George Stephen Dufford

1864 -

• Name	George Stephen Dufford
  Birth	03 Jul 1864	Middle Valley, Morris County, New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Notes	In Poet of Plainfield p. 59: "George S. Dufford celebrated his 74th birthday Sunday at this Middle Valley home. He was born at Middle Valley, July 31, 1864, son of Elijah and Susan Swackhamer Dufford, on the farm which has belonged to the Dufford family for five generations. This farm is now owned by Mr. Dufford and an only brother, Philip S. Dufford, of Long Valley, who will be 82 next month. The Dufford homestead; which Mr. and Mrs. Dufford occupy during the summer, was built in 1747. The family were originally French Huguenots, who arrived in this country from Amsterdam in 1738. He is a former employee of the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad, and has been station agent at Palisade Park, Colo., and deputy sheriff of Mesa County, that state, where he was painfully wounded by a bullet while making an arrest. He was also foreman for 14 years with a printing firm in Plainfield, was a finisher for an automobile company during the Wor4ld War, supervising the finishing of airplane construction for the government. After the war he accepted a position with the Carrier Engineering Corporation, retiring in 1929." By 1899 living in Plainfield.
  Person ID	I32690	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	Elijah Dufford,   b. 05 Oct 1828, Parker, Morris County, New Jersey
  Mother	Susan Swackhamer,   b. 24 Mar 1836, Chester, Morris County, New Jersey d. 29 Mar 1908, Washington Twp, Morris County, New Jersey (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	01 Feb 1854	German Valley, Morris County, New Jersey
  Family ID	F12000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eliza Wise,   b. 09 Apr 1866   d. 23 Nov 1893, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	1886
  Children	1. Eliza W. Dufford,   b. 28 Dec 1886   2. Delia C. Dufford,   b. 25 Aug 1888   3. George Dufford,   b. 07 Jul 1890   d. 01 Oct 1890 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F12001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hattie Swackhamer,   b. 27 Dec 1865   d. 03 Jan 1963 (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	1898
  Children	+ 1. Marjorie Swackhamer Dufford,   b. 25 Apr 1901   d. 30 Sep 1978, Whitehouse, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F12002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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