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James Halford

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James Halford

Birth
Brighton, Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England
Death
24 Mar 1907 (aged 89)
Manning, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Manning, Carroll County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Section C, Row 20, Grave 5 (S-N)
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James Halford was b. in Brighton England Oct. 16 1817 on the estate of Esquire Hart in County Kent, England. In the Fall of 1833 as a young lad of 15 he had the opportunity to assist the future Queen Victoria of England, then a young princess of 14. She was a part of the Duke of Wellington's hunting party, and was thrown from her pony into a pond, James carried her from the pond in his arms. He later recieved a note of thanks from Victoria. James was later in the British Army and was in Nova Scotia when Victoria was crowned Queen. He immigrated to the US in 1835. He married Mary Thomas a native of Canada in 1841 in W. Constable, New York. He served in the Union Army Co. H 106 N.Y. Inf. during the Civil War after becoming a US citizen He lived and had children in New York,and Wisconsin, before moving to Iowa in 1873, eventually settling in Manning , Carroll Co. Iowa until his death March 24 1907 He was married 64+ years and the father of 10 children , 37 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Tim Abrams-- 5/2010--- based on 2 newspaper articles published 1901 and abt 1905
James Halford was b. in Brighton England Oct. 16 1817 on the estate of Esquire Hart in County Kent, England. In the Fall of 1833 as a young lad of 15 he had the opportunity to assist the future Queen Victoria of England, then a young princess of 14. She was a part of the Duke of Wellington's hunting party, and was thrown from her pony into a pond, James carried her from the pond in his arms. He later recieved a note of thanks from Victoria. James was later in the British Army and was in Nova Scotia when Victoria was crowned Queen. He immigrated to the US in 1835. He married Mary Thomas a native of Canada in 1841 in W. Constable, New York. He served in the Union Army Co. H 106 N.Y. Inf. during the Civil War after becoming a US citizen He lived and had children in New York,and Wisconsin, before moving to Iowa in 1873, eventually settling in Manning , Carroll Co. Iowa until his death March 24 1907 He was married 64+ years and the father of 10 children , 37 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Tim Abrams-- 5/2010--- based on 2 newspaper articles published 1901 and abt 1905

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