Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Harford, Aaron 1822 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

Aaron Harford, Verona, is a son of Harry and Maria (Tyler) Harford, was born 
in South Salem, Westchester Co., N. Y., July 2, 1822, and was raised and 
received the elements of English education in his native State. His mother and 
President John Tyler were first cousins; she died in San Francisco, Cal., 
March 10, 1881, in her eighty-eighth year; his father, Harry Harford, died in 
the same city December 25, 1874; he was a soldier through the war of 1812, and 
was in his ninetieth year at the time of his death. Our subject came to 
Illinois with his father, and located four miles east of Lisbon, in Kendall 
County, coming the entire distance from the Hudson River with a team. Here he 
remained with his father until twenty-four years old, at which time, November 
1, 1847, he married Miss Francis Dewey, daughter of John and Mary Dewey, born 
in Ketton, Rutlandshire, Eng., December 4, 1825, and came to the United States 
with her parents when about eleven years old. They settled at Wauponsee Grove, 
in Grundy County, on the farm now occupied by A. Newport, in the spring of 
1839, being among the pioneers of Grundy County. Mr. Harford began life for 
himself by settling in Vienna Township, where he now lives on land owned by 
his wife's father (DEWEY). His taxes for first year were about 75 cents; he 
now owns a tract of land consisting of 620 acres in Sections 14 and 23, of 
Vienna Township. They have had a family of seven children, three of whom are 
dead; Cornelia D., born August 9, 1848; married, April 8, 1872, to Mr. Edwin 
C. Slosson, of Vienna Township; Mary, born February 4, 1850, died June 4, 
1851; Fannie M., born November 24, 1852; married, March 28, 1877, to James 
Mulvanie; Frederick, born September 27, 1854; married to Clara Pomeroy, April 
4, 1876; Addison, born March 14, 1857, died May 25, 1875; Olive, born July 7, 
1861; died June 7, 1870, and Ellen, born April 12, 1864. Mr. Harford has for 
many years been an extensive stock-raiser, but of late years has turned his 
attention to blooded horses, having first introduced the English draft, Norman 
and Clydesdale breeds into the county. Politically, he was formerly what was 
known as an abolitionist; was a Republican during the war, and at present an 
Independent Greenbacker.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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