Elijah Dufford
1828 --
Name Elijah Dufford Birth 05 Oct 1828 Parker, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA Gender Male Notes - Elijah was elected Coroner of Morris County 16 November 1887. He was also called on to witness the execution of August (Charlie) Bergerman for murder on 20 June 1895[peter.FTW]
There is a biographical account in the Morris Co. NJ 1899 Vol II. At 20 he went to work on his brother Stephen's farm for two years. Then he moved to Middle Valley and worked for another brother for two years. Then he rented the old homestead until 1864 when it was left to him on bequest. He is an active Democrat and served in various offices.
Person ID I32677 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 29 Aug 2011
Father George Dufford, b. 12 Nov 1794, Washington, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA d. 24 Jul 1866, Long Valley, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 71 years) Mother Elizabeth Neighbor, b. 02 Mar 1800, German Valley, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA d. 12 Aug 1886, German Valley, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 86 years) Marriage 13 Jan 1819 Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, USA Family ID F11995 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susan Swackhamer, b. 24 Mar 1836, Chester, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA d. 29 Mar 1908, Washington, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 72 years) Marriage 01 Feb 1854 German Valley, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA Children 1. Philip Swackhamer Dufford, b. 24 Sep 1857 2. Frank Dufford, b. 19 Feb 1861 3. Minnie Dufford, b. 23 Dec 1863 + 4. George Stephen Dufford, b. 03 Jul 1864, Middle Valley, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA 5. Allen Dufford, b. 21 Feb 1870 Family ID F12000 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Elijah was elected Coroner of Morris County 16 November 1887. He was also called on to witness the execution of August (Charlie) Bergerman for murder on 20 June 1895[peter.FTW]
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Event Map Birth - 05 Oct 1828 - Parker, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA Marriage - 01 Feb 1854 - German Valley, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA = Link to Google Earth