Here's another fun timeline from my book in progress, 'Our Brown Roots.' Timelines are useful tools when trying to understand the lives & movements of a family. They are also very useful for understanding a family in relation to local and world events. I am currently writing a book, 'Our Brown Roots.' At the beginning of each surname section I have included a timeline like the one below.
Click on the links to learn more about the people in this timeline.
TIMELINE OF THE ALFORD FAMILY
1607 First British settlement in Colonies established at Jamestown, VA
1640 The first book is printed in North America; Bay Psalm Book
1645 Birth of John Alford, in VA
1687 Birth of James Alford, son of John, in VA
1717 Birth of Julius Alford, son of James, in VA
1729 North Carolina became a royal British colony
c 1745 Brothers, Lodwick, Goodrich & Julius Alford, moved to Granville, NC
1761 Birth of Jacob Alford, son of Julius, in Granville, NC
1764 A portion of Granville Co., where the Alfords lived, became Bute Co.
1771 Nov. Death of Julius Alford, son of James, age 54, Bute County, NC
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War: Jacob, James & Lodwick Alford served
1779 Bute County, NC became Warren and Franklin Counties
c 1785 Marriage of Jacob Alford & Elizabeth Bryant in NC
1789 30 April. George Washington was inaugurated the first president
1789 21 Nov. N. Carolina became 12th state; 1790 population 393,751
1792 2 April. U. S. Mint was established
1792 25 Nov. Birth of Edwin Barksdale Alford, son of Jacob, in NC
c 1793 Death of Elizabeth (Bryant) Alford; Marriage of Jacob & Frances Alford
1795 Jacob Alford and family lived in Montgomery County, GA
1798 Edward Jenner developed first successful vaccine, smallpox vaccine
1803 Louisiana Purchase made for 15 million dollars
1804 Richard Trevithick invented the steam locomotive
c 1807 Jacob Alford and family lived in Washington Parish, LA
1812 30 April. Louisiana became the 18th state
1812 - 1814 War of 1812; Edwin Barksdale Alford served in LA Militia
1818 10 March. Marriage Edwin B. Alford & Martha P. (Smith) Alford
1818 Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley
1824 16 July. Jacob Alford died in Washington Parish, LA
1846 Birth of Martha Elizabeth (Alford) Brumfield, daughter of Edwin, in MS
1861 – 1865 Civil War; many Alfords served in Confederate Army in MS & LA units
1878 10 March. Death of Edwin B. Alford, in Pike Co., MS
1917 – 1918 World War I; Dewitt T., Elmer C., & Hollis V. Alford served
This chart shows the connection between the Alford family & my paternal grandfather.
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