Soldier of the American Revolution. Married Olive Higley, October 11, 1779. They united with the Becket Church on March 12, 1786.
He was a man of sound, substantial character, and was useful in church matters and prominent in public affairs. He served the town of Becket, Mass., as surveyor, 1805; as juror, 1806; and was of the committee for visiting and inspecting schools.
September 3, 1807, he was chosen deacon of the Becket church.
On the 2nd of May, 1811, he and his wife, Olive, were prominent among the eleven individuals who, with Colonel Benjamin Higley, the son of Olive Higley by her first husband, formed a church organization in Becket, which was afterward established permanently at Windham, Portage County, Ohio; on their removal there, later in the season, he was made its first deacon. The subsequent history of this church, in its general growth and prosperity, proves conclusively that the Divine protection and care marked the self-denying zeal of these earnest founders. It is now known as the First Congregationalist Church of Windham, Ohio.
database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 26 April 2018), memorial page for (Deacon) Elijah Alford (13 Apr 1757 – 11 Apr 1832), Find A Grave Memorial 26963466, citing Windham Cemetery, Windham, Portage County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Crystal; contributor 46952522.
Soldier of the American Revolution. Married Olive Higley, October 11, 1779. They united with the Becket Church on March 12, 1786.
He was a man of sound, substantial character, and was useful in church matters and prominent in public affairs. He served the town of Becket, Mass., as surveyor, 1805; as juror, 1806; and was of the committee for visiting and inspecting schools.
September 3, 1807, he was chosen deacon of the Becket church.
On the 2nd of May, 1811, he and his wife, Olive, were prominent among the eleven individuals who, with Colonel Benjamin Higley, the son of Olive Higley by her first husband, formed a church organization in Becket, which was afterward established permanently at Windham, Portage County, Ohio; on their removal there, later in the season, he was made its first deacon. The subsequent history of this church, in its general growth and prosperity, proves conclusively that the Divine protection and care marked the self-denying zeal of these earnest founders. It is now known as the First Congregationalist Church of Windham, Ohio.
database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 26 April 2018), memorial page for (Deacon) Elijah Alford (13 Apr 1757 – 11 Apr 1832), Find A Grave Memorial 26963466, citing Windham Cemetery, Windham, Portage County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Crystal; contributor 46952522.
Inscription
database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 April 2018), memorial page for (Deacon ) Elijah Alford (13 Apr 1757–11 Apr 1832), Find A Grave Memorial no. 26963466, citing Windham Cemetery, Windham, Portage County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by crystal (contributor 46952522) .
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
