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BlOI) of the Alden kindred of America, married, June 20, 1K17, at Hartford, Lucj
and a meeting of tins association is held Giddings, daughter f Solomon and Lucy
there eaeh year. He married, about [623,
Priscilla, daughter of William and Mice
Mullins. He died September 22, 1087, in
1 >uxbury.
Joseph Alden, son of John and I'riscilla
(Mullins) Alden, was born in [624 in
Plymouth, and died February 8, 1007, in
Bridgewater. He was an early settler of
the latter town in 1654. and married Mary,
daughter of Moses and Sarah Simons.
Deacon Joseph Alden, their second
child, was born in 1667, at Bridgewater,
and died December 22, 1747. He mar-
ried, in 1690, Hannah, daughter of Daniel
Dunham, a native of Middlcborough.
They lived in South Bridgewater and
there Mrs. Hannah Alden died January
13. '748.
1 )aniel Alden, their son, born January
29, 1691, in Bridgewater, died in Stafford,
Connecticut. May 3, 1767. He served as
magistrate and was one of the early set-
tlers of Stafford. He married, in 1717,
Abigail Shaw, daughter of Joseph Shaw.
She died July 12, 1755.
Joseph Alden. son of Daniel and Abigail
1 Shaw) Alden, was born November 20,
1718, in Stafford, and died of fever, January
2, 1768, while on a visit to Wor-
cester, Massachusetts. He married, in
1 74 j, Susanna, daughter of Solomon
Packard.
Captain Joseph Alden, their son, was
born in Stafford where he was engaged in
farming. He was a captain of State militia
and served in the Revolutionary War.
He married Lydia Hyde, a native of
Stafford.
Joseph Alden, their son. was born in
1 White
1
April 22. 1S57.
Giddings,
of Preston; she died
Hannibal Alden, their son, was born
in Stafford in [818, and died October 28,
1873. For many years he was one of the
leading citizens of that town, taking a
leading and prominent part in all its
movements, a man highly respected in the
community. He was a director of the old
Stafford Bank, and treasurer of the Sav-
ings Bank of that town. He married,
May [8, 1853, Sarah Frances Isham, born
in 1827, died June 7, 1869, daughter of
Dr. Oliver K. Isham, of Tolland, Con-
necticut. They were the parents of seven
children, two of whom are now living:
Emma Frances, wife of Salo Schier, now
residing in Breslau, Germany; and Han-
nibal Alden, of further mention.
Hannibal Alden, son of Hannibal and
Sarah Frances (Isham) Alden, was born
May 1, 1867, in Hideville, town of Staf-
ford, Connecticut, and when only four
years of age was left an orphan. He re-
ceived his education in the schools of his
native town and at the Rochester Busi-
ness University, at Rochester, Xew York.
I lis youth was spent partly in the town of
Bloomfield, Connecticut, and in Tolland,
that State, during which years he lived
with his uncle, Henry Isham, and his
Grandmother Isham. Soon after that
time, Chester Scripture was appointed his
guardian, and he made his home with him.
Mr. Alden returned to Stafford after
completing his schooling, and entered the
employ of E. A. Buck & Company, whole-
sale dealers in oil. Having a desire to
travel, Mr. Alden decided to go West and
1787 in Stafford, and died there May 3, secured employment with the Santa Fe
1870. He was an up-to-date and pro- Railroad, remaining for two years. He
gressive farmer conducting a farm of was located at different times in South
many acres throughout his lifetime. He Dakota, and Topeka, Kansas, and has a
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