Alfred Barnum (1821 - 1910)

Born 28 Mar 1821 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Anne (Salmons) Barnum — married 27 Jun 1854 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1910 at age 88 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Alfred lived in Southeast, Brewster, NY. The house they lived in is still known as The Barnum House, 1759, as there is a plaque at the back entrance to the home. It is located on the corner of Milltown Rd. and King St.

From The Brewster Standard issue of Jan. 14, 1910: Alfred is buried in the Baptist Cemetery on the Danbury Rd. from Ball Pond. (Cemetery of the First Baptist Church, Danbury) (Find A Grave)

He is survived by three daughters.

Name

Alfred Barnum

Birth

28 MAR 1821 Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut, Deaths & Burials)

Marriage

27 JUN 1854

He married his second cousins once removed.

Residence

1850 Southeast, Putnam, New York (1850 Census)

1860 Southeast, Putnam, New York (1860 Census)

1863 Southeast, Putnam, New York (Civil War Draft Registrations)

1870 Southeast, Putnam, New York (1870 Census)

1880 Southeast, Putnam, New York (1880 Census)

1900 Southeast, New York (1900 Census)

Death

12 JAN 1910 Danbury, Fairfield, ConnecticutConnecticut, Deaths & Burials)

Age at Death: 88

Burial

Cemetery of The First Baptist Church, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut

Sources

• Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Records and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, "Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions, Vol. 11." 404-8 Baptist Cemetery, Danbury, Connecticut, Copied by Henry B. Judd, Oct. 17, 1934.

• Page 450: "Barnum, Alfred, Father, born Mar. 28, 1821, died Jan. 12, 1910."

• Find A Grave: Memorial #7909060 Gives wrong death date (June not January). No gravestone photo.
• Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934

Name: Alfred Barnum

Birth: 28 Mar 1821

Age at Death: 88

Death: 12 Jan 1910 Connecticut

FHL Film Number: 3329

• 1850 United States Federal Census: Southeast, Putnam, New York; Roll: M432_581; Page: 2B; Image: 10.

Alfred Barnum Age: 29 Birth: abt 1821 New York

Daniel Barnum 74, Jemima Barnum 59, Alfred Barnum 29

• 1860 United States Federal Census Southeast, Putnam, New York; Roll: M653_842; Page: 75; Image: 75; Family History Library Film: 803842

Alfred Barnum 38, Lydia A 25, Mary E 5, Ellen 3, Thankful 4 months

• 1870 United States Federal Census: Southeast, Putnam, New York; Roll: M593_1077; Page: 196A; Image: 395; Family History Library Film: 552576.

July 30, 1820 Lydia Barnum Age in 1870: 30 Birth: abt 1840 New York

Alfred Barnum 49, Lydia Barnum 36, Mary E Barnum 15, Eudora Barnum 13, Thankful Barnum 15, Harriet Barnum 2

• 1880 United States Federal Census: Census Place: Southeast, Putnam, New York; Roll: 917; Family History Film: 1254917; Page: 159D; Enumeration District: 082; Image: 0320
• 1900 United States Federal CensusSoutheast, Putnam, New York; Roll: 1146; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1241146.

Name: Lydia A Barnum Age: 66

Birth: Feb 1834 New York

Marital Status: Married. Spouse's Name: Alfred Barnum. Marriage Year: 1853.Years Married: 47

Father's Birthplace: New York. Mother's Birthplace: New York

Mother: number of living children: 3

Mother: How many children: 4

Alfred Barnum 79

Lydia A Barnum 66

Thankfull Barnum 40

Alfred Hoage 19

John Wood 55

• U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2010) National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha