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George Stephen Dufford

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  1. 1.  George Stephen Dufford was born on 03 Jul 1864 in Middle Valley, Morris County, New Jersey.

    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.

    George married Eliza Wise in 1886. Eliza was born on 09 Apr 1866; died on 23 Nov 1893 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Eliza W. Dufford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Dec 1886.
    2. 3. Delia C. Dufford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1888.
    3. 4. George Dufford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Jul 1890; died on 01 Oct 1890.

    George married Hattie Swackhamer in 1898. Hattie was born on 27 Dec 1865; died on 03 Jan 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Marjorie Swackhamer Dufford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1901; died on 30 Sep 1978 in Whitehouse, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; was buried in Rural Hill Cemetery, Whitehouse, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Eliza W. Dufford Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 28 Dec 1886.

  2. 3.  Delia C. Dufford Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 25 Aug 1888.

  3. 4.  George Dufford Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 07 Jul 1890; died on 01 Oct 1890.

  4. 5.  Marjorie Swackhamer Dufford Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 25 Apr 1901; died on 30 Sep 1978 in Whitehouse, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; was buried in Rural Hill Cemetery, Whitehouse, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

    Marjorie married Leo Richard Logan about 1923. Leo was born in Feb 1893; died on 19 Jun 1961. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Richard Logan  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Aug 1925 in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey.
    2. 7. Mary Virginia Logan  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1926 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died on 14 Jun 2004 in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland.
    3. 8. John Logan  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Jun 1930.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Richard Logan Descendancy chart to this point (5.Marjorie2, 1.George1) was born on 07 Aug 1925 in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey.

  2. 7.  Mary Virginia Logan Descendancy chart to this point (5.Marjorie2, 1.George1) was born on 14 Dec 1926 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died on 14 Jun 2004 in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Steve Jones  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 8.  John Logan Descendancy chart to this point (5.Marjorie2, 1.George1) was born on 04 Jun 1930.


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Steve Jones Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary3, 5.Marjorie2, 1.George1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Contact Info: steve@jones88.net; Address:
      4201 Warner Street
      Kensington, Maryland 20895

    Notes:

    My great-grandfather George Stephen Dufford - was the one who wrote the lengthy description of the Indian wedding - and of Jacob being disowned.



 

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