You never know what you are going to find in the donations
to the Friends of the C.H. Booth Library book sale ,
and so I was not at all surprised to find under a pile of older books waiting
for evaluation by our rare book expect photocopied family pages from an 1831
bible. The family record is of Alexander Hamilton of Bridgeport,
Connecticut.
On the back page is
written: The Property of Alex Hamilton
Bought at Auction in New York March 28, 1832
No 18
The Family Record, which is written in the same handwriting
reads:
Marriages: Alexander
Hamilton and Rebecca Sherman were married August 21, 1833 at Bridgeport, Conn
by Rev. Henry R. Judah.
Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Burr were married September
21st, 1836 in St. John’s church, Bridgeport, Conn by Rev. J Cort
(?).
Births: Alexander
Sterling Hamilton was born June 11, 1834 at Bridgeport, Conn.
Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton was born August 15, 1837
Lucy Starr Hamilton was born March 19th, 1839
Mary Elizabeth Hamilton was born May 27, 1841
Sarah Frances Hamilton was born February 15, 1843
Isabella Jane Hamilton was born April 2, 1845
Gurdon Coil Hamilton was born August 26, 1846
Daniel Starr Hamilton was born Nov 20, 1849
Deaths:
Rebecca Hamilton died March 11, 1835 at Bridgeport, Conn age
24 years and 13 days
Sarah E. Hamilton died September 8, 1839 aged 2 years, 26
days.
Lucy Starr Hamilton died September 22, 1841 aged 2 years, 6
months, 3 days
Sarah Frances Hamilton died August 10, 1852 aged 9 years, 5
months and 25 days
Daniel Starr Hamilton died December 15, 1849 aged 3 weeks
and 4 days
And this is the questionable entry:
Alexander Hamilton died August 26 1837 (?) aged 4 years 8
months, 1 day
If this is the son born June 11, 1834, the age and dates
don’t coincide.
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