Rufus
Wakeman
Born in Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Wakeman
and Elizabeth (Bradley) Wakeman
Brother of
Charles Austin Wakeman, Henry Thomas Wakeman, Mary Elizabeth Wakeman, Stephen Bradley Wakeman, Edward Osborn Wakeman, Aretta Mindwell Wakeman, Charles Sereno Wakeman, Frederick K. Wakeman and Cornelius Wakeman
Husband of
Frances (Fairchild) Wakeman
— married
17 Sep 1867 in Westport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Descendants 
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Rufus Wakeman, of Westport, Conn., served three years in the Civil War. He is a promineut manufacturer and served his town as Representative at Hartford, and as Selectman, as well as other offices.
Corporal, Co. E, 17th Regiment Conn. Vol. Inf.
Sources
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- 1910 Census Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut
- 1900 Census Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut - Matress Maker
- 1880 United States Census, Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, Sh #52A
- 1870 Census Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, HH #172
- 1860 United States Census, Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut , HH #933
- 1850 United States Census, Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, HH #269
- New York Marriages, 1686-1980
- Wakeman, Robert Peel. Wakeman Genealogy, 1630-1899 (Journal Publishing Co., Meriden, Conn., 1900) page 307 & 352, #355
- Wakeman Genealogy II
- Find A Grave: Memorial #90923437
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