Welcome to the Colorado Hartford Family

My grandmother's name was Anna Catherine Hartford.  She died 3 July 2002 at the tender age of 97, and it wasn't until then that I started to research her family and learn a bit about the history of many of the branches.  Her father's family originated in Dublin, Ireland, immigrated to Canada in the late 1820's and eventually came to Saint Lawrence County in New York during the 1850's. It appears that my part of the family ended up in Colorado sometime in the late 1800s.  What I've learned about the family so far is very interesting. 

The beginnings of the Colorado Hartford Clan can be traced to Dublin Ireland  sometime in the late 1820s to early 1830s.  Richard Hartford with his wife (Nancy Kelly) and three sons Thomas, James, and Dennis made the decision to leave Ireland and immigrate to Canada.  According to son James' obituary, the family immigrated when he was four years old to Montreal and then to Phillipsburg, Quebec.  Since James was born in 1828, the date of immigration would be sometime in 1832.  The only member of the family I have been able to locate in Canadian sources is Thomas.  Look on lines 43-46 to see the details of the census. 

The Hartford family, at this time, can be characterized as hard working common people.  There occupations were Civil War soldiers, farmers, something called a moulder, undertakers, miners and many others.  Another interesting fact about this part of the Hartford Family (at least the part that I've discovered) is that they tended to live into their late 80s to early 90s.  What I'm going to try to do with this blog is to tell the story of the Hartford family through documents and photos I've collected over the last few years.  What I really hope is that other members of the Hartford family read this and contribute their own information.

Comments

[Rolf Ericson]

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Rolf Ericson

[Christina Hartford]

I think it is really cool you made this i will do any thing to help!!