PRIVATE BENJAMIN F. HANFORD

Unknown DOB – June 5, 1863 (unknown location) Enlisted September 8, 1862 Mustered in November 15, 1862 Unit: 28th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company G Died June 5, 1863. Dependent minor Catharine A. Hall filed a pension application on March 24, 1883 in his name. Nothing else is known. Burial information not found.

War of the Revolution

After a month or so of pause on this project, I finally found the time to delve into the list of Revolutionary War veterans buried in Norwalk, Connecticut. Of the 59 names on that list, several had extensive battle experience in George Washington’s Army. Others served for a month or so at a time. OfContinue reading “War of the Revolution”

PRIVATE HEZEKIAH HANFORD

DOB/DOD: 1722 (Norwalk, CT) – May 2, 1812 (Norwalk, CT); 89 or 90 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Deborah Hoyt on October 7, 1743 in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: 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 DeborahContinue reading “PRIVATE HEZEKIAH HANFORD”

CAPTAIN DANIEL HANFORD

June 25, 1744 (Norwalk, CT) – April 12, 1797 (Norwalk, CT); 52 years oldMarried Susannah Platt on January 9, 1773 in Norwalk, CTChildren: Edward, Andrew (lived 1 year), Joseph (lived 1 year), Andrew, Joseph, Deborah Captain Jabez Gregory’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; October 1776 – January 1777 Captain Daniel Hanford lived on a farm heContinue reading “CAPTAIN DANIEL HANFORD”