hoyt on October 7, 1743 in Norwalk, CT
CHILDREN: Daniel, Deborah, Hezekiah Jr., Josiah, Lydia, Elizabeth, Grace, and Susanna

UNIT: Eliphalet Lockwood’s Company Coast Guards; March 1780 – January 1781


Buried in East Norwalk Historical Cemetery

Deborah Hanford, wife of Hezekiah Hanford who died September 15, 1803, at 78 years old. Foot Stone marked DH is all that marks the place of her own and her husband’s burial. He served in the Coast Guard during the Revolution and was buried beside her, May 2, 1812 at the age of 90 years.

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USAF retiree. Veteran advocate. Committed to telling the stories of those who died while in the service of the country during wartime.

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