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He was the son of Benjamin and Mary Booth Stafford.
He came to this country with his parents when a small boy.
He was a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting in the 26th Regt., NYS Vol. Co I. At the close of the war he came to Ilion and had lived here ever since.
The family lived at Oriskany, Chadwicks and Sauquoit.
He leaves his wife; one son and two daughters, Walter Stafford, of Little Falls; Mrs. Wallace (Jane H.) Tiffany of Camden and Mrs. Etta Woodard of Beaver Center, PA and one sister, Mrs. Martha Giles of Camden.
Father, Benjamin died Feb. 1894 in Ilion.
Daughter, Jane died July 25, 1933; sister, Martha Schott Giles, died Feb. 1, 1913.
Brother, John Stafford died Feb. 27, 1887.
Census:
6 Aug 1860. Listed as Benjamon Stafford, a machinist, living in the household of Clesson and Mary Ballard. Also listed is a probable brother, John, a machinist age 19 b. NY.- Listed as a machinist with wife, son and daughter. Father born in England and mother born in Scotland.
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1838 - 1905 (~ 66 years)
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