David A. STAFFORD

1843 - 1909  (~ 66 years)

• Name	David A. STAFFORD
  Born	Jun 1843	Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Woodstock, Windham Co., Connecticut
  Census	1 May 1875	Monroe, Lyon Co., Minnesota
  Census	1880	Tracy, Lyon Co., Minnesota
  _UID	B4241BCCC3DF3F42A7693789D14A897FD574
  Died	18 Oct 1909	Lyon Co., Minnesota   [1]
  Person ID	I39521	Branch 234 James Stafford b. IRE
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Amanuel (Emanuel) STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1800, Ireland
  Mother	Sophia CLARK,   d. 1845
  Married	6 Jan 1839	Woodstock, Windham Co., Connecticut   [2]
  Family ID	F13580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah EVANS,   b. Dec 1853, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1877
  Census	1900	Tracy, Lyon Co., Minnesota
  Notes	Census: 2 Jun 1900. Listed as David Stafford, a carpenter, with wife Hannah and children Edna, Frank D., Bess B., Abbott L. and Warner S.. 6 of 6 children living.
  Children	1. Anna Mae STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1878, Minnesota ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edna Grace STAFFORD,   b. Sep 1879, Minnesota ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. David Franklin STAFFORD,   b. May 1882, Minnesota   4. Bessie B. STAFFORD,   b. Nov 1887, Minnesota ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Abbot L. or E. STAFFORD,   b. May 1890, Minnesota ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Warner S. STAFFORD,   b. Jun 1895, Minnesota ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F19544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Orphaned. Raised by a member of the Clark Family in Woodstock, CT. David Stafford, son of Amanuel/Emanuel and Sophia Clark, traveled to Tracy, Minnesota where he received a land grant in about 1871 based on soldier's rights. He served the north in the Civil War for nearly 4 years. American Civil War Soldiers Name: David Stafford , Residence: Dudley, Massachusetts Enlistment Date: 22 May 1861 Side Served: Union State Served: Connecticut Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 May 1861. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Connecticut on 22 May 1861. Promoted to Full Corporal on 25 Nov 1864. Promoted to Full Sergeant on 10 Mar 1865. Mustered Out Company D, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Connecticut on 25 Sep 1865 at Washington, DC. Census: 1860. Listed as David Stafford with sister Lucy A. Stafford in the household of Seth and Angeline Clark. Listed as David A. Stafford in the Minnesota Territorial Census. Listed as David Stafford, a hardware clerk, with wife Hannah and daughters M. Anna and G. Edna. Mother born in CT.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6857] Minnesota Death Index 1908-2002 (Reliability: 2). [S4522] E-Mail Message, Dated 8 Feb 2001Jerry [email protected].